![]() The right type of splash block will help safely guide water draining from the gutters further away from the foundation.Ī simple splash block resembles a shallow trough or flat tray with sides that has a slight downward slope. ![]() When a downspout is too close to the house, standing water can result, which over time can lead to a number of issues, all related to water damage. But to prevent rainwater from the gutters being deposited too close to your home’s foundation, it must be the right kind and installed correctly. Since they are available in a variety of sizes, shapes and styles, a splash block should be selected based on the specific requirements of the existing gutter system. (BTW, we know that they are backwards, but since most of them are on inclines….Splash blocks are designed to direct water exiting from the downspout. This is a big win for us, BIG WIN…and we’ll take it. We even stopped by our stone supply place for a few big rocks to hide more of that ugliness. It felt like we’d found the Arc of the Covenant.Īt 4 bucks each, 2 bucks cheaper than the Home Depot plastic thingy, “We will defiantly take 5” Unfortunately, the other “Dallas” location was also really in “Garland”…….about 20 miles away.Ĭould we do it? Could we make the 20 mile drive in about half an hour?Īfter a stop for gas and Red Bulls (AND a turn-around back home because we left in such a hurry that the motion sensor on our alarm was still active…….and a Doberman was running loose in the house) we made it to ABC Supply in Dallas/Garland. Good news, the other Dallas location of ABC Supply has some in stock AND was open on Saturday….but only for another 35 minutes. They didn’t have any splash blocks in stock, but suggested that he try their other Dallas location. He Googled Gutter Supply, and dialed the first business listed. (50% chance of someone NOT being there as well) At least Spectrum invested in an answering machine. No Spectra on Google…….but there was a Spectrum. But they were only open 2 Saturdays a month. ![]() I tried another concrete business, the guy on the end of that phone number didn’t sell them but thought that Spectra might. Nope, not open on the weekends, and who could run a business with NO answering machine?Ĭoncrete manufacturing people apparently. I Googled Senox, and dialed the number …… the phone just rang,…… and rang,…… and rang. They’re located closer to Dallas – Carrollton anyway – but probably not open on the weekends. Not the “Thank you for calling Blah-Blah-Blah Concrete, this is Carl,” like I was expecting.Ĭarl, I’m just guessing here because he never did tell me his name, suggested that I call Senox. The phone was answered with a, groggy “Hello”. In fact, they are about 40 minutes apart. OOOhh, and contrary to popular belief, Dallas and Ft Worth are NOT the same city. ![]() (Why on earth would they want people just Stopping By their business?) They closest purchasable ones we could find were all the way in Ft Worth….but no address was listed. So we headed home and Googled Concrete Splash Block. The first big rain and those things will be in our neighbor’s yard.ĭitto for Lowe’s, and Ace Hardware. Just gasp at the crap that Home Depot is passing off as splash blocks……. So off to “Gay Church”….or the Home Depot, as most people call it. No idea what to call them….splash box/splash blocks….whatever they are, we need them.Ī beautiful Saturday morning seemed like the perfect time to do something about this. You know how sometimes something seems so simple? And it just isn’t?įor over 4 years I have wanted to add concrete rainwater “thingys” under the downspouts from our gutters….Currently the water just pours out onto unattractive hunks of concrete. ![]()
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