A rain chain isn’t just beautiful. It can help manage water runoff around the home and help mitigate soil erosion and water pollution caused by water pouring out of your gutters.
In this video, DIY guruJason Poel SmithofDIY Hacks and How Tosshows you how simple it is to build a beautiful rain chain. If you have a gutter system on your home, all that you need are a few simple tools and supplies to turn those downspouts into beautiful, environmentally friendly details.
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He also gives some options to customize the project, depending on how you want your rain chain to look and how much water flow you’re dealing with. Check it out:
Timsays
I love the idea, but without a downspout as the traditional way to get water away from the foundation, wont these rain chains allow the water to go directly into the ground right against the foundation?
Heather Carrsays
The rain chain hangs down from the outside edge of the eaves, so the water should reach the ground in the same place the downspout would send the water.
Timsays
Oh okay, cause the video shows the rain chain being ran down through the opening where the down spout would normally go, and then it looks like the chain is anchored into the ground straight down into the ground.
Verna Hebertsays
我不明白!!我为什么要这么做?我家里没有排水沟!
Heather Carrsays
Hi Verna,
It’s easier to do with gutters, but you don’t have to have gutters on your home. I don’t have gutters on my house, either.
Check where the water falls off the roof next time it rains. Those might be good places to try a rain chain.
在我家,从屋顶上掉下来的水在天井的瓦片上留下了一个洞,所以我们在下面装了一个蓄水池。在另一个地方,水已经杀死了草,冲走了土壤。我们在那棵树下栽了一道坚硬的树篱。
Rain chains are pretty, but you’re right, they’re not the only option. We have to find what works for our situations.
Dorothysays
Hi.. does the chain have to be metal.. We live on the Gulf of Mexico where the salt rusts metal very quickly… We do have long plastic chain and wondered if that would work …Love the idea
Heather Carrsays
Hi Dorothy,
我不认为链条的类型对水的流失有什么影响。我想知道这是否会改变雨链发出的声音。我不知道。尝试一下,让我们知道!
Lauri Lovesays
I absolutely love rain chains and would do this in a heartbeat. Purchasing a rain chain (because they are usually made with copper) is very expensive…thanks for a less expensive, but still cool idea. My mind is already spinning with ideas of how I can personalize these to my own liking.
LindaCaysays
Rain chains are fantastic.thankyou.
Laurasays
Re: the DIY rain chain, does anyone know where you can purchase shower curtain rings in bulk?
Laurasays
Re: hanging the rain chain in heavier runoff areas, you mentioned using 2 rings and incorporating a vertical wire in the middle. What would be the easiest way to incorporate the vertical wire in the middle? Thx, Laura