How to use a rain barrel without gutters 1.
Rain collection without gutters.
Some spots drain more.
Neither roof nor gutters are needed and after it rains the water can be used for whatever gardening purpose you want.
Typically this will be for maintaining lawns gardens and landscaping but it can even be used for human consumption if properly treated.
Jun 13 2012 maybe your landlord isn t keen on the installation of a rain barrel or maybe you don t have gutters.
Walk around your house during the next rain and observe the water dripping from your roof.
Even if you only have a small balcony to call outdoor space there s still a solution to harnessing that wonderful water from above and putting it to good use it doesn t matter how small your space is this rain barrel.
There are many different types of rain barrels that are sold at gardening and landscaping centers.
Essentially they stand in your yard and collect water as it falls.
I didn t want the hassle of installing gutters just to have a rain barrel and i also.
But there are still methods that you can use to collect the water even without gutters.
Rainwater collection systems gather the water that would normally run off after a rain into a rainwater catchment or rainwater cistern and saves it for later use.
Build a small.
I used a 4 x6 waterproof nylon tarp that i had lying around.
Rainwater collection is always easier with gutters around the roof.
The bigger the tarp the more rain you.
If you don t have a roof garden though you can still collect rainwater and use it.
Some of these methods include.
Mark the areas of greatest rainwater drainage.
20 rainwater catchment system no gutters required.