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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.

We love watching the hills and woods light up as leaves gradually turn red, yellow, and orange in the fall. We don't love all the yard work: raking lawns, blowing sidewalks, and scooping leaves from ...