A drainage problem is not about the gutter itself but about where its water goes after the downspout. If water pools against the house, floods a bed, or tracks back to the foundation, the run is working but the discharge is not. Fixing it means carrying the water further from the wall, which is a different job from sealing a leak.
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They climb in cost as the water is taken further and deeper.
For the faults upstream in the gutter, see where gutters actually fail.
The range is wide because the fixes are so different in scale.
| Fix | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Splash block | A few dollars each |
| Above ground extension | $10 to $30 per downspout |
| Buried pipe to daylight | Trenching, priced by the foot |
| Dry well or soakaway | A larger dig and materials |
The digging, not the pipe, is where the money goes on the buried options.
Because water repeatedly dumped at the foundation is what cracks basements and settles slabs, so drainage is the part of the gutter system that protects the building itself.
For what a full gutter and drainage setup costs, see what gutter installation costs.
The discharge is too close to the house. A splash block, an extension or buried pipe carries the water further from the wall and stops the pooling.
From a few dollars for a splash block to a larger sum for buried pipe or a dry well, where the trenching drives most of the cost.
Yes, if it discharges right at the wall. Repeated soaking there can crack basements and settle slabs, which is why discharge distance matters.
As a rule, several feet clear of the foundation, further on a lot that slopes back toward the house. Buried pipe is used where surface routes will not do it.
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