How to Make a Rain Barrel that Looks Natural in your Yard 

Love that your wife has genuine interest and happiness on your successes. Love it

Great vid man. Getting your wife's reaction was a great idea. Seeing a wife support her husband's cool idea is very wholesome. Hope you are doing well.

Awesome!! I was looking for a gutter solution and came across your videos. I went down the rabbit hole and am having sooooo much fun watching the rest of your productions! I LOVE your editing and voice overs. You and your wife's laughter is so great to hear. AND you gave me a great solution for my shed/potters studio rain issue. It just so happens I have the aluminum flashing on hand from another project so I think the only thing I need to buy is the rods. Thanks so much for the cheap and easy solution!! Looking forward to many more of your videos!!!

I did it myself with the Woodglut plans. I think this is the best way to find out how to build it.

Very creative! You have a useful talent!

OMG Blake! Stumbled upon one of your videos and I'm now a fan!! Subscribed!!!! Keep up the great work!!!

10:10 I know it's not as "low profile" but using something rigid, like a length of PVC pipe, might give you the confidence in reaching the bottom that you need. Just make sure to cut the bottom at a 45° angle so it doesn't suction flat to the bottom of the barrel!

Very interested in the patio cover, gutter and rain barrel projects. I have drainage problems and need to learn more about using rain barrels (which I have one and need another one), but need someone to help me hook them up. Great DIY videos. Great ideas. Keep up with the great ideas. Thank you.

Great idea!! I’m going to cover my rain barrel this weekend, just like you did. Thanks for sharing!!

Nicely done! I love your ideas and how you figure it all out! The look of the barrel is great. Keep going, can't wait to see more! I love your patio roof, I'll be looking for that video, too.

It's very pretty!

Good job. Wifes happy so everyone is happy.

I think this is a very creative way to make those plastic barrels look good. I really like this idea, and might "borrow" it, haha. I don't have a table saw, though... only a circular saw... that's the only snag, so I'll have to be more careful with my cuts.

I like the garden hose.

you did a great job all around

That’s awesome thanks so much cute genuine reaction from your wife :)

You need more storage barrels so make 4 more or more I do love your cover around the barrel and on top

Use a fishing bobber with a string to measure the water depth. We made a mark at empty, half way and full. :)

Great video!

This is very helpful for my next project. Thanks!

Nice job!!! Beautiful!!!

Enjoy the videos, keep up the great content!

Clever! Love the garden hose, much less intrusive than a downspout. To check the water level in the drum, would using a simple wooden dowel as a dipstick work? Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing!

Nice job! May steal some of your ideas as we have alot of barrels we are not using!

Well Blake, as others have said. I came across your content from searching for a clear roof alternative to building my own screened in porch. We got a quote of $50K, and there is NO way it is going to add that much to our home. With lumbar prices where they are, I am going to mainly use metal studs and panel frames. Thinking of aircrete in the panels, not positive yet. But as I stated in your gutter video. To help with that buildup of ice/snow and such. I recommend looking at Costco or Sam's Club for a mesh gutter cover. I used my Dremel to cut the metal supports because the snips I had weren't really working for me. I did my whole house for $150ish. And I think it would help in your situation. (Just my thoughts anyway.) I really am glad I subscribed!!

this is a really nice one, now I'm thinking to do the same, however I think I'll go for a a bit of a burned look. thanks for the inspiration

Great job man.

Nice job! I am leaning towards something to pretty up my white linked rain barrels. Was thinking of wrapping in snow fence slats. It's all about the $$$. Oh, and I sub'd too 👊

Hi new subscriber here … love your channel! Wondering whether you found (as I did) that I really should have installed more rain barrels because the darn things fill up so quickly after even a small rain. Love the way you do this one - very nice!

I like it.what about the drain valve?

Thank you

Hey Blake, great video. I would like to hear more about your transfer pump. I didn’t see a follow up video.

Secure a glow stick to the end of the pump hose when you drop it in.

You're fun to watch. Would have you as a neighbor : ) Life is cool with creativity.

Tape your hose to a stick you can stick into the barrel. No ruler required.

Very beautiful project! I got to wonder though how much all that wood cost... I am wondering if I could do the same but with pallet wood.

Just pretend its cicadas singing :D

One thing the wood will do is to cut down on algae growth from being out in the sun.

Where do you get that fitting

Why didn’t you just put the lid on and trace the outline of the lid from the bottom?

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I liker it better that way

Let's call you Cooper.

Why does everyone who makes utube videos on collecting rain water loose 5 gallons or more of the barrel capacity I can see an inch to keep settlement out of the valve but losing capacity at the top has no purpose one of the bungs is 2 inch fip use a pvc adapter to threaded fip then use a T run your water into the top plumb the side inlet of the T as an overflow water fills totop of the barrel

Grey hose nor sexy. I like it all though.

Well, this is what happens when you have 6 of these white elephants around your house and outbuildings, and you are wondering how to make them look better. Rest assured, my wife will NOT see this video.