Irvington Gutter & Drainage
Oversized seamless gutters and buried leaders moved roof water 20 feet clear of a basement that had flooded twice.

The problem
The basement had flooded twice in three years. Undersized gutters were overflowing at every heavy rain and the downspouts were discharging within a foot of the foundation wall.
Sizing to the roof
We measured actual roof area and rainfall intensity, then installed seamless six-inch aluminium gutter with oversized three-by-four downspouts and hidden hangers at 24-inch centres.
Four leaders were buried and routed twenty feet out to daylight. The basement has stayed dry through two full winters since.
Project record
Location
Irvington, Portland
Scope
Gutters & drainage
Materials
Seamless 6" aluminium, buried downspouts
Duration
4 days
Completed
2024


Evidence / Same vantage point
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Photographed from the same position before demolition and after the final walk‑through. Nothing is retouched or staged.
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