Giving this rain barrel a whiskey barrel makeover

[@CheckPoint702]

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

[@xrev1]

Clever use of a coat hanger to feed the fittings through.

[@Joey-fq5rr]

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.

[@krismiller8809]

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!!!

[@BuildingWithBlake]

Thanks for the kind words. This made my day.

[@nhcsuck42]

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

[@marinky618]

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.

[@janmoore8241]

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.

[@douglaswindsor120]

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

[@tmontero8492]

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!

[@CashNYC]

you did a great job all around

[@KrigareAvHallarna]

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!

[@hostelride758]

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

[@jimstevens2668]

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

[@bonniesmith4071]

Very creative! You have a useful talent!

[@rgraham7885]

Good job. Wifes happy so everyone is happy.

[@onesimusiii]

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

[@katejennings7749]

This is very helpful for my next project. Thanks!

[@adarijo-cid5697]

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.

[@BuildingWithBlake]

Go for it. Using a circular saw will be tough cause it’s a lot of cutting but you could probably rig up a fence with some 2x4s. Let me know how it turns out.

[@joem9380]

I like it.what about the drain valve?

[@johndigiovanni]

Great video!

[@Speeglelookingglass]

Nice job!!! Beautiful!!!

[@jasonschuette2000]

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

[@BuildingWithBlake]

I had planned a follow up on this but ran into some health issues. I’m doing better but it looks like I might have to wait till next year now that winter is closing in.

[@gingle9429]

I wondered about the transfer pump as well. I have a "rain" barrel (it's actually from the AC), but if I go uphill then I just fill a watering can and lug that thing around. I do have a drain toward the bottom of mine though.

[@sig6056]

I like the garden hose.

[@basquint]

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

[@Not_Sure_]

Great job man.

[@chrishayes6057]

Enjoy the videos, keep up the great content!

[@kmw4359]

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!

[@BuildingWithBlake]

Yes. I have three total but they all capture water from separate roofs and they could all use a backup. It’s not too difficult to link them together so I may add more. Thanks for subscribing!

[@DanielleAllison-vr7es]

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

[@terryturnerjr8271]

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

[@BuildingWithBlake]

Brilliant!

[@thisjustin6150]

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.

[@BuildingWithBlake]

I'd guess it was roughly $120 in lumber costs. Pallet wood could work if it's treated for weather. Just have to true up your edges.

[@nnekababy]

It's very pretty!

[@Jay_the_Caffeinator]

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!!

[@douglaswindsor120]

Where do you get that fitting

[@ziptiefighter]

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 👊

[@CBM181]

Don't know if I missed it? but what is the width of the boards you used???

[@BuildingWithBlake]

3.5 inch by .5 inch

[@hillsmith]

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

[@vttsantana]

Thank you

[@truthbetold2611]

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

[@MrMannyboy329]

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

[@geedubb-q1u]

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

[@Rlnds4175]

👌

[@jimmobley533]

Let's call you Cooper.

[@kathleenmclain9856]

Just pretend its cicadas singing :D

[@demarcianodesigns4504]

I liker it better that way

[@douglaswindsor120]

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

[@bakersakers953]

Grey hose nor sexy. I like it all though.

[@brianbetz7030]

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.

[@aleidabianchi1434]

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