If you're tired of looking at your ugly downspout, learn how to hide it for better drainage, curb appeal, and to protect your ...

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 ...

Cleaning gutters is a home maintenance task that many homeowners dread, and for good reason. Not only is gutter cleaning a ...

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: My downspouts are draining through the basement into an underground sewer system. This has worked for many years, but now the system is plugged and water is flooding the basement. What should I do?

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 ...

After two storms hit the region last week and the weekend left us waterlogged, Northeast Ohio will see more rain this week. And that means more debris. Storms can knock down leaves and branches. Rain ...

The person who coined the phrase “saving for a rainy day” must have been a property owner with home drainage problems. The financial costs of poor drainage can be substantial, and the human health ...