Level out an area underneath or near the gutter.
Cut gutter rain barrel.
Hover the other end of the spout over the filter holes.
Rain barrels provide an alternative to using municipal water or well water for irrigation.
Determine which gutter the barrel will collect rain from.
Rain barrels collect rainwater from your roof by rerouting a section of your gutter s downpipe into a nearby reservoir.
Residential rain barrels range from small 15 gallon models to larger commercial and industrial models that hold up to 5 000 gallons.
5 cover the barrel with mesh window screening to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the barrel.
You can bend the gutter slightly to easily make the rest of the cut all the way around to the other side.
1 or 2 small screws and a screwdriver.
A flexible downspout or 90 degree angled fitting for your.
As rain falls on your roof it adheres to the physical surface it s touching starting with the roof then likely into the gutters and into the downspout and toward the ground.
If you have gutters and downspouts you can choose to either.
Make sure it can hold 500 pounds.
They are fairly simple to install and once you have one set up the environmental protection agency estimates a single 55 gallon rain barrel can save you up to 1 300 gallons of water during the hot summer months.
A spigot or hose connector lets you drain the water for use around your landscape.
A rain barrel collects rainwater that hits your roof and flows through gutters and out the downspout.
Place the barrel atop retaining wall blocks.
You ll need a wooden stand cinder blocks or something similar.
A rain barrel is a container that collects runoff from your home s gutter system connecting to the downspout with a rain diverter or fitting under a modified downspout.
Cut your downspout so it pours directly into your barrel about 6 inches above the top of the barrel.
A hacksaw or jigsaw to cut your down spout.
Or you can cut around to the bottom side stop flip the gutter over and continue cutting from the other side until you meet the other cut in the middle.
How to cut and install a gutter outlet.
The rainwater can be used for watering flowers shrubs and even the lawn drastically reducing.
Attach a flex a spout to your rain gutter using the manufacturer s instructions.
Beginning where you marked cut all the way down to the bottom side with metal shears.