Inventor's Note
Robert Rosendahl, the owner of Rosendahl Properties and Construction, has been a residential home builder for over 20 years. One of the number one "call backs" I would receive from homeowners was “Our downspout extensions are missing!” After the first wind or rain storm, clients would go outside and find their downspout extensions were either laying in the yard somewhere or laying next to the foundation in the landscaping.
As a property owner myself, I got tired of reinstalling or replacing my downspout extensions on what seemed like an annual basis. After searching the internet, local hardware stores, big box home improvement centers, and DIY stores I found there just wasn’t any product on the market that did everything I was looking for. So as the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention”, I created CradleStake.
Why Missing Downspouts Are A Problem:
- Water not flowing away from your basement can cause water in your basement
- Replacing a damaged downspout extension, on average, costs well over $20 plus the service call charge from your gutter company
- Your landscaping can get washed out or damaged
- You can experience soil erosion next to your basement
In addition, downspout extensions themselves can get damaged from weed-whackers, kid’s toys, garden hoses and lawnmowers. Downspouts also have razor sharp edges that can cut people if handled improperly or accidentally bumped into. CradleStake fits snug over your downspout edges to eliminate sharp edges and secures your downspout into the ground below.