Add a twist to the design of your summer cottage can be by installing a decorative fountain on it. A wide choice in stores will certainly allow us to choose the right option for your taste, but everyone agrees with the statement that a thing made by oneself is always especially expensive. Therefore, we will manufacture the fountain at the dacha with our own hands.
Before starting to work, let's talk more about the device of the fountain at the cottage. Despite the wide variety of options for such devices, they all share common core components:
- a water tank (in other words, a reservoir);
- pump for the correct circulation of water in the fountain;
- base-sculpture, along which water flows, getting back into the tank.
In our detailed master class, we will show how it is possible to make a dacha fountain that hits from the ground sim- plifying the source with sufficient ease with minimum costs.
What do you need for a homemade fountain to give?
In order to make a dacha fountain, we will need such materials:
- three or four large stone boulders;
- small gravel or gravel;
- building film for waterproofing;
- conventional plastic buckets with a capacity of 10-15 liters, you need 5 pieces;
- pump for water circulation in the fountain;
- good corrugated water hose;
- rope or rope;
- small pebbles or other stones to decorate the fountain.
On materials all. Now we will prepare the necessary tools for work.
- drill and drill bit with diamond tip;
- a large sharp knife;
- yardstick;
- shovel;
- economic rakes;
- trolley for exporting land;
- protective glasses for the eyes when working with a drill.
How to make a fountain in the country?
Before we get started, we'll look at the device layout. As a reservoir, we use conventional plastic buckets. Due to their large volume, we do not have to change the water frequently in the fountain due to pollution, besides they will allow to reduce the consumption of the filling reservoirs of crushed stone.
- First of all, we will pick up the main stone-boulder, along which the water will drain. Using a drill with a diamond drill, make a hole in the stone through which the corrugated water supply hose will pass.
- Next, using a balloon paint note the place for the future pond.
- Now we make a deepening for the fountain. Pour a hole in such a way that the buckets fit in and remain 15-20 centimeters to the top in order to successfully hide our not very attractive tanks.
- At the bottom of the excavated cavity we lay a special masonry covering, and we make a film on top. The edges of the film should protrude beyond the pit.
- Then in each bucket we drill drainage holes. This will allow, on the one hand, to flow water, and on the other - to detain the rubble.
- Choose the bucket into which we will put the pump. We cut out the holes for the hose and electric cable.
- We install our buckets in the pit for the fountain and fill the space between them with rubble.
- In one of the buckets we install the pump.
- Then we install the main large stones and draw a corrugated hose along the prepared ditch. At this stage, we will collect a little water in the tank, after which we start the pump and check the correctness of water circulation in our homemade fountain for giving.
- If the test is successful, fill the entire tank with water and cover the entire underground structure of the fountain with small stones.
- Well, finally, decorate our fountain in the country house, made by own hands, small pebbles and ornamental plants .
The dacha fountain is ready! We enjoy the results of our work.