Downspouts are a necessary element to guide rainwater from the gutter to the ground. And though functional, downspouts are not know for their aesthetic value and often detract from the architectural ...

Gutters and downspouts are probably the last thought on anyone’s mind when it comes to building or remodeling. In fact, many builders may make the selections for their clients without involving them ...

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.

When I was a child growing up in Denver, I loved to run divert the rainwater pouring out of the downspout of my parents’ house during a thunderstorm. Little did I know, making little runnels that ...