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Q: Whenever it rains, water flows down our driveway and accumulates in the carport next to the house. We cut a small hole in the concrete to act as a catch basin, but it fills up almost immediately. Now we're piling up sandbags whenever it rains. Is there any alternative to having our house look like a fortified camp?

-Nancy Wolkis, Phoenix, Ariz.

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"For DIYers installing concrete pavers, a running-bond pattern requires the fewest cuts, so it goes down fastest."
— Roger Cook, TOH landscape contractor

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