However, it isn't clear which is best for your yard. Rain chains look good, but they can't always handle a lot of water, and ...

Rain chains, however, can't clog, so they're easy to clean and a good way of dealing with rainwater on these crucial structures. This has the added benefit of beautifying these utilitarian structures.

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.

Rain chains come in many varieties such as ornamental chain links, cascading enamel cups, copper pails, and flower petal designs, not to mention leaves, fishes, and umbrellas.

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.

A 17th-century Japanese invention is making a quiet comeback, this time on Indian rooftops. Rain chains aren’t just beautiful ...

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… ...

Rain chains, or kusari-doi in Japanese, represent design’s holiest of grails — a utility both functional and beautiful. Historically found hanging on temples and homes throughout Japan, rain ...

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.

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 ...