Decorative fountain with your own hands on the cottage and site

The fountain should not be placed in a place in direct sunlight, otherwise the water periodicallybegins to bloom, its consumption will increase due to frequent shifts.

Trees near can also have a negative effect: leaves, twigs can clog the structure, and the roots - destroy the internal device.

It is better to have a fountain in the area intended for rest. Well, if it can be seen in the garden from any point. When the choice of location is made, then it is necessary to determine the type of the fountain itself.

The main types of

Garden fountains are of their type: submersible and stationary.

Submersible are applied directly in the pond located in the garden. The principle of the fountain is based on the creation of a stream.

To produce it, you need a pump, a pipeline and a nozzle to create the shape of the jet. Such constructions are more natural, close to nature, very often used in the Japanese garden.

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A stationary fountain is a construction on which a sculpture rises. We used to meet like in parks and squares.

The material for making such a fountain is an artificial stone, proved to be a durable and frost-resistant material.

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If the fountain is planned to make a grandiose, then its device will require the construction of a foundation and the creation of a pond.

The creation of any kind of fountain involves the preparation of a pit, the strengthening, the installation of a reservoir( tank), a pump.

It is recommended to use plastic pipes to create a pipeline that eliminates corrosion and is easily installed.

Accessories and installation

In order to create a garden stone fountain, the following materials will be required:

• stones;
• cobblestones;
• gravel;
• pump;
• tank container;
• copper connecting and PVC tubes;
• slats.

The very job of installing a fountain in the yard begins with the preparation of the pit, which should be lower by 5 cm of prepared capacity and place for the outlet.

Then gravel is poured( 5 cm), a container is installed, and a plastic pipe is connected. The place for the socket is covered with soil.

The pump is placed in the bowl, and holes for the outlet are prepared.

Then the bowl and the tube are connected, the first is filled with gravel, and the pump is installed.

The rails fix the structure( the slats are laid on top of the structure across).Next, the stones are laid one on top of the other, pre-drilled in the middle, on a tube of copper.

Next, decorate: the gaps are removed using pebbles or silicone glue. It is also necessary to adjust the pump pressure.

In the conditions of creation of a fountain( pond) from improvised means it is required:

1. stones;
2. primer;
3. pump;
4. acrylic bath( tires);
5. sheet of iron and other materials for decoration.

Digs a pit comparable to the size of the bath. The bath is installed, all drainage openings are closed to avoid water leakage.

Iron sheet is used as a protection against splashing water. It is placed vertically around the bathtub at a short distance, later it is decorated, for example, with stones.

The gap between the bathroom and the iron is filled with gravel. Then make a waterproofing using a polyvinyl chloride film or a dense polyethylene: cover the container itself to the edges of the iron sheet.

Then on the bottom of the bath you can set the backlight and decorate with small stones. Fill with water and put the pump in the middle.

You can complete the whole structure with sculptures, clay figures and vases, fill or surround the bath with vegetation.

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How to make a fountain with your own hands using tires? The principle of action remains the same: a pit is being prepared, a tire is cut into it, previously cut across.

The edges of the tire should look out a little from the pit. Then everything is covered with a film, the edges of which are refilled by the tire.

Gradually the received reservoir is filled with water, in the center the pump is installed, along the edges it is decorated with stones.

It is also possible that small stones are placed in a container, but in this case the water will quickly become turbid. The result is a small pond.

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Making a pond at the dacha

The pond in the dacha is made similar to a fountain. It should be understood that, first of all, it will be a decorative pond, you should not breed fish or swim in it.

The pond structure should be natural, but at the same time it should not turn it into a swamp.

Aquatic plants need sunlight, but its excessive influence will ruin the whole system: water can blossom.

The best location will be when in the heat of the day, the pond is in the shade.

To determine "the very place" you need to outline the contours of the pond, and during the day to follow the sun.

You can shade with the help of a tree or shrubs, if there is no nearby building. But in this case it will be necessary to regularly clean the pond from fallen leaves and twigs.

It is better not to plant a smooth surface with bushes on one level. The pond looks nice when the alpine hill is next to it.

Natural height differences allow you to create a stream flowing into a pond, and also to place a bridge, you can enter a waterfall for completeness.

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To create a pond, you can use ready-made plastic containers, as well as handy materials: a bath or tires.

Creating a waterfall

It's quite possible to build a waterfall with your own hands at the dacha. For this venture, the materials will require the same ones as for creating the fountain.

In other words, to make a waterfall means to make a fountain in the dacha with your own hands and to decorate it.

Everything is done according to the common technology: a place is chosen, a groove is prepared. But the landscape here is chosen with great care.

To build a waterfall, you should choose a place with a hill, if there is not one on the site, then it must be done artificially.

The stone steps look more natural. To create a cascade on the site more suitable flat stones( you can use clay bowls, vessels).

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Cement solution is used for their fixing. There is also an option to purchase ready-made cascades in the store.

From the desire, what will be the stream of water, depends on the type of steps. The rapid flow is created by the arrangement at the top of the stones with a narrow gap between them.

For a more peaceful stream, equal stones are used. The waterfall will disintegrate into streamlets if the steps