Advice on overflowing gutters

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:01:57 -0800

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.

Clean gutters annually to avoid clogs in pop-up drains

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:15:58 -0800

Q. I had a contractor install pop-up gutter drains. They were supposed to be dug 10 feet out. He only did this for one at the back of the house. The other three are only 4 to 5 feet out. I wasn't aware of this and wouldn't have realized this wasn't proper. I am now convinced that this is the reason that the gutters at the front overflow. Am I right?

Do It Yourself: RainQuiet can reduce gutter noise - Sun, 05 Feb 2012 PST

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:20:37 -0800

Q. Several years ago we had new aluminum rain gutters and downspouts installed on our house. During heavy rains, there is so much noise in the downspouts that it keeps people awake in some of the bedrooms. What can we do about this?

C. Dwight Barnett: Gutters need good cleaning

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:00:00 -0800

Q: I had a contractor install pop-up gutter drains. They were supposed to be dug 10 feet out. He only did this for one at the back of the house. The other three are only four to five feet out. I wasn't aware of this and wouldn't have realized this wasn't proper. I am now convinced that this is the reason that the gutters at the front overflow. Am I right?

Gary Brown: Are they eaves troughs or gutters?

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:16:28 -0800

When I walked into the home store, I asked for those long nails that hold eaves troughs up. “You mean gutters?” a man working for the store asked. I didn’t know there was a difference.