How to Install a Rain Barrel | Ask This Old House

In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada first takes us on a trip to learn more about watersheds and how to control runoff before meeting carpenter Nathan Gilbert to tackle a rain barrel installation.

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Landscape designer Jenn Nawada and carpenter Nathan Gilbert travel to Tulsa, OK to help a homeowner make a rain barrel using an aged whiskey barrel and learn about the ecological impact of stormwater runoff.

Where to find it?
To prep the gutter to receive the downspout, Nathan drills a hole using a 2-1/8” hole saw [https://homedepot.sjv.io/NkabEb] and then cuts it to size with snips [https://homedepot.sjv.io/m5dG1a], to fit the downspout outlet [https://homedepot.sjv.io/jrdma6].

After dry fitting the downspout in place, Nathan uses a hack saw [https://homedepot.sjv.io/MmW4Vn] to cut the downspout to size and secures it to the siding with gutter straps [https://homedepot.sjv.io/rQdXW5] and rivets.

To prep the base area, Jenn and Maggie use shovels [https://homedepot.sjv.io/rQPDPd] to clear the topsoil [https://homedepot.sjv.io/JzP2Yr]. Once the topsoil is removed, 2x4s are used as a screed [https://homedepot.sjv.io/WqoNPG] to compact and level the ground before adding paver stone dust [https://homedepot.sjv.io/badVgP] or sand [https://homedepot.sjv.io/3e1EMX].

With the base area prepped, Nathan places the base block firmly in the sand before using a mallet [https://homedepot.sjv.io/nLVg7a] to set them in place.

The oak barrel was sourced from Midwest Barrel Company [https://midwestbarrelco.com/].

Credits: City of Tulsa Streets and Stormwater Department [https://bit.ly/3xC1ie5]
Special Thanks: Tulsa Remote [https://www.tulsaremote.com/], Jasmine Teer [https://bit.ly/443oIFm]

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Materials:
T-fittings (solderless) [https://homedepot.sjv.io/LXNL6a]
Compression connections [https://homedepot.sjv.io/DKN6oy]
Push-to-connect fittings [https://homedepot.sjv.io/GmNyWE]
Transfer plates [https://homedepot.sjv.io/NkqxLO]
PEX pipe [https://homedepot.sjv.io/75N6P3]
A heat exchanger with pumps [https://homedepot.sjv.io/XYeaBX]
Screws [https://homedepot.sjv.io/vNaKdv]
A variety of check valves [https://homedepot.sjv.io/rQPKmG]
Pressure relief valves [https://homedepot.sjv.io/g1Enx5]
Expansion tank [https://homedepot.sjv.io/zNVKom]
Fiberglass insulation [https://homedepot.sjv.io/baoBMB]

Tools:
Power drill [https://homedepot.sjv.io/R50Wna]
Propress for solderless connections [https://homedepot.sjv.io/KjN6Ma]
Oscillating tool [https://homedepot.sjv.io/g1LKDB]
Rubber mallet [https://homedepot.sjv.io/nLVg7a]
PEX cutter [https://homedepot.sjv.io/KjN65N]

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