Are Your Downspouts Ready for Winter Weather? I just want to remind everybody with winter bearing down on us before we know it, especially here in the north, you'll want to inspect your outdoor drainage system. 1. Inspect Your Sump Discharge Line You want to make sure that you've inspected your sump pump discharge line. [...]
Grass Keep Growing Over Your Downspout Discharge Area? One of the biggest causes of failed downspouts is grass and debris growing over the pop-up and then you cannot discharge your water. We now have a turf restrictor plate that stops grass from growing over downspouts of where the system daylights. And we are putting together [...]
Underground Buried Downspouts Must Daylight For underground buried downspouts, if you remember one thing, remember this: they need to be able to daylight. If grass grows over the pop up emitter then the discharge is compromised which will clog your downspout with shingle gravel and debris. Our turf restrictor kit was created out of necessity [...]
