How to Make a Rain Barrel that Looks Natural in your Yard
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- Опубликовано: 3 май 2022
- I started collecting rain water from my deck roof for a backyard irrigation system with this rain barrel I made from a 50 gallon drum and pressure treated lumber. I'm using a transfer pump to power a sprinkler. The inspiration was to make a homemade whiskey barrel that won't rust. The rain barrel sits in a highly visible part of my yard so I wanted to give it an upgrade over a typical rainwater collection system.
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Love that your wife has genuine interest and happiness on your successes. Love it
Use a fishing bobber with a string to measure the water depth. We made a mark at empty, half way and full. :)
Great vid man. Getting your wife's reaction was a great idea. Seeing a wife support her husband's cool idea is very wholesome. Hope you are doing well.
I did it myself with the Woodglut plans. I think this is the best way to find out how to build it.
Awesome!! I was looking for a gutter solution and came across your videos. I went down the rabbit hole and am having sooooo much fun watching the rest of your productions! I LOVE your editing and voice overs. You and your wife's laughter is so great to hear. AND you gave me a great solution for my shed/potters studio rain issue. It just so happens I have the aluminum flashing on hand from another project so I think the only thing I need to buy is the rods. Thanks so much for the cheap and easy solution!! Looking forward to many more of your videos!!!
Thanks for the kind words. This made my day.
Nice job!!! Beautiful!!!
OMG Blake! Stumbled upon one of your videos and I'm now a fan!! Subscribed!!!! Keep up the great work!!!
Great idea!! I’m going to cover my rain barrel this weekend, just like you did. Thanks for sharing!!
Good job. Wifes happy so everyone is happy.
That’s awesome thanks so much cute genuine reaction from your wife :)
I like the garden hose.
Nicely done! I love your ideas and how you figure it all out! The look of the barrel is great. Keep going, can't wait to see more! I love your patio roof, I'll be looking for that video, too.
Great video!
Great job man.
This is very helpful for my next project. Thanks!
you did a great job all around
Enjoy the videos, keep up the great content!
Very interested in the patio cover, gutter and rain barrel projects. I have drainage problems and need to learn more about using rain barrels (which I have one and need another one), but need someone to help me hook them up.
Great DIY videos. Great ideas. Keep up with the great ideas. Thank you.
I think this is a very creative way to make those plastic barrels look good. I really like this idea, and might "borrow" it, haha. I don't have a table saw, though... only a circular saw... that's the only snag, so I'll have to be more careful with my cuts.
Go for it. Using a circular saw will be tough cause it’s a lot of cutting but you could probably rig up a fence with some 2x4s. Let me know how it turns out.
You need more storage barrels so make 4 more or more I do love your cover around the barrel and on top
Nice job! May steal some of your ideas as we have alot of barrels we are not using!
Clever! Love the garden hose, much less intrusive than a downspout. To check the water level in the drum, would using a simple wooden dowel as a dipstick work? Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you
Well Blake, as others have said. I came across your content from searching for a clear roof alternative to building my own screened in porch. We got a quote of $50K, and there is NO way it is going to add that much to our home.
With lumbar prices where they are, I am going to mainly use metal studs and panel frames. Thinking of aircrete in the panels, not positive yet.
But as I stated in your gutter video. To help with that buildup of ice/snow and such. I recommend looking at Costco or Sam's Club for a mesh gutter cover. I used my Dremel to cut the metal supports because the snips I had weren't really working for me.
I did my whole house for $150ish. And I think it would help in your situation. (Just my thoughts anyway.)
I really am glad I subscribed!!
Nice job! I am leaning towards something to pretty up my white linked rain barrels. Was thinking of wrapping in snow fence slats. It's all about the $$$.
Oh, and I sub'd too 👊
this is a really nice one, now I'm thinking to do the same, however I think I'll go for a a bit of a burned look. thanks for the inspiration
Hi new subscriber here … love your channel! Wondering whether you found (as I did) that I really should have installed more rain barrels because the darn things fill up so quickly after even a small rain. Love the way you do this one - very nice!
Yes. I have three total but they all capture water from separate roofs and they could all use a backup. It’s not too difficult to link them together so I may add more. Thanks for subscribing!
I like it.what about the drain valve?
You're fun to watch. Would have you as a neighbor : ) Life is cool with creativity.
Hey Blake, great video. I would like to hear more about your transfer pump. I didn’t see a follow up video.
I had planned a follow up on this but ran into some health issues. I’m doing better but it looks like I might have to wait till next year now that winter is closing in.
I wondered about the transfer pump as well. I have a "rain" barrel (it's actually from the AC), but if I go uphill then I just fill a watering can and lug that thing around. I do have a drain toward the bottom of mine though.
Tape your hose to a stick you can stick into the barrel. No ruler required.
Secure a glow stick to the end of the pump hose when you drop it in.
Brilliant!
One thing the wood will do is to cut down on algae growth from being out in the sun.
Very beautiful project! I got to wonder though how much all that wood cost... I am wondering if I could do the same but with pallet wood.
I'd guess it was roughly $120 in lumber costs. Pallet wood could work if it's treated for weather. Just have to true up your edges.
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Just pretend its cicadas singing :D
Where do you get that fitting
I liker it better that way
Let's call you Cooper.
Why does everyone who makes utube videos on collecting rain water loose 5 gallons or more of the barrel capacity I can see an inch to keep settlement out of the valve but losing capacity at the top has no purpose one of the bungs is 2 inch fip use a pvc adapter to threaded fip then use a T run your water into the top plumb the side inlet of the T as an overflow water fills totop of the barrel
Grey hose nor sexy. I like it all though.