[QUOTE=Accidental1;1894228]Just bought a new home and noticed some puddling of water on my garage floor yesterday after Wednesday nights rain. Is this common? Also, my home doesn't have gutters all the way around and I noticed while shopping for the home that that seems to be an upgrade. Can anyone explain why gutters around the house isn't the standard down here?
I bought a home two years ago that was about 9 years old and had the same problem and no gutter over the garage.... same problem. Apparently it didn't bother the previous owners 'cause it wasn't a lot and it was easily swept out. But what happened couple of times is that it would hit the wires of the garage door sensor and 'caused the outlet they are on to pop (which also shut off my irrigation system). I put a rubber strip on the floor under the garage door; no help. I discovered the water was going down between the pavers and coming right on in, under the strip. I put gutters over the garage and had the downspout that dumps right at the edge of the garage moved to the other side of the house entry. Haven't had a problem since. Sorry for the long story, but wanted to give you the whole experience in case any of it applies. Good luck - it's maddening for sure!
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