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 ...

Almost all home centers and full-service hardware stores sell guttering designed for easy installation. But with just a little more work, you can use these same parts to put together rain gutters and ...

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 ...

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: ...

Question: I'm going to add aluminum gutters to my home. Without them, cascading rainwater has damaged the lower portions of my exterior walls. A drip flashing goes under the roofing shingles and ...

One of the options that may be discussed by you and your builder is gutter guards. These devices fit on top of roof gutters and attempt to stop debris from getting into your gutters and downspout ...

When installed correctly, these decorative alternatives to traditional downspouts can conserve water, reduce erosion and add ...

Our gutter systems can be easily forgotten about when we are ticking off home maintenance tasks, but these drainage systems are essential to preventing roof damage and leaks. So how do you clean ...

Cleaning gutters is the biannual task that not many people like or quite know how to do. Cleaning should typically take place in both spring and fall. Some people may not realize that not cleaning ...

Gutters are a crucial component of a roofing system, but in visual terms, they just hang there. Only when it rains or snows do they go to work, collecting water runoff from the roof and sending it ...