Q: We clean our open rain gutters at least five times a year but they still overflow in heavy rains. I’m baffled and am wondering if gutters are really necessary. I have seen homes without th… ...

Is your downspout not doing a good enough job draining rainwater from your house? To prevent yard flooding and other issues, try these downspout extensions.

Step-by-step instructions to create a rain barrel system at home, both with a kit and DIY, plus tips for successful rainwater harvesting.

Downspouts and downspout drains must lead to a well-drained hard surface such as a driveway or patio. It is very important to extend the drains at least 5 feet from the foundation.

Too few downspouts will tend to make the gutters overflow during a heavy rain. Next is the size of the gutter itself. A 5-inch gutter is typical, but 6-inch gutters are also available.

Home Fix: Dwight Barnett answers home-improvement questions. This week's topic is on pop-up gutter drains and how to keep house gutters from overflowing.

The downspout is plumbed to the barrel with a watertight connection. The other thing you'll need to consider is overflow. Once the container is full, incoming water has to go somewhere.

The downspout then conveys overflow to his rain garden full of native plants. Most other barrels will have the overflow on the side of the barrel.

A rain barrel is a large container placed under a downspout to collect rain as it runs off your roof. Usually, a rainwater barrel will have an overflow valve, a screen or filter to keep out bugs ...

A downspout diverter lets you “harvest” the rain by redirecting water from the downspout into the rain barrel or cistern. If the tank is full, an automatic overflow control directs water back ...

Jim Hurtado, owner of Danisa’s Group, LLC, a design/build company based in Fanwood, has been granted a patent (US7,919,002 B1, April 5, 2011) for a debris trap, which is an easy-to-use and ...