Five Fixes for Leaky Gutters That You Can DIY
Problems with your gutters can be frustrating: Loud drips, water collecting in places it shouldn’t, and water taking an unplanned path, which can cause damage and make rainstorms more trouble…
The Routine Home Maintenance Tasks You Should Never Let Slide
If you think buying a home is exorbitantly expensive these days, try owning a home. While the price tag attached to even modest homes might make your eyes bug out,…
When You Might Need a French Drain (and How to Build One Yourself)
If you’re looking to harness the power of water at your will, French drains are the way. Whether you have water pooling in areas outside when it rains, areas of…
Cheap and Easy Ways to Keep Water Away From Your Foundation
We can all appreciate that April showers bring May flowers; but when those showers also bring dampness to your basement and water damage to your foundation, that appreciation wears thin.…
Try One of These Alternatives If You Hate Your Home’s Gutters
Photo: Ursula Page (Shutterstock) Gutters do an important job—they protect the foundation and structure of your home from water falling off the roof. But anyone who has ever owned a…
How to Keep Rain From Flooding Your Garden
Photo: L.Yeung (Shutterstock) Given how much destruction droughts can cause, it can be easy to forget the fact that having too much water is also a problem. And not only…
How to Keep Your Basement from Flooding When Snow & Ice Start to Melt
Photo: cunaplus (Shutterstock) Over the past few weeks, many parts of the country have experienced serious winter weather—including areas that don’t normally see that kind of snow and ice. And…