Photographs of landscape grading and drainage issues found during home inspections.

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This home sits on a hill, so the rain water will flow down the rear side of the home. This happens to be the garage on this house. On one side, there is a curb which directs water into a ditch. A solution for this side may be to create a garden bed with a wall to direct water to the side of the house, allowing it to continue down the hill without pooling by the home.

I wish that builders, homeowners, and installers would think more about how gutters should be installed. This downspout was over my head in the area of the breaker box. The gutter is supposed to direct water away from the home. This “shower” causes more problems.

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