Joey:
Great seeing you and the gang on Sunday at the parade. You guys certainly made it more fun and entertaining. VERY much appreciated.
As you requested and I promised to do, attached are pictures of the completed rain barrel that I got from you. As with many projects I was a bit unconventional in my way of doing things.
I put a floor drain in the bottom of the barrel (so that I can get as many drops of water out as possible) rather than on the side as so many barrels are designed. This required an open bottom platform, but the 4×4’s worked well.
I used two inexpensive flower pots (plastic type) with a piece (12″x12″) sandwiched between them where the water enters the top. I saw this trick on the internet; as a way to keep mosquitoes from getting into the barrel. I’ll see if it works.
currently I do not have an overflow outlet installed. I was waiting to see how much rain it actually collects before deciding what to do. I have already found out that I will need some sort of overflow as in the brief storm on Friday night I collected nearly 50 gallons of water. Even the light showers this morning yielded another 30 gallons and that is from one half of our roof on a very small house.
Thanks again; I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time and you and your generosity made it possible.
Keep up the good work,
Wayne
Good Morning Gloucester 