Q:While raking up leaves and pulling weeds, I came across some long, concrete, half-pipe-shaped tubing that extends the length of one side of our house, the uphill side, about a foot from our ...

Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing more than a ditch in sloped ground, inset with a perforated drain pipe under a ...

If water can't leave the roofline, it will find its way into your foundation through saturated soil and persistent pooling. Clogged gutters that overflow consistently create the single most common ...

Rain gutters are the first line of defense against a wet basement, but even the most expensive and elaborate gutter system won`t perform well unless it is properly maintained. Two of the most common ...

Q: I had a contractor install pop-up gutter drains. They were supposed to be dug 10 feet out. He only did this for one at the back of the house. The other three are only 4 to 5 feet out. I wasn’t ...

When you look at a home inspection report, the same quiet culprit keeps surfacing: water that does not know where to go. Again and again, inspectors flag grading, gutters and buried drains that let ...

For a detailed guide on where gutters should drain and additional water management strategies, visit Comprehensive Guide to Rain Gutters, Downspouts, and Proper Drainage for Your Home. MY Pittsburgh ...

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