To build a pond on the dacha with your own hands is an opportunity to create an original design solution on your site.
An artificial pond will help you relax and relax by the water, without having to go somewhere or even go outside the site.
In this case, the arrangement of the pond is possible even in a small area - it is not suitable for bathing, but it will become an excellent decoration and complement the overall design of your dacha or country house.
The price of such a pond will please - it can be built from improvised means - use even old tires and wheels.
The construction of a reservoir is a thing that everyone can do, because making it yourself is not at all difficult: it is possible to build both the simplest small pond and an impressive pond suitable even for bathing.
It all depends on your desires and the size of your site.
In the article you will learn how to make a pond in the country, what are the options for its device and how to choose a design.
Photo of different types of reservoirs, as well as step-by-step video instructions for their construction will make your work easier.
Pond design
Pond design
The pond structure depends on several factors: the size of your site and the density of building, purpose( for example, for swimming) and, of course, your desire.
Below you will see several photo options for mini-reservoirs for the site - they will help you decide what exactly you want to see on your land.
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A video instruction will help you make any type of pond.
Country house or country house - the most massive and important structure on the site, so it is logical that you need to start choosing the design from it.
The decorative pond must be suitable for style and color, to fit organically into the site.
Pay attention to the materials - if your house is made of wood, you can equip the pond with a wooden bridge or put wood benches next to it.
If a stone predominates among the material, you can lay out a pond and a pond, make paved paths or draw a line for the shore.
It's great if your site is big and it has a lot of vegetation - it is better to place a mini-pond in the shade of trees, rather than next to the beds.
Near it, you can build a gazebo or put benches and chairs so that you can relax in the shade and coolness.
Such a pond is not intended for bathing, but it will look as if it was created by nature itself, i.e.have a natural design, which can not be said about the pond near the beds.
Depending on the amount of vegetation on the site, you can choose the design of the pond: if there are many plants, you can use the Chinese style - it is distinguished by lush trees and bridges.
If there are not a lot of plants, we can stop at a more strict Japanese minimalism - the trees are rather monotonous, the conifers prevail, and the pond is supplemented with stones and boulders of various sizes.
See how these water bodies look on the photo to see how they fit into your site.
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The simplest, but very nice option is the so-called "nature garden", when plants plant( or are already present on the site) only those that are specific for your region.
This mini-pond looks quite organic, albeit without special natural delights, but you can fix it by adding it to various elements of the decor( see the video and photo for their options).
If your house, and the site as a whole, is distinguished by strict regular geometric shapes - it makes sense to make the same pond so that it reflects the overall style of the site.
This pond is better located near the flower beds and paths, or simply in the open area. If you have a courtyard or patio - there is such a pond there is a place.
These mini pools can be either round or rectangular. Nearby you can plant tall grass, build mini waterfalls or put sculptures - the finish depends on your imagination.
Look at the photo of different variants of artificial reservoirs and decide which one you want to make on your site.
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Location of the reservoir
Once you have decided on the style of the pond, you need to choose a location. From where you put it, it will hang how long and qualitatively the artificial pond will serve you.
Ideal for a place where there is a small shadow from the trees.
The fact is that if you arrange a homemade pond in the country in direct sunlight, then algae will appear in it much faster, but if the shadow is too large, then the plants around will grow poorly and the appearance of the reservoir will suffer.
To make the decorative pond look good, it will take 5 hours a day for lighting.
Shady trees - not the best choice for a mini-pond - you will have to constantly scrape out the fallen foliage, which can significantly spoil the quality of water in the pond.
To choose the size, proceed, first of all, from the area of your site.
Do not be discouraged if there are not enough places, first, making small ponds is much easier, and secondly, it is cheaper, becausethe material will be needed several times less. Well, make it beautiful to help decor elements.
Ideally, a mini-pond should occupy about 3% of the site size. But you, of course, can allocate more space for the pond in the dacha with your own hands.
Most dacha ponds are not designed for swimming, but still have different degrees of depth.
If you want to breed fish in the pond, its depth should be about 2 m, and necessarily below the depth of freezing of the ground. In this case, the depth occupies about 1/5 of the total area of the reservoir.
For plants planted along the perimeter of the reservoir, the depth is not critical, but if you want to use aquatic plants, for example, water lilies, you need to make a shallow water zone( about 1.2 m).
Before the final decision, do not forget to view as much as possible photos and videos with options to immediately determine not only the location and general style of the pond, but also decorative elements for it.
