Gutters are designed to channel the water off your roof. Downspouts are designed to channel the water away from your home. Unfortunately, the water isn't always carried far enough away from the home, ...

DEAR TIM: My home is less than 2 months old and I already have a problem with my downspout drainage. Where the sidewalk comes up to my front porch a black corrugated plastic pipe extends through the ...

This essential task can prevent ice and other debris from blocking your buried downspout, improving air flow and enabling you ...

Dear Ken: I can’t find the end of one of my long flex downspout pipes. What can I do?TedStick a hose in the gutter and wait until you see a wet area somewhere out in the yard; it might take 20 or 30 ...

I have gutters and downspouts from the upper roof of my two-story home that drop water down onto a lower roof. The lower roof drains this water down into the gutter below. It seems like this increased ...

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When too much rainwater enters the system, it can overwhelm the pipes, leading to basement back-ups and street flooding." ...