How To Make Rain Gutter Chains

Use copper tubing and stones to make this beautiful natural rain chain.

How to make rain gutter chains. Rain chains are not only beautiful simple to make with few tools and materials but they can also turn gutter system downspouts into beautiful environmentally friendly features. Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. Turn these cute galvanized buckets into a diy bucket rain chain. Fill the hole with the stone.

Some of the most interesting rain chains can be made by linking together pieces of old scrap metal or discarded metal items. Additionally rain chains offer the benefit of being visually pleasing water features which enhance a home s appearance. Connect a second piece of chain to the other side of the s hook and continue adding pots. If your budget is tight consider making this diy plastic cup rain chain.

Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. Install the rain chain by removing an existing downspout or creating a hole through the gutter system. There are a lot of ways that you could hang the chains from your gutter. Flip the pot upside down and.

I decided to just use a half link of the chain on the top side of the gutter. The rain chain usually comes with an attachment a v shaped piece of thick wire that allows you to hang it from the hole of the gutter. Then i held the top link of the rain chains up to he bottom side of the hole in the gutter. Step 3 position the half wine barrel under the rain chain and fill it with water.

It is gorgeous and has such a lovely rustic look to it. Take a mini s hook and loop it through one end of a 12 inch chain piece and into the drainage hole of the terra cotta pot. There they are called kusari doi or chain gutter. You just bend your spoons or forks into place and then position them however you want them to create the chain for your water to travel over.

I took one link from the chain and cut it in half with bolt cutters. This rain chain is made from old metal spoons you an also use forks if you have them. There are endless possibilities for using scrap metal to make your new rain chain.