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How to build a reservoir
Construction will depend on the size of the reservoir you have chosen, as well as the material that will be used for construction.
Artificial pond, contrary to popular belief, can do quite cheaply and be made literally from improvised means.
It can be built from an old bath, a tire, using film and tires.
The construction of a pond with a concrete base will cost you the most. It will most likely require the help of specialists, sinceit will be necessary to build formwork and reinforcement.
If you want to make everything simpler and cheaper, then it's better to use ready-made plastic containers that you can buy - their shape can be any you want.
The most budgetary option - the use of a special moisture-resistant film.
To make it clear how the artificial pond looks, start the device from the plan, which will reflect its size, depth and width, shape and planting areas and future decor elements.
It's better to draw a visual sketch - then in the course of the work you will not have to change the course and redo what you started.
Now that the sketch is ready, draw a contour of the future mini-reservoir in the place where you decided to arrange it.
You can select the boundaries using a conventional water hose or sand, which is poured around the perimeter of the future building.
After marking up the territory, make sure that all the banks of your reservoir will be on the same level - otherwise the construction will be difficult, and it is better to move the reservoir to another place.
Now about how to dig a pond in the country. In this there is nothing difficult - you need to dig a pit, based on the depth of the reservoir, which you have determined for yourself.
The easiest way is to use a mini excavator or other professional equipment.independent work will be difficult. The water at the bottom of the pit will have to be pumped out by the pump.
After the pit is ready, measure it and add to the resulting size +50 cm on the sides of the bowl - this is necessary to properly choose the size of the film, which should be slightly larger than the size of the pond.
By the way, you can let the dug out the ground on the design of the site: make a stream or mound with it, or simply distribute it evenly over the site.
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Use the purchased film to cover the bottom of the excavation. The first layer below the film should be put geotextiles - it will serve as a protection for the film from plants and stones.
To make the edge of the reservoir, you need to dig a trench along its perimeter to fix the film: its edges are filled with crushed stone and securely fixed.
Additionally, you can strengthen them with stones or plastic pipes - then the ground will not crumble.
A pond using a film is almost ready, it remains to arrange the plants and pour water. Water is poured with a pump, and plants are placed on the territory in special containers. The bottom of the pond needs to be covered with stones and rubble.
Also do not interfere with the arrangement of the stream, so that the water in the pond does not stagnate. In addition, it will improve the overall design.
This is the scheme of work. Look at the help video, as well as photos - they will help you figure it out.
Pond from the bath
An artificial pond from an old bath is another original and profitable solution that can be made from improvised means.
The shape of the bathtub can be any. In the photo you can see how the different design of reservoirs from an old bath can look.
Primer for reservoirs from the bath should be firm, better from sand and clay. In winter, the reservoir must be covered with snow, so that the fish do not freeze.
Any type of bathtub is suitable for such a pond, the main thing is that there is no hole in it.
The construction of such a pond requires a pit, the depth of which is more than 30 cm of bath height - that is, in the ground it should be located so that the edges are completely submerged in the ground.
After installation, check how much it is worth using the level.
If the device is executed correctly, it remains only to fill visible slots with sand, and proceed to the next stage of work.
Watch a video on how to install a bath so that the work was done qualitatively.
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The construction of the pond from the bath is as follows: first mix the glue with the cement base - it you will cover the bath.
The mixture should turn out to be dark, in consistency to remind the dough.
Begin to distribute the mixture you need from the walls, and the remnants are applied to the bottom. It is best to carry out this procedure after the bath is immersed in the ground, otherwise there is a risk of deformation of the surface.
The mixture very quickly sets, so almost immediately after its application it is possible to stretch the mesh from the edge of the bath to the middle. At the corners you need to fix the rings, on which you later fix the shelves.
The bottom of the bath is covered with dry clay about 3 cm, the walls are also coated with clay, premixed with water. In this mixture it will be possible to plant the plants.
Photo and video instructions will help you to properly process the bath.
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After the clay dries, you can start pouring the bath with water. This can be done from a conventional hose.
It is best to put a nozzle on it and lay it on the bottom so that the clay layer is not damaged during operation.
The edges of the bathtub are better laid with stones and planted with plants - they will visually outline the shore boundary.
The design of such a pond depends only on your imagination - you can place duck figures on it, lay out paths with stones - all this will significantly improve its appearance.
