| A lawn is a sure fire way to tell where you are | | | | gutters. |
| located geographically. Lawns in a dry arid climate are | | | | Even with proper gutter installation and maintenance, |
| difficult to keep moist enough so they tend to look | | | | if the area around your home's foundation slopes |
| brown and brittle. Lawns in a humid area where there | | | | downward toward the house, water will still |
| is a lot of rain and snow can have very different | | | | accumulate and stand there. The slope of your yard |
| issues. Although the grass might be green on a lawn | | | | should be higher at the base of your home's |
| in this wet climate, it might also be constantly flooded | | | | foundation and gradually run downhill. This allows |
| or mud ridden. While a dry, brown yard might not be | | | | water to drain away from the home on all sides. If |
| very appealing to look at, let's face it, either is a lawn | | | | this is not the way your yard is done, you should |
| that stays constantly flooded or muddy. | | | | change it so it does. |
| If your home has poor landscaping and you live in a | | | | Having a proper downhill grade can do a lot to |
| wet climate, it can play havoc with your lawn. Water | | | | prevent unwanted water under your home. If your |
| can stand for days at a time after a heavy rain. If | | | | lawn is prone to collect water too near the house, |
| the water happens to be standing around your | | | | you need to either fix the problem yourself or enlist |
| house, this can be an even bigger and more serious | | | | a lawn care specialist to do it for you. Not only will |
| issue. When water is allowed to stand near the base | | | | you have a nicer lawn to walk on and fewer |
| of your home, it can eventually cause leak into your | | | | problems with dangerous insects like mosquitoes, but |
| foundation. This can either allow water to accumulate | | | | you will also be protecting your homes foundation |
| underneath your home where your crawl space is or | | | | and avoiding possible structural damage as well. |
| it can cause leaking or flooding in your basement. | | | | Structural damage to a home's foundation is often |
| Crawlspace and basement flooding can usually be | | | | due to water damage. Making sure your landscaping |
| solved if the faulty landscaping and drainage in your | | | | is sloped correctly and that your gutters are installed |
| yard is corrected properly. Gutters are one of the | | | | properly and in good working order can save you |
| best ways to help reduce the amount of water that | | | | thousands of dollars in expensive repairs to your |
| might stand too close to your home's foundation. | | | | home later. Structural damage to a home can |
| Keeping gutters in good condition is necessary. This | | | | absolutely devastate its value. In conclusion, being |
| helps to keep the water which is flowing off of your | | | | aware of and fixing any flooding or drainage issues |
| roof headed in the right direction. In other words, the | | | | on your lawn can insure a sound and safe foundation |
| water should end up as far away from your | | | | under your home. |
| foundation as possible. This is the main function of | | | | |