downspout problem?

[Anonymous]

During all the rain on Saturday, I noticed that our gutters were overflowing instead of draining into the downspout. Is this a problem for a roofer? Someone else? I don't know if the downspout is plugged or poorly designed or something else.

[Anonymous]

Have your gutters and downspouts cleaned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have your gutters and downspouts cleaned.

This. Leaves and debris builds up in gutters. You should have them cleaned twice a year as part of the general maintenance of your house.

[Anonymous]

We cut down all trees that were taller than our home. We don't have problems with clogged gutters anymore.

[Anonymous]

Our gutters were the wrong grading and werect pitched correctly.
Maybe that's your situation too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our gutters were the wrong grading and werect pitched correctly.
Maybe that's your situation too.

Who did you use to correct?

[Anonymous]

Clean out your gutters and test them with a hose. Get on a ladder to see what's happening, if your roof isn't too high.

We have water issues too - need to fix a couple lengths of gutter that aren't flowing down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We cut down all trees that were taller than our home. We don't have problems with clogged gutters anymore.

Tree roots are better for rain water absorption. So just clean the gutters/downspouts routinely and you won't have the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our gutters were the wrong grading and werect pitched correctly.
Maybe that's your situation too.

Who did you use to correct?

We had a gutter guy come out who first noticed the problem and from there he knew a guy who fixed it. Now that I typed that, I realize that sounds sketchy.