Half round gutters rest in brackets screwed to the fascia.
Cistern no gutters.
I got the used drum locally for 15 and the wood came from my scrap bin.
Sweep all debris from the roof and gutters leading to the chosen downspout by using a broom.
The rain will collect in gutters that channel the water into downspouts and then into some sort of storage vessel.
Put them where they need to be.
A system of gutters and downspouts directs the rainwater collected by the roof to the storage cistern.
K style gutters can be spiked or screwed to the fascia.
Screwed connections are stronger.
I chose to use 2x6 material because i had it handy but if you choose to u.
If you join too many downspouts before they enter the cistern you could have a constriction that would be problematic.
This is a cistern i made from some pressure treated 2x6 material and a 55 gallon plastic juice drum.
Rainwater harvesting is collecting the run off from a structure or other impervious surface in order to store it for later use.
Remember that the x section of a 4 pipe is twice that of a 3 pipe.
Install standard size mesh gutter covers over the entire gutter that will lead into the cistern.
This technique is usually only used when there s no fascia board.
Cistern covers are 2 x2 and are cast in the floor.
Traditionally this involves harvesting the rain from a roof.