888-666-0844
    Click for Covid-19 impacts

Mountain Living Real EstateMountain Living Real Estate

Your Source for Summit County Real Estate

  • Search
    • Search All Properties
    • Our Listings
  • buy/sell/rent
    • Buyers
    • Sellers
    • Renters
    • Property Management
  • Communities
    • Breckenridge
    • Copper Mountain
    • Dillon
    • Frisco
    • Keystone
    • Silverthorne
    • Park County
  • Blog
  • About
    • Client Testimonials
    • Contact

A Rain Chain Instead of a Downspout

Rain ChainSummit County is not your typical place to live. It’s high elevation, 9,000 -11,000 feet, with intense weather conditions. It’s baked by the sun and buried by the snow. That needs to be taken into consideration with anything that has to endure the elements. Our homes need to outlast the abuse. One way we have improved our home is by the addition of a rain chain.

Gutters and Downspouts

 We only have 2 sections of gutters on our house so snow will slide off the roof more easily and we will have fewer places for ice dams to form. Instead of downspouts, those gutters have rain chains. Downspouts can freeze up. Preventing that requires heat tape, basically a wire that you plug in. It gets warm and melts the ice giving the water a channel to run through. It works okay but it requires electricity. If you don’t have heat tape already, you may have to add an outside outlet and possibly a breaker.

A Rain Chain instead of a Downspout

A rain chain takes the place of the downspout.  It does freeze up but instead of ice blocking the down spout, the water can still flow over the ice to the ground. Before the ice gets too thick, just take a broom or stick and gently knock the rain chain a couple of times breaking the ice free.  We think it’s a great alternative.
https://mountain-living.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190707_181442.mp4

Rain Chains are Decorative & Functional

Not only are rain chains functional and environmentally friendly, they are decorative.  They come in a variety of styles. One is sure to fit your style. We bought ours online. The website said the cup style splash less than the other varieties. Since our front chain was next to our deck, we decided to go for the cup style. It still does splash a little. I think the more the water that is flowing down it the less splashing happens.
So far we are happy with our decision to get rain chains. Time will tell how they weather.

Posted in: Homeowner Information Tagged: home improvement, rain chain

Comments

  1. Ricardo Farah says

    January 15, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    Rain chains are so underrated! We never see them a whole lot.. Copper rain chains are always one of the top choices. Nice article!

    Reply
  2. Suhana Morgan says

    May 16, 2020 at 5:15 am

    I bought a cheap rain chain from an online catalog about 7 years ago. I don’t know what it’s made of but it looks like copper and hasn’t tarnished. Everyone loves it. The only problem, since it’s a cheaper version, it wasn’t quite long enough to reach the ground.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Post navigation

« Summit County Market Conditions -1st Half 2019
A-Basin Joins Ikon for the 2019/2020 Ski Season! »

About Us

Mountain Living Real Estate, a.k.a. The Mountain Living Team, is a family owned, second generation, real estate company that has been helping buyers and sellers in Summit County since the early 90’s.  Mountain Living Real Estate is committed to going above and beyond to ensure their clients have the most amazing real estate experience possible.  Jason & Meredith take a personal approach to educate their clients, empowering them to make high quality decisions no matter the situation.  They take exceptional care throughout the sales process and beyond; striving to make each client’s path in Summit County one filled with fun, excitement & great memories.

Work with Mountain Living Real Estate and you’ll understand why so many people say, “We Love Mountain Living!”

Testimonials

View from Silverthorne

Professionally executed from start to finish

William from TX Mountain Living Real Estate November 25, 2020

Honest and realistic about pricing and negotiating. On the clients side for negotiations. Willing to go extra mile for anything we needed since we were out of state.

Kristin from VA Mountain Living Real Estate October 6, 2020

Thank you Jason and Meridith for all you did . We were very impressed from the start to the finish . Jason was very timely with his responses to any questions or concerns we had . His very calm and professional demeanor was most reassuring. The photos that Meridith took were professional grade . All Continue Reading

John from Idaho Springs, CO Mountain Living Real Estate October 2, 2020

Jason and Meredith exemplify what real estate agents should be.  We purchased two homes and sold one with them.  The attention to detail was outstanding.  It is rare in today’s world to find such a high level of customer service.   Jason and Meredith handle everything and go way above and beyond what other agents would do.  The online tools, calendar Continue Reading

Wendy from Pine, CO Mountain Living Real Estate September 14, 2020

La Riva del Lago

Thank you for going above and beyond to sell and help me close! You have been a great resource for us. We so appreciate it!

Sheila from KS Mountain Living Real Estate September 10, 2020

Most impressed with timeliness and response – working with us late in the evening. It was a pleasure. Appreciate the opportunity to work with you.

Kevin from Highlands Ranch Mountain Living Real Estate September 4, 2020

You did a wonderful job. You went up to the condo several times. Not only did you take pictures, but you set up the dining table, etc. for better showing. You came in for inspection follow up, etc. All much appreciated!! All the extra special touches and great communication from listing to closing meant a Continue Reading

Pat from Broomfield, CO Mountain Living Real Estate July 11, 2020

You went above and beyond our expectations to check out the Wetterhorn unit! You know what we like and saw the opportunity for us to purchase a unit we will enjoy!

Linda from Texas Mountain Living Real Estate June 30, 2020

Buffalo Ridge Condo

We were most impressed with the willingness to get the job done under difficult situations.

John from Manitou Springs, CO Mountain Living Real Estate April 13, 2020

January Sales get a Thumbs Up

Good communication and quick response. Knowledge of area and market. Pleasant attitude through it all.

Stacey from Texas Mountain Living Real Estate March 1, 2020

Contact Us


Jason and Meredith Adams

Jason & Meredith Adams
Mountain Living Real Estate

101 Main St, #109, PO Box 4115 Frisco, CO 80443

(888) 666-0844
team@mountain-living.com
© 2021 · Equity Framework
© 2021 · Mountain Living Real Estate, Inc.
 

Privacy Policy · Sitemap
Listings Sitemap · Log In