Left Tool has a strange gutter situation on one corner of his porch. He solves it with a rain chain drain. He went with a rain chain drain because he didn't like the way a gutter looked in this spot.

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If you have some old rain gutters lying around, you're halfway toward having a cool new planter. These easy DIY tips will ...

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 ...

This photo shows how an extender attached to a rain gutter downspout is used to direct water away from a home near Langley, Wash. Rain gutters cause most of the common home drainage problems.

French Drains: These are essentially gutters in the ground. To install a French Drain, you dig a trench, install a perforated pipe, then cover the pipe with gravel. Water falling off your roof ...

Gutters catch rain from the roof, keeping it from eroding a trench in the ground around the foundation and muddying the house walls. Downspouts carry the water away. Grade is the slope of the land.

MY Pittsburgh Gutter provides essential tips to address this important question and safeguard your home against water damage. Essential Rain Gutter Tips for Pittsburgh Homeowners: A Guide to ...

An extender attached to a rain gutter downspout is used to channel water away from a home’s foundation. Improperly directed rain gutters cause most of the common home drainage problems. AP PHOTO The ...

“Because a lot of homes have gutter downspouts that lead straight to the ground, you’ve got all this water coming off the roof and pouring to just one point, where it can collect against a ...

This photo shows how an extender attached to a rain gutter downspout is used to direct water away from a home near Langley, Wash. Rain gutters cause most of the common home drainage problems.