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Old 06-14-2014, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist View Post
Gillies, be very careful whether to get gutters. We are on clay, which does not drain well and compacts easily.
The two downspouts from my neighbor's gutters pour out such a torrent into an area between our houses where a riding mower is used, that the combined compaction and erosion have caused ruts and holes where grass would otherwise have grown.
Yes, check your soil out first. We in our part of Tamarind Grove all have gutters (mainly to keep rain from splashing into the lanai and staining the driveway), but we have no drainage problems.
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