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Hey everyone, OP here. I was waiting for a heavy rain to follow up on this, and we had one this morning. Attached is a still shot of a video I took this morning showing water cascading out of our rear downspout drain. The same thing is happening with the drain in front (closest to the...

Thanks again for the responses. I am including two photos below: one showing the drain nearest the under-porch storage area where the rain barrel previously was, and another showing the front of the house with the stone wall and drainage. To respond to a question from above: I don't know...

Thanks for the response, neal. So you're thinking that the issue could be tied into the removal of the rain barrel--that the water that was being captured by it and is now overloading the drain? I hadn't considered that the rain barrel might be filling that function (I wasn't a fan of it...

Hi, I am seeking some guidance on identifying the source of some water infiltration we are seeing in our basement. Here is a brief timeline/list of facts pertaining to the infiltration, which may or may not be helpful: The infiltration is occurring in a storage room built out underneath the...