YES! You can use the gutters on your roof to harvest water during rainy seasons and store it for later use. Gutters come with a lot of benefits which can be utilized besides protecting your house or commercial establishment.
If you are living in Zimbabwe, chances are high that you`ve heard or even facing water shortages due to factors and events beyond your control.
What if you can change that during this rainy season? what if you can harvest and store as much water as you want for later use? Sounds good right?
First, you need a large surface area to collect rainfall during rainy seasons and if you are a home owner, the roof of your house is ideal for harvesting water.
For this idea to work it is advisable to install gutters on your roof to harvest as much water as possible. The rain from the roof will collect in the gutters and will be directed to any storage tanks, vessels, containers and the size of these storage units can vary depending on how much water you want to use and for what purposes. (read similar article on water harvesting in Zimbabwe)
Benefits of Harvesting water in Zimbabwe
- Rainwater is reasonably clean & can be used for drinking and other domestic uses
- Free source water in times of acute water shortages
- Reduces water bills
- Can be stored for later use. (you can store thousands of litres which can last you for a very long time depending on usage)
Now that you know how you rain gutters can be used to harvest water during the rainy seasons. we can help you with the supply and fitting of seamless rain gutters on your home or commercial establishment anywhere in Zimbabwe.