These are easily upcycled and repurposed into planters in a variety of clever and inventive ways.
Plans with rain gutters.
The name is a misnomer however.
Before installing your pre assembled rain gutters attach the gutter brackets.
Mark the downspout openings on your gutter and cut them before installing the gutters.
Dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this.
It shows you everything from building the platform to creating the actual rain barrel and hooking it up to your gutters.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Pvc hanging gutter garden.
Basically these gardens are usually made using old rain gutters.
Rain gutters as fence decoration.
Find a place to put the downspouts and mark their location with an o on the design.
You will need to have a downspout for every 20 feet of gutter and turns in the gutter add 1 foot to the total.
13 vertical diy rain gutter garden ideas for small spaces 1.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
Depending on the manufacturer s gutter system these hooks typically snap on the gutters.
The most common location for the downspouts is the corners of the house since it is easier to move the water away from the house there.
Save the rain for a sunny day with this homemade rainwater collection system.
You don t actually need to use rain gutters specifically to make one of these space saving gardens.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
No one knows who originated the idea of growing shallow rooted plants in a prepared gutter but it is a worthwhile undertaking.
In some cases you ll need to mount them first on the fascia of your roof.
These days many containers are used to grow flowers herbs and vegetables including some for gutter garden ideas.
And it also gives great visuals to help you along with the process.
So if you want to start small and inexpensive just to give rainwater harvesting a try then this might be a good option for you.