Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your downspout is not securely connected to a stormwater drain or has developed a leak, this water leakage can eventually cause ...

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It can feel impossible to get used to the sound of a trickling or dripping gutter downspout. If you're sensitive to these types of noises, there are a few DIY fixes you can try to reduce these sounds ...

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 ...

The downspout discharge point must be a minimum of five feet from any property line. In addition, the discharge point cannot cross into any street, alley or public way. The downspout must be parallel ...

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 ...

Sometimes, a hack solves a big problem. Sometimes, it’s just to deal with something that kind of bugs you. This hack from [Dillan Stock] is in the latter category, replacing an ugly, redundant ...

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 ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Necessity is often the mother of invention. That’s how Tom ...

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 ...