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, ...

While downspouts may not be the most aesthetically pleasing item outside of your home, they do serve an essential purpose: keeping rainwater away from your foundation. But just because it has an ...

Q: The downspouts from my roof empty out right next to my home. I think this contributes to my wet basement. I know it keeps my grass soggy. Friends tell me to just install simple plastic downspout ...

Q. The downspouts from my roof empty out right next to my home. I feel this contributes to my wet basement. I know it keeps my grass soggy. Friends tell me to just install the simple plastic downspout ...

In the craft of homebuilding, we have constantly refined the mechanisms for handling things like water to the point that a carpenter of a century ago would be utterly bewildered at all the high-tech ...

In the past couple of weeks, the Chicago area has seen a significant amont of rain. With the rain, of course, comes flooding. Unfortunately, some folks have had to deal with the headache of flooded ...