Peoria, Arizona · ROC 365076
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Drainage

Gutters are half the job. This is the other half.

Most companies stop at the downspout. But a downspout that dumps at the foundation hasn’t solved anything — it has taken water that used to spread along the whole roofline and concentrated it into one spot.

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What we install

Drain lines

Buried pipe carrying downspout discharge away from the structure to a controlled outlet, instead of releasing it at the wall.

French drains

Gravel trench and perforated pipe for yard areas that stay saturated, low spots that will not clear, or subsurface water heading toward the house.

Scuppers

Through-wall drainage for flat and low-slope roofs with parapets, including the overflow provisions those roofs require.

Hardscape drainage support

Protecting patios, pavers and walkways from the erosion that undermines them from below, usually long before anything is visible on the surface.

Rain tanks

Capturing roof runoff for landscape use. Sensible in a desert, and straightforward to tie into a properly designed gutter system.

Downspout placement

Where the water leaves matters as much as how much you can carry. Placement gets designed, not defaulted.

The problem this actually solves

The damage people call us about is rarely happening at the roof. It is happening at the ground: pavers dipping because the soil beneath them has washed out, planting beds relocating to the driveway, a patch of yard that stays wet for days, water tracking back toward the slab.

Arizona soil makes this worse than it sounds. Ground that is bone dry for months does not absorb a sudden monsoon dump — it sheds it, so the water runs along the surface until it finds a low point, and it finds the same low point every time.

Fixing that is a design question, not a parts question. Where is the water arriving, how much of it, and where can it go that does no harm.

Flat roofs and scuppers

Plenty of Valley homes and most commercial buildings have low-slope roofs with parapet walls, where conventional gutters are not the answer. Water leaves through scuppers, and those roofs also require overflow provisions so that a blocked primary drain cannot pond water on the structure.

We hold an Arizona ROC CR-45 licence covering commercial as well as residential sheet metal, so this is in scope for us on both commercial buildings and homes.

Questions

Why does drainage matter if I already have gutters?
A gutter collects water and concentrates it into a few downspouts. If those downspouts discharge right at the foundation, you have not solved the problem — you have focused it. Instead of water spread along the whole roofline, you now have several times that volume hitting one spot. Getting the water away from the house is the half of the job most installers skip.
What is a French drain?
A gravel-filled trench with a perforated pipe running through it that collects subsurface water and carries it somewhere harmless. It is the standard answer for a yard area that stays saturated, a low spot that will not drain, or water that keeps working toward the house.
What is a scupper?
An opening through a parapet wall that lets water off a flat or low-slope roof. Many Valley homes and most commercial buildings use them instead of conventional gutters. Overflow provisions on parapet roofs are a code matter, not a preference, so this is work that has to be done properly.
Do you install rain tanks?
Yes. Collecting roof runoff for landscape irrigation makes obvious sense in a desert. Note that the rainwater harvesting rebates people read about online are City of Tucson programs — they do not apply in Phoenix or Maricopa County, and the old Arizona state tax credit expired in 2016. We would rather you hear that from us than budget around an incentive you cannot get.
Can you fix drainage without replacing my gutters?
Often, yes. If your gutters are sound and the problem is what happens at ground level, that is a drainage job, not a gutter job. We will quote what you need rather than bundling in work you do not.

Water going somewhere it shouldn’t?

Show us where it pools. We’ll tell you what it will take to move it.

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