How To Make Rain Gutter Chains

Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location.

How to make rain gutter chains.

Use copper tubing and stones to make this beautiful natural rain chain. Install the rain chain by removing an existing downspout or creating a hole through the gutter system. It is gorgeous and has such a lovely rustic look to it. Some of the most interesting rain chains can be made by linking together pieces of old scrap metal or discarded metal items.

Turn these cute galvanized buckets into a diy bucket rain chain. Scrap metal will most likely be harder to work with than copper or aluminum so take extra care when shaping or drilling holes in your pieces. Flip the pot upside down and. 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.

Connect a second piece of chain to the other side of the s hook and continue adding pots. Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. This rain chain is made from old metal spoons you an also use forks if you have them. 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.

If your budget is tight consider making this diy plastic cup rain chain. The first kusari doi were created in the 1600s to adorn. I decided to just use a half link of the chain on the top side of the gutter. Step 3 position the half wine barrel under the rain chain and fill it with water.

Fill the hole with the stone. 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. I took one link from the chain and cut it in half with bolt cutters. Additionally rain chains offer the benefit of being visually pleasing water features which enhance a home s appearance.

Rain chains originated in japan where they have adorned houses and temples for hundreds of years. There they are called kusari doi or chain gutter. There are endless possibilities for using scrap metal to make your new rain chain.