https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/a66f1dc4-70df-4ddf-a623-f166756f0e41 Follow along as This Old House contributor Christopher Beidel, owner of Pernt [https://www.perntstudio.com/], a handmade-furniture company in Brooklyn, New York, leads you through the simple steps it takes to green up your garden. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Collecting rainwater is a no-brainer for gardening. It's the ugly black barrels we could do without. So here's a plan you can use to build your own rain barrel, one that's both eco-friendly and aesthetically pleasing. It's a simple project, thanks to an off-the-shelf diverter kit that connects to a downspout. The barrel is essentially a sturdy wood shell built around a repurposed plastic garbage bin that serves as the reservoir. Made of rot-resistant lumber, the barrel goes together with easy lap and butt joints and some deck screws. Decorative exterior battens dress it up, and you can customize them and paint the barrel to fit any style of house or garden. Shopping List for How to Build a Rain Barrel: 1x6. Get 10 treated 8-footers for the slats, lid, and floor., 5/4x4. Get three treated 8-footers for the interior battens., 1x4. Get one treated 8-footer for the decorative batten., 1x3. Get two treated 8-footers for the decorative battens., 4x4. Get one treated 6-footer., 1 1/4-, 1 1/2-, 2-inch deck screws, door-pull handle [https://amzn.to/39zXLxl], square plastic trash bin [https://amzn.to/3bIRuSE], downspout diverter kit [http://bit.ly/3bG4x79], 1 1/4-inch stainless-steel pan-head screws to secure the landscape fabric., landscape fabric or window screening, Tools for How to Build a Rain Barrel: miter saw, bar clamps, drill/driver, 1/8-by-3-inch drill bit, combination square, kit-supplied hole saws, Cut list: 1x6 pressure-treated vertical slats: sixteen @ 40 inches 1x6 pressure-treated lid slats: four @ 23⅞ inches (cut to fit) 1x6 pressure-treated floorboards: four @ 20⅞ inches (cut to fit) 5/4x4 pressure-treated interior battens: four @ 23⅞ inches 5/4x4 pressure-treated interior battens: four at 20⅜ inches 5/4x4 pressure-treated lid battens: two @ 18⅜inches 1x4 pressure-treated decorative battens: two @ 23 inches (cut to fit) 1x4 pressure-treated decorative battens: two @ 24⅜ inches (cut to fit) 1x3 pressure-treated decorative battens: four @ 23 inches (cut to fit) 1x3 pressure-treated decorative battens: four @ 24⅜ inches (cut to fit) 4x4 pressure-treated legs: four @ 10 inches or customized to your terrain DIY Rain Barrel Construction and Installation Kit with Downspout Diverter: one; Rain Brothers [http://bit.ly/3bG4x79] Black 35-gallon square trash can: one [https://amzn.to/3bIRuSE] ¾-by-3-inch brass nipple: one [https://amzn.to/39CNwIq] 5¾-inch black door pull: one [https://amzn.to/39zXLxl] Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Rain Barrel | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:28:31 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/a66f1dc4-70df-4ddf-a623-f166756f0e41 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.