Broken downspout dumping water by foundation

[Anonymous]

My downspout broke halfway through this thunderstorm and dumped half the roof's worth of water right by the foundation. The wall right next to it (finished basement) feels okay. Aside from having the gutter guys come fix things ASAP, and replacing any squishy drywall if there is any by morning, what do I need to think/worry about in terms of damage to the foundation? First time homeowner and I'm not sure what to Google. thank you!

[Anonymous]

Maybe go to Ace hardware and see if they have those accordion looking long plastic tubes that you can attach to the end of your broken downspout to get water running away from the house. You would need to measure the downspout because they come into sizes. At least, I forget what diameter. I had to do that last year and it really made a huge difference in moving water. May be late, but maybe you could run there real quick? Or somewhere else, I just remember Ace being easy and helpful. I would call first.

[Anonymous]

It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

[Anonymous]

Home Depot has it check one near you.
Amazon has them see picture https://a.co/d/0CWN5vb

It may be just fine if they graded to lot right when they built the house and sealed the basement walls.
But get the downspout extensions.
If you have a portable dehumidifier turn it in in the basement.
This one is a beast but you do empty the bucket a couple of times a day,
https://a.co/d/eyJ63wl

[Anonymous]

Too many variables. Keep an eye to see if moisture comes in. If you have a dehumidifier, run it in the room as a precaution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

Utter nonsense.

If perimeter drains could handle it, why would the house have gutters and downspouts?

There was a time after perimeter drains were introduced, in the 50's and 60's, when people thought they were magic and could handle any amount of water. Houses were built without gutters and downspouts. Those that are still standing were retrofitted with gutters and downspouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

Utter nonsense.

If perimeter drains could handle it, why would the house have gutters and downspouts?

There was a time after perimeter drains were introduced, in the 50's and 60's, when people thought they were magic and could handle any amount of water. Houses were built without gutters and downspouts. Those that are still standing were retrofitted with gutters and downspouts.

Obviously OP needs to fix the gutter, but one storm doesn’t mean there’s definitely going to be issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

Utter nonsense.

If perimeter drains could handle it, why would the house have gutters and downspouts?

There was a time after perimeter drains were introduced, in the 50's and 60's, when people thought they were magic and could handle any amount of water. Houses were built without gutters and downspouts. Those that are still standing were retrofitted with gutters and downspouts.

Obviously OP needs to fix the gutter, but one storm doesn’t mean there’s definitely going to be issues.

True. Or every tropical storm in the fall would be an area wide disaster as clogged gutters overflow.

[Anonymous]

Op. It looks okay! And I stuck a long piece of that black corrugated drain pipe stuff in the end to keep water away from the house until its repaired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

Utter nonsense.

If perimeter drains could handle it, why would the house have gutters and downspouts?

There was a time after perimeter drains were introduced, in the 50's and 60's, when people thought they were magic and could handle any amount of water. Houses were built without gutters and downspouts. Those that are still standing were retrofitted with gutters and downspouts.

All homes built after 90s have exterior French drains and sump , you should be able to not ever have water in the basement even if a downspout fails.

[Anonymous]

Also make sure, in the long run, that soil gradient is higher around the house and lower away from house to any downpours result in moving down away from the house. Great advice I got from a home inspector.

[Anonymous]

Good. You might want to be sure upstream is inside downstream...so maybe the downspout should go inside the corrugated drain pipe. Think about it. You van secure it with duct tape if it might slip off.

[Anonymous]

This is a big nothing burger. Get a 4 inch downspout extension for $15 and screw, clamp, duct tape it to the downspout and wait for the contractor. Don't pay more than $250 for the fix. You're talking ~10 feet of aluminum and 15 minutes of labor. Be ware of cons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

Utter nonsense.

If perimeter drains could handle it, why would the house have gutters and downspouts?

There was a time after perimeter drains were introduced, in the 50's and 60's, when people thought they were magic and could handle any amount of water. Houses were built without gutters and downspouts. Those that are still standing were retrofitted with gutters and downspouts.

All homes built after 90s have exterior French drains and sump , you should be able to not ever have water in the basement even if a downspout fails.

This is complete and utter bullsh*t. I put up 1200 homes last year for a major east coast builder and not a single one had an exterior french drain. Not one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It should be fine, OP. Not ideal but your house has perimeter drains and if they’re working properly, they can handle it.

Utter nonsense.

If perimeter drains could handle it, why would the house have gutters and downspouts?

There was a time after perimeter drains were introduced, in the 50's and 60's, when people thought they were magic and could handle any amount of water. Houses were built without gutters and downspouts. Those that are still standing were retrofitted with gutters and downspouts.

All homes built after 90s have exterior French drains and sump , you should be able to not ever have water in the basement even if a downspout fails.

This is complete and utter bullsh*t. I put up 1200 homes last year for a major east coast builder and not a single one had an exterior french drain. Not one.

You are the bs my friend



R405.1 Concrete or masonry foundations.
Drains shall be provided around concrete or masonry foundations that retain earth and enclose habitable or usable spaces located below grade. Drainage tiles, gravel or crushed stone drains, perforated pipe or other approved systems or materials shall be installed at or below the top of the footing or below the bottom of the slab and shall discharge by gravity or mechanical means into an approved drainage system. Gravel or crushed stone drains shall extend not less than 1 foot (305 mm) beyond the outside edge of the footing and 6 inches (152 mm) above the top of the footing and be covered with an approved filter membrane material. The top of open joints of drain tiles shall be protected with strips of building paper. Except where otherwise recommended by the drain manufacturer, perforated drains shall be surrounded with an approved filter membrane or the filter membrane shall cover the washed gravel or crushed rock covering the drain. Drainage tiles or perforated pipe shall be placed on not less than 2 inches (51 mm) of washed gravel or crushed rock not less than one sieve size larger than the tile joint opening or perforation and covered with not less than 6 inches (152 mm) of the same material.