Rainwater harvesting in Phoenix & beyond

Yes. The Valley averages about 7 inches a year, and in the last 20 years only 5 saw less than 5 inches while 7 saw more than 7. The rain is also well spread out: seven months of the year get more than half an inch. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 620 gallons per inch, so an average 3-bedroom house with a 2,400 square foot roof can capture around 12,000 gallons a year.

Trace your roof on the satellite map on this page and the gallons come from the real shape, at the real rainfall for your address. A rule of thumb: multiply your house's square footage by 1.5 to estimate the roof, then multiply the roof's square feet by 0.623 for gallons per inch of rain.

The best place to store water is in the ground. A basin anywhere you do not have utility lines sinks hundreds of gallons deep into the soil and keeps it moist for months after a single storm. Tanks hold water for irrigation, drinking or fire safety. We like to use both together when the budget allows.

Pieced gutters come in sections, usually 10 feet long, joined with couplings, and every joint is a place to leak. Vinyl ones are the most likely to leak over time, and metal ones are only slightly better. Seamless heavy-duty aluminum gutters are run on site to the exact length you need, so by design they cannot leak unless punctured. They are the only kind we recommend or install, and they last a lifetime.

Less than most people expect, and quoted per foot on your roof. The rest of a system, tanks, basins, downspouts and underground pipe, is quoted on your roof and your yard. Estimates are free.

Yes. We replace existing scuppers with a design that sends the water straight down into the new gutters, build custom aluminum collection boxes to stop overspray in the biggest storms, and have installed gutters and downspouts on three-story buildings and 25-foot structures. Corners, curves and odd angles are part of the job, and gutters can be color-matched to the house or made to stand out.