How to Install a Rain Chain | Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Cost: $75 Skill Level: Beginner Tools List: Shovel [https://amzn.to/32WEu3V] Masonry drill [https://amzn.to/3084USN] Shopping List: Rain Chain [https://amzn.to/2OcGp0c] Pot [https://amzn.to/2M5wFlE] 3/4 inch stone [https://amzn.to/31CvJvN] Decorative river stones [https://amzn.to/34OsiUK] Steps: 1. Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. 2. Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6” deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. 3. Fill the hole with the 3/4 inch stone. 4. Flip the pot upside down and drill a few drainage holes with a masonry drill. 5. Put the pot in place on top of the hole filled with stone. 6. Next, hang the rain chain. Most rain chains usually come with specific installation instructions. It should hook right into the downspout outlet. 7. Once the rain chain in hung, put the chain in the pot and fill the pot about three-quarters of the way with the 3/4 inch stone. 8. Fill the pot the rest of the way with the river stones. Use whatever is left over to cover the base underneath the pot as well. Resources: Roger installed a Circle Rain Chain, manufactured by Grasslands Road [https://amzn.to/2O6vBkm] (https://www.grasslandsroad.com/catalogs/grasslands_road/). They can be found at some garden shops and also ordered through online retailers. Everything else Roger used for this project, including the stones, gravel, and mulch, can all be found at home centers and nurseries. Later, in the workshop, Roger showed three more decorative rain chains that included Lily Cups and Watering Cans by Ancient Graffiti [https://amzn.to/30aVnLn] (https://www.ancientgraffiti.com) and Fish Pure Copper by Good Directions [https://amzn.to/309AGzG] (http://www.gooddirections.com/). About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Install a Rain Chain | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/