Roof Top Rain Barrel

This guide will help you understand different types and uses of rain barrels.

Roof top rain barrel.

The top of the rain barrel is wider than many allowing for more versatile placement. While it isn t the most affordable material out there think about standing seam metal even for a garden shed or outbuilding. Instead of a screen a plastic lid with several holes covers the opening to prevent debris from getting in. The first is of a complex commercial system.

However the holes are large enough to allow mosquitoes and other insects in. Otherwise that water would run off and go into storm drains and streams. Automatic overflow control directs water back to downspout when barrel is full. Both achieve the desired lid results of stormwater management.

The second a home made design. The design of any rain barrel is relatively simple with its basic components consisting of. If you get about 10 inches of rain over the course of the spring and summer an average 1 360 square foot roof would yield 8 160 gallons of rainwater. You can fill a 60 gallon barrel with less than single inch of rain falling on a 10 x 10 surface so don t overlook those outbuildings when you think about opportunities to collect and store rainwater on your site.

A rain barrel collects and stores rainwater from your roof to use in your yard and garden.