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Posted by C & E on March 11, 2007, 8:08 pm
> Our log cabin home doesn't have gutters. Run off from the roof is
> beginning to erode the soil next to the foundation. The slope from
> the front of the house to the back is fairly steep. We don't have
> basement water issues; the water flows down and away pretty quickly,
> but that's where the erosion is becoming a problem. The roof lines
> are simple and gutters wouldn't be much of a project and would solve
> the problem. But I prefer the look of the house without gutters.
>
> Can I solve this problem with rip rap along the foundation to control
> the erosion? What type of rock would suit best? Any reason I
> shouldn't go this route?
>
Around our cabin gutters and the resulting flume of water coming out of the
downspout would cut a drought through the clay so we thought that would be a
poor choice. We tried to use stone which was as close in appearance to the
surrounding soil and rock as possible. In our case the area around the
cabin is clay and slate so we didn't use the easily accessable limestone -
we used sandstone in large sized chunks (1 or 1.5 ?). Works great. Good
luck!
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