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This spring, get your head into the gutter and think about your home’s drainage system. Rain can bring foundation problems if your home’s gutters and downspouts aren’t working properly to redirect ...

It will never cease to amaze us how difficult it has been to get the word out about how important it is to keep water away from a home's foundation. Take gutters and downspouts for example: There's no ...

Q: I’m re-roofing my barn with metal roofing. I was thinking of extending the roof 18 inches past the walls so dripping water falls farther away from the barn. Right now I’ve got gutters, and I’m ...

Q. Just had new gutters installed on our renovated farmhouse. One section has no outlet, no end cap and no downspout. I say this is wrong as water then ice will dam up in and around the gutter and the ...

Although downspouts might be an eyesore you want to hide, they're an essential part of keeping your home safe and secure during heavy rain. While your gutters capture rain and keep water from pouring ...

Every once in a while, you may come across a downspout that didn't come from your house, but somehow landed in your yard. But ...

A downspout that doesn't do its job is a terrible thing for a house. When water isn't redirected away from your home, it will drain into the ground near your house and can seep into your foundation ...