Comments on: How To Make A Rain Barrel http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-830825 YoungHouseLove Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:05:06 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-830825 Oh yeah - we love rain chains! We don't have one ourselves but have always wanted to put one somewhere. -John

Oh yeah – we love rain chains! We don’t have one ourselves but have always wanted to put one somewhere.

-John

]]> By: Karima http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-830777 Karima Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:55:49 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-830777 I am planning to make a rain barrel after I read your post. I have a huge roof and there is so much water that is wasted during the rain season. And I have a pond!!! Here I found a picture on the web about a chain to guide water into rain barrel. I am not sure it will work with a mosquito net, but here it is: http://7thhouseontheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rainchains2.jpg I am planning to make a rain barrel after I read your post. I have a huge roof and there is so much water that is wasted during the rain season. And I have a pond!!!
Here I found a picture on the web about a chain to guide water into rain barrel. I am not sure it will work with a mosquito net, but here it is:
http://7thhouseontheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rainchains2.jpg

]]> By: The Twisted Tine http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-824970 The Twisted Tine Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:45:44 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-824970 This is absolute genius, and I think we may have to give this a go out here for our own watering needs... thank you for the post. :) This is absolute genius, and I think we may have to give this a go out here for our own watering needs… thank you for the post. :)

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-792071 YoungHouseLove Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:39:51 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-792071 Still love it! We have one at our new house and use it to water stuff that we plant (new shrubs, herbs, etc) pretty much from spring to fall! xo, s

Still love it! We have one at our new house and use it to water stuff that we plant (new shrubs, herbs, etc) pretty much from spring to fall!

xo,
s

]]> By: Meghan http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-792055 Meghan Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:29:20 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-792055 Remember reading this a while back and am interested in making my own. Any feedback on how the process is going now? Remember reading this a while back and am interested in making my own. Any feedback on how the process is going now?

]]> By: Bruce K http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-564773 Bruce K Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:20:53 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-564773 I've made a similar rain barrel but tie two barrels together and added the overflow tube to take the extra water away from the foundation of the house. There are pictures here: http://greenterrafirma.com/DIY_Rain_Barrel.html Thanks, Bruce. I’ve made a similar rain barrel but tie two barrels together and added the overflow tube to take the extra water away from the foundation of the house. There are pictures here:

http://greenterrafirma.com/DIY_Rain_Barrel.html

Thanks, Bruce.

]]> By: Mike http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-484677 Mike Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:12:54 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-484677 You can get tablets to kill mosquitoes that are not harmful You can get tablets to kill mosquitoes that are not harmful

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-484491 YoungHouseLove Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:11:08 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-484491 Nope we sadly sold it with our old house, but we plan to hunt down a new one asap! xo, s

Nope we sadly sold it with our old house, but we plan to hunt down a new one asap!

xo,
s

]]> By: Valencia http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-484487 Valencia Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:09:26 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-484487 I am printing this out as we speak because I am determined to create this. Thank you for this! :) oh did ya'll bring this with ya'll to ya'll new house? I am printing this out as we speak because I am determined to create this. Thank you for this! :)

oh did ya’ll bring this with ya’ll to ya’ll new house?

]]> By: VickiB http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-make-a-rain-barrel/comment-page-2/#comment-477231 VickiB Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:03:41 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9493#comment-477231 not sure if anyone is still looking to acquire barrels, but if you can contact someone at a nursing home/hospital with in facility laundry, their detergent comes in very large barrels! wash them out, and you're ready to *not* roll! not sure if anyone is still looking to acquire barrels, but if you can contact someone at a nursing home/hospital with in facility laundry, their detergent comes in very large barrels! wash them out, and you’re ready to *not* roll!

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