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Old 7/13/11, 8:17 PM
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Here is a video showing just one of the things that can happen when you do not have a proper extension on your downspouts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_p6PDAV0C0




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The URL contained a malformed video ID.
Sorry about that.



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Here is a video showing just one of the things that can happen when you do not have a proper extension on your downspouts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_p6PDAV0C0
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Its on my facebook site.
The gutters and downspouts can be a damning thing for a home owner.
As an inspector I say pay stick attention to the whole system.
I have witnessed the evidence of damage and deficiency in eaves trough systems for over 28 years now.
The man I shingled with as an independent point it out and I never forgot and witnessed its destructive powers.



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