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A house rarely gives dramatic warning before foundation trouble starts. More often, it begins with small water problems that seem easy to ignore. A drip at the corner of the roof. Soil that stays damp long after a light rain. A downspout that splashes against the same section of siding every storm. None of those issues looks serious on its own. Over time, though, they can send thousands of gallons of water to the wrong place, and that is where expensive structural

A neglected gutter rarely stays a small problem for long. When water stops moving where it should, it starts finding other paths, behind fascia boards, into soffits, down siding, along foundations, and sometimes into the basement. I have seen homeowners spend thousands fixing rot and drainage damage that started with a loose spike, a seam leak, or a downspout elbow knocked out of alignment by a ladder. The good news is that a surprising amount of gutter repair can be h