How To Make Homemade And Original Water Chains For Gutters?

In recent years, rain chains are becoming more and more fashionable as an alternative to traditional downspouts in roof drainage systems. In fact, we can find original designs that can give a distinctive touch to our facade or as decoration for an outdoor area. We give you some ideas to make homemade and original water chains.

Take advantage of canned food

Rain chains have their origin in Asia, so a good idea to make an original but working model is to use what they do there as inspiration. Many chains have different containers that are filled and work as the wheel of a water mill. That is, once the rainwater has filled the tank, it is turned over to pour the water into the next one and so on.

Taking this idea as a basis, we can reuse large tin cans to create the different tanks of our rain chain, as well as paint them in colors or add containers of different sizes. Of course, in any case, remember that if you live in an area where rainfall is abundant, you will need to install downspouts and contact a gutter installation service that will advise you on what is most suitable for your home.

Make a chain with pots

Following the previous line but leaving aside the idea that, they dump the water; another great option is to place small decorative ceramic pots along the chain. We can use the drainage holes that come from the factory to pass the chain and fix them at the same distance from each other.

Place bells to give a special touch

In case you want to create a special rain chain, an alternative that will add a sonorous touch to rainy afternoons is to put small bells along the chain. In this way, when the waterfalls, it will gently tinkle, creating an almost fairy-tale atmosphere.

In fact, this can be a very practical solution if you already have a rain chain previously installed by a professional guttering company. Since it is not necessary to have to disassemble the chain to do it.

Put chains of different thicknesses

We finish with one of the ideas that we like the most because of the rustic and industrial touch it brings. It involves placing several chains of different sizes in the same downspout area of ​​the horizontal gutters. In addition to being visually very attractive, it is also a way to get larger capacity downspouts.