Gutters Splashing Onto Ground Against House

The slope helps rain splash away from your house.

Gutters splashing onto ground against house.

This limits the chance of water damage along your walls or in your basement. These puddles get splashed with each new drip from the gutter. Here s how to prevent mud from splashing onto your walls. The installation of louvres on the roof of your home will deflect water away from the walls of your house.

Mud splattering may also occur on older homes where landscaping has degraded and bare soil is once again exposed. Shovel about 3 inches of dirt up against the foundation of your home. Newly constructed homes have this problem in particular as landscaping may not have yet been completed. The water travels to places where it shouldn t be going most probably between the gutter and the fascia all the way down to the side of the house or straight into the ground.

Lay down a continuous row of shingles directly under the drip line of the roof a groove forms on the ground where the water runs off the roof. See the photo on the left. These help disperse the water around your home and limit erosion right below your roof which will improve the appearance of your property and keep dirt and small bits of debris from splashing up and sticking to the side of your home. Do this immediately after the brick stone or siding is installed.

But what happens when your roof s gutters become worn out or cracked or clogged. The gutters then direct the water to a downspout allowing the water to run down until it reaches the ground.