They are short sections of aluminum usually only several feet long that are fitted underneath the shingles of the roof to form a metal wall that diverts the rainwater away.
Rain barrel but no gutter.
In this case you would need to attach a hose from the second rain barrel overflow to the gutter so that the second barrel doesn t overflow.
1 walk around your house during the next rain and observe the water.
I was wondering if a rainbarrel would really catch enough rain if you didn t use gutters.
Use a hose clamp to secure the hose to the overflow spout.
Most homes direct water into the barrel with gutters and downspouts but even homes without gutters can use a rain barrel.
Insert the other end of the hole in the gutter.
You could instead attach the hose to a second rain barrel for a daisy chain of rain barrels.
These diverters will also form concentrated streams of water that you can channel or collect.
Many people want to save rain water but do not have a gutter system.