Currently there are two options for solving this problem: Expensive landscape changes or downspout extenders. (Another option is to do nothing, but we’ve learned that foundation repairs can require a second mortgage, so we’re not even going to go there).

Landscape changes: French drains, bubbler systems, and dry wells. These require significant time, labor, and money. We’re always running short on one, so onto the next option. (Plus, over time these fill up with silt, sediment, and roots.  You won’t know that they aren’t working until your basement floods again. Pass.).

Downspout extenders: Coils, pipes, tubes, splash blocks, and hoses. Though these vary in shape and appearance, they are all devices that you attach to your downspout to route water away from your house. Perfect! Except they fall off the downspout, they leak, they kill your grass, you have to remember to attach and remove them, they’re a tripping hazard, they’re too short, they don’t roll out, they’re ugly, they’re in the way when you mow and garden, and basically, they don’t operate as advertised.

Why isn’t there a better solution to this common problem? Why hasn’t anyone created a functional, effortless, and more affordable product that just WORKS?

Well, now there is. And now we have. Say hello to the AutoSpout, the automatic downspout extender that you’ll never have to think about.

Manufacturing is nearly complete and we will begin shipping AutoSpouts to our customers by the middle of 2022. We have worked through 12 different prototypes to ensure that the AutoSpout does its job as efficiently and discretely as possible. Thus, maintaining our effort to be reliable and transparent.

Speaking of transparency, the materials used to make the AutoSpout are 100% recyclable. These materials consist of plastic, rubber, and lead. The lead is fully-sealed in a rubber housing, ensuring that no there is no contact with water-runoff. We have worked with the EPA to ensure that we have gone above and beyond regulations and requirements for using lead in our product. If your AutoSpout is ever damaged, we request that you discontinue use and recycle it at a participating location.

As with a first production of any new product, there will likely be opportunities for improvement that present themselves throughout the process. In order to mitigate some of these risks, we have studied each version of the AutoSpout and have taken the best of each prototype to create the product that will arrive at your doorstep. Local production of the AutoSpout with top-rated manufacturers makes us confident you will receive a quality product on time.