Water Splashing Over Gutter

These puddles get splashed with each new drip from the gutter.

Water splashing over gutter.

Large amounts of water splashing down on plants grass or dirt can create a real mess. The problem is that since all this water is now concentrated from the second floor downspout the heavy volume causes it to race down the first floor roof and jump over the gutter. Drill rivet holes for the gutter splash guard. Thankfully there s a fix for this and it s called a gutter splash guard.

There are a few solutions that we have to help you with this issue. You can find these precut gutter splash guards about 3 in brown and white aluminum at a home center but you could easily make your own out of aluminum or sheet metal and spray paint them to match your gutters. Holes through the splash guard and the gutter. Unlevel leaky or clogged gutters will splash water in large amounts onto one area of the ground causing puddles by the porch.

In roof valleys rain water will travel faster especially during a heavy storm or if the gutters are already full and the water will skip over the gutter and right onto whatever or whomever is unlucky enough to be beneath it. During heavy rain the water collects from my second floor roof and runs onto the first floor roof as it should.