Gutters play a major role when it comes to managing rain water. Without gutters, rain can run off your roof and onto the ground near your foundation, potentially splattering dirt on your siding or ...

Q: Every time it rains, I see a beautiful cascading waterfall. Unfortunately, the waterfall is right above my front door. Help me keep the rain off my head and explain how to install rain gutters. A: ...

Q: Every time it rains, I see a beautiful cascading waterfall. Unfortunately, the waterfall is right above my front door. Help me keep the rain off my head and explain how to install rain gutters. A: ...

Not all guards are created equal — some can even make clogs worse if poorly installed or cheaply made — so it's important to ...

Mike Holmes is photographed while engaged with someone off camera. - Malcolm Taylor/Getty Images Rain gutters and downspouts are a pretty common sight on roofs, and they can be a big source of ...

Overflowing water is the most easily observed. Walk outside in heavy rain and observe whether the roof runoff is getting to the vertical conductor pipes and being channeled away from the foundation.

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