Due to the pitch of my roof and our previous room addition, a good deal of rain water is expelled from my roof into a key area of my planned Japanese Garden. The water, which is running over roof tiles seems to develop a level of toxicity which is harmful to my potted plants. I witnessed this first hand when a potted Ficus tree I had placed near the run off, absorbed the roof water and lost all of it’s leaves. To eliminate any possibility of this happening again or in the future within my garden area, I decided to add a rain gutter to this particular spot and then divert the water through a french drain and dry well and back into the earth for filtering.
For the gutter construction I opted for white vinyl (Amerimax products) vs the Aluminum gutter simply to ease of installation.
The installation was pretty easy but it helps to read the instruction sheet that’s available at home depot and online as attaching some components aren’t as intuitive as you’d think. The instructions available online are just a PDF of whats available in store but it can be magnified so easier to read and visualize.
Upon completion, I had several leaks where the downspout pieces connect so I purchase the spray sealer available at home depot and that seems to have done the trick.
To add the finishing touches to the project, I purchased the touch up spray that available from Amerimax as well.
Rain Gutter Expenses: $50
Running Total: $630
GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 