Do You Want Free Flow and Easy Maintenance with Your Downspouts?
Guardian Foundation Repair, LLC offers Downspout Leader Installation for your home or building in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Tri-Cities.
Properly working downspouts and downspout leaders are extremely important in protecting your home from damage caused by flowing water.
Structural Engineers recommend downspouts to lead water at least 10’ away from the foundation. Pop up attachments and splash pads allow water to collect near the foundation and allow for unwanted insects, critters and potential damage to the foundation. Having clean gutters and free flowing downspouts are vital to a healthy foundation.
Downspout Leader Installation Process
We connect a 4” corrugated pipe, with a 4-6 inch attachment to the gutter, that is buried and have it ran to daylight. (PVC pipe also available). Having the exit point partially exposed to daylight allows for free flow and easy maintenance to the home owner.
Some of Our Recent Downspout Leader Installation Work
Guardian Foundation Repair Testimonials
Guardian Came Through!
I had a significant issue with my homes basement walls. Guardian came through with the best solution and price. I highly recommend this company for any foundation issues. Extremely professional with attention to detail and military precision.
Great Team!
We had a very pleasant experience dealing with guardian. They have a great team that knows what they are doing!
Under Time and Under Budget!
Great work in a timely manner. Did some block work and completed it under time and under budget. Great experience.
Great Work!
Closet doors are closing again!! Thanks for leveling our house where it had settled and broken the floor tile and made the doors jam up. Great work, clean respectful workers. No smoking, etc and I didn’t even have to ask!
Highly Recommend!
The whole process was great. They were super transparent up front with what needed to be done and cost. Once they arrived to fix everything they kept in contact with progress and did a great job. Highly recommend them for any foundation related issues.
Genuinely Care!
A job well done! The work was performed in a timely and professional manner. Each person I spoke with seemed to genuinely care about correcting the problem and not just completing a job. I am very pleased and highly recommend Guardian Repair for any foundation issues.
My Go-To for Foundation Issues
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Common Questions About Downspout Leaders
How far from the house should downspout water be carried?
Structural engineers recommend at least ten feet away from the foundation. Anything shorter tends to put the water back into the soil close enough to the wall that it still causes trouble.
What is wrong with splash pads and pop-up attachments?
They let water collect near the foundation instead of moving it away. That standing water is what draws unwanted insects and critters, and it puts moisture right where you least want it. They look like a solution but they leave the water where the problem starts.
How do you install a downspout leader?
We connect a four inch corrugated pipe to the gutter with a four to six inch attachment, bury it, and run it out to daylight. PVC pipe is available as well. Leaving the exit point partly exposed matters so the line can be checked and cleared.
Do clean gutters really matter that much to a foundation?
They do. Clean gutters and free flowing downspouts are one of the least expensive things you can maintain, and they carry a large share of the water that would otherwise end up against your foundation. Many of the wet basements we look at start at a clogged gutter.
Still have a question? Call us at (865) 675-4177 and we will talk it through. The inspection and the estimate are both free.