In today's lesson, Left Tool teachers how he installed his gutter downspout drain to keep runoff water out of his yard, and his neighbor's yard. Watch how we install a gutter drain that actually works ...

Gutter systems and French drains can be used separately or in combination, depending on the conditions. Normally in the Bay Area, rain levels and soil conditions do not combine to saturate soil to ...

French drains Another alternative to regular gutters is a French drain system. Instead of a gutter at the edge of the roof, a French drain does essentially the same thing on the ground.