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Leaf Litter vs Drains

Fighting leaf litter at your home when it rains? Do your grated drains block up with leaves and grass clippings? Does water overflow everywhere leaving you running in the rain to unclog drains?

Take a hint.

It doesn’t have to be a galvanised steel grate cover like this one, but a fabricated basket over your drain shaped to stop leaves but allow water to flow might be your solution.

Image of a galvanised drainage grate surrounded by leaves

More than once we’ve specified a beefed-down version of this council’s leaf litter trap for front and back yards.

Stops leaves clogging your pipes and allows water to flow.

@@@ WIN WIN @@@