[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by slipcovers

Every house should have gutters all around and downspouts, taking rainwater far away from the house and into catch basins.

Very true. I can't imagine living without gutters,
unless I lived in the desert.

Unfortunately, even with gutters,
most of the rain water doesn't travel to the so-called
swails between the houses.

Our properties were never prepared with enough fill
to create proper drainage to the swails.
That's why so many homes have drainage problems.