Q For several years, we have intermittently had a leak coming through our ceiling above the living room on our first floor. The water doesn’t drip though the ceiling; we just have a spreading brown ...

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.

Gutters are a necessary evil for many homeowners, but they're not the only choice if you're in need of a drainage system to protect your foundation.

Q: When I had a new roof installed, the roofers lined up the shingles with the edge of the metal drip edge instead of overlapping the drip edge by one-quarter inch in the standard fashion. As a result ...