oday, we’ll show you how to extend your downspouts at home. While we’ve already discussed their importance before, here’s a quick recap: Your gutters collect water from the roof — but it’s the downspouts that carry that water safely down and away from your foundation. Without properly working downspouts, rainwater can pool around your foundation, leading to cracks, leaks, or even flooding. It can also erode soil, wash away landscaping, and cause wood rot or mold growth, not t

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Wall cracks. We’ve talked about them. They are one of the first signs of foundation damage. Admittedly however, there are times where...

In the very first post on this blog we talked about soil behavior, which, long story short, is responsible for foundation damage to our...