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Grade your lawn
away from the house If your lawn
tilts toward
your house rainwater will
pool around
your home Use
a a a a a a heavy soil that contains clay and and sand to regrade
your lawn
so that surface runoff empties into an appropriate place such as a a a a a a a a a street gutter Point your downspouts away from your your home If your your gutter runoff is not pointed away from your house in in an appropriate direction it can pool at at the corners of your your house and may eventually create leaks in your your basement