Rain gutters are the type of thing you don’t pay much attention to until you don’t have them anymore.

In today’s story, a homeowner starts getting water in the basement when the gutters aren’t there, but the building developer who removed the gutters is not in a hurry to replace them.

Find out how the homeowner gets revenge on the developer…

Don’t worry, I installed the gutters for you

I live in a neighborhood with very densely packed single family homes separated by a small alley.

This means that the gutters are often connected, share downspouts, and oftentimes are only accessible via the adjoining property.

The house next door to mine is being redeveloped and my gutters (along with theirs) were ripped off as part of the demo- specifically the downspout extensions and elbows leading away from my property.

When it rains our unfinished basement gets water.

Not enough to be a big deal but enough to make me mad.

It was taking way too long to get the gutters replaced.

Dealing with the developer has been a PITA and every time I asked when they would be reinstalled he’d either ignore me or “check with the team.”

This was my first experience as a homeowner, and if I can give one piece of wisdom to anybody, it’s just send a demand letter.

Do it as soon as possible in a situation like this, because going back and forth is stupid and wastes time.

It’s going to rain.

Flash forward, we are facing a rainstorm this weekend.

And I tell him if he doesn’t install them I will.

He gives me the usual “team is on it” note and nothing happens.

7 am on Saturday comes and in the words of Czarface, “if you doubt my word, test me.”

He replaced the gutters, but they sure are ugly!

I run to Home Depot, get 3 10 foot extensions, elbows and zip ties.

I perform a very hideous install that criss crosses the deck.

I make no cuts to the downspouts and they hang 3-6 feet off the deck rail, secured by zip ties, emptying into the yard where they exited 3 inches of rain over the course of the day.

A truly garish job.

He already has a comeback planned for the developer.

Whole thing was a blast and I finished by 9:30.

Anyway, the open house began at 10:30.

Whenever he gets around to asking me what I was thinking, I’m going to tell him I need to check in with the team first.

Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands and make things worse in order to get them fixed correctly.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story…

Here’s a suggestion about how to get even more revenge at the open house…

Don’t forget to add a toilet!

And invite some friends!

This reader has a hilarious picture of this revenge story.

At least there shouldn’t be water in the basement!

He took matters into his own hands for sure.

If you liked that post, check out this post about a woman who tracked down a contractor who tried to vanish without a trace.