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Replacing your downspout could improve both the aesthetics and the ecology of your outdoor space—but there are some things to consider before you do.
Forget clunky downpipes, jump on the rainscaping garden trend and use rain chains to guide rainwater from your roof to the ground. ‘Rain chains are living sculptures – both functional and beautiful – ...
Rain chains can make a garden more efficient and more attractive. They might be especially handy if we see a hosepipe ban this summer, so find out how they work by reading on.
By Rene Eisenbart The Oregonian Sept. 21, 2006 Rain chains, called kusari-doi, have been used for hundreds of years in Japan to channel rainwater off roofs. Make this one and place it near a deck ...
Rain chain advantage The Japanese-influenced rain chain functions much like a regular downspout. The rain chain attaches to a gutter drain hole or a corner eave of your home, garden shed or gazebo.
Although rain chains can help your garden in a multitude of ways, they may not be as beneficial for birds as they are for plants. While it's possible that they may be attracted to the sound of the ...
For this rain chain, we used 2 1/2-inch #6 bolts and nuts and chain small enough to fit through the funnel hole but big enough for the bolt to go through its links. One bolt and 3 nuts create the ...
With the cold-weather season upon us, gutters soon will fill with rainwater or snowmelt from rooftops. Downspouts help channel the water collected in the gutters down to the ground level and away f… ...
A 17th-century Japanese invention is making a quiet comeback, this time on Indian rooftops. Rain chains aren’t just beautiful ...
Rain chains are used frequently on homes as a substitute for downspouts. This usually takes place in locations where a normal downspout would be ugly or just doesn’t work mechanically.
I searched online to get some rain chain inspiration. There were lots of ideas, mostly using copper, which is rather expensive. While shopping at my local Goodwill, I happened upon these five ...