Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Managing the rain that falls on your roof may not be the sexiest aspect of home maintenance, but it's among the most necessary. The very name "gutter" calls to mind murky stormwater traveling through ...

You might have mistaken this stylish outdoor feature for a wind chime or decorative accent, but rain chains offer more than just curb appeal. Water is one of your home's biggest threats. Gutters and ...

Q: I’m re-roofing my barn with metal roofing. I was thinking of extending the roof 18 inches past the walls so dripping water falls farther away from the barn. Right now I’ve got gutters, and I’m ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Our weekly words often evoke reader response. Such is the case with our past two columns. Although we disagree with these readers' viewpoints, they contain insights that may be worth consideration.

Q. Tim, I think I’ve got a good idea. I’m re-roofing two of my barns with metal roofing. I was thinking of extending the roof past the walls 18 inches so dripping water falls farther away from the ...

Sure, there's a romance to dancing in the rain, but it can be hard to relax during a downpour when you're preoccupied with planning damage control for your flooded garden. And while your gutters work ...

Cleveland-based research firm the Freedonia Group has released a study forecasting that demand for aluminum gutters and downspouts in the United States will grow by 3.4 percent annually between 2018 ...