🌟 [ 21 ]   How to Install a Rain Barrel | Ask This Old House [ @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. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] 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 [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] and then cuts it to size with snips [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to fit the downspout outlet [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] After dry fitting the downspout in place, Nathan uses a hack saw [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to cut the downspout to size and secures it to the siding with gutter straps [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] and rivets. To prep the base area, Jenn and Maggie use shovels [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to clear the topsoil [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Once the topsoil is removed, 2x4s are used as a screed [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to compact and level the ground before adding paver stone dust [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] or sand [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] With the base area prepped, Nathan places the base block firmly in the sand before using a mallet [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to set them in place. The oak barrel was sourced from Midwest Barrel Company [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Credits: City of Tulsa Streets and Stormwater Department [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Special Thanks: Tulsa Remote [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Jasmine Teer [[ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House Insider to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] P .

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