Going Underground...

Some homeowners are worried about their downspouts letting water creep into their foundation and causing all sorts of problems...

With downspouts like ours, it was never a concern!

It's like they wanted to reach out and hug ya!

This particular downspout created lots of erosion issues last year

You can see where they used to run the downspout...



Aside from causing some serious erosion problems, they did nothing for our curb appeal.  After Justin had a conversation with Dad about them yesterday, he decided he was ready to tackle the downspouts.

It seemed most appropriate to bury the northern downspout.

Buried underground!!!

The opening where the water will drain

I wish I had a picture further away from the house--you really notice the difference then! But...we had our cars parked out front and didn't have the keys to move them.  All we did for the southern downspout was get a new piece to shoot it the other direction--back onto it's cement drain--and cut off the excess length.  In all, the project cost us about $25 and will be worth every penny!