Answer: The best solution is to have 6-inch gutters and downspouts on your home, but if the roof pitch is steeper than an 8/12 pitch (a 12/12 pitch is a 45-degree angle), there is still a good ...

Discover the most common types of gutter problems and a guideline on how to address these issues proactively before disaster strikes.

Make sure your gutters are properly secured, drain toward the downspout and, as a rule of thumb, that you have at least one downspout for every 20-25 feet of gutter.

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.

Blocked by debris, runoff water can overflow gutters, and seams that require caulking can leak. Ensuring that gutters are performing properly is vital to the health of your home because they can ...

Rain gutters take a lot of abuse: rushing water during rainstorms, exposure to weather extremes, heavy loads of snow in the coldest climes, clogs of fallen leaves, and the general ravages of time ...