Rain gutters have been added to some buildings as a really good measure to help prevent water intrusion damage. However, the rain gutters themselves do require some maintenance. In the case of building 33, pictured below, it is clear that the gutter is so full of leaves and or debris (in spite of leaf guards having been installed) that the water is running over the top of the gutter and down the side rather than down the spout (06 August 2011 rainstorm). That particular downspout also has problems, in that the away-tube portion has never been installed and a rather large hole has grown, from rain-water erosion, at the back corner of that building's foundation. There are some simple solutions that can be applied. But there are multiple such problems around the property that have existed for several years and have not been addressed. Previous posts on this subject can be found by clicking this link: (Other rain gutter posts: rain gutters)
It is too bad that the tree trimmers didn't clean out the gutters while they were right there (on 04 August 2011) with the lift equipment that would make it an easy and fast task to accomplish.
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