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How can I quiet a noisy downspout? [duplicate]
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How do I stop the dripping noise from my gutters?
I have metal downspouts that come down from by gutters. One of them happens to be right by my bedroom window. When ...
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How do I build a French drain?
There's a shed near the side of the house with a roof that's pitched to shoot water at the house's foundation. That side of the house also has no gutters. There's a very slight grade to send water ...
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Which type of PVC for exposed outdoor use?
I'm looking at hooking up some rain barrels using PVC piping. Is there a certain type of PVC that would be best to use for this, considering that it will be exposed to sun/rain/heat/cold? Lots of ...
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How do I stop backyard from flooding when it rains hard?
Every time it rains hard, my backyard floods. The house is 54 years old, but this didn't start happening until maybe the last 4-5 years or so. Who should I talk to about fixing this problem, and what ...
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Is it possible to collect rain water from a roof for drinking use?
For a re-roofing or new build, I was pondering the possibility of capturing and purifying water for drinking use. Are there good examples of this? What roofing materials should be used or avoided?
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How can I safely collect and store water for extended periods of time?
Am from a place where the summer heats up to temperatures of 38 C to 44 C and water is a major problem. I thought of building a tank so that water collected from rainy season can be purified and later ...
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What are some good downspout options for a brick house?
I need to replace the gutters and downspouts on my house, and I'd like to know the best approach.
The house is 100 year-old clay brick house. The old gutters were aluminum and used downspouts that ...
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Gusher Guard for Roof?
I do not have gutters but the water does gush off of the roof in front of my front door when it rains. Where can I find something like a gusher guard that I can attach to the roof?
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Is it possible for wind driven rain to be forced into soffit vents? [duplicate]
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Can wind force rain into the soffits?
Apologies if this question was asked before.
I've recently noticed slight paint peeling in two ceiling locations, right next to ...
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How do I backtrace a landscape catch basin with only the exit point?
I have a landscape drain that has been buried, lost over the years of neglect from previous owners. I have located what I can within somewhere around 3-5 ft of the end that would be somewhere close to ...
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What could cause water to not go into the gutters?
I recently installed vinyl gutters around the roof of my house, but after the first rain I discovered that the gutter doesn't seem to be catching a lot of the water. Much of the water seems to be ...
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Why does my GFCI periodically trip, especially after a few days' rain?
I have a GFCI in my living room bath that controls a couple of lights in the basement and bedroom upstairs (weird, thats what it seems to control).
Now, every 2 or 3 weeks or so, it seems to trip and ...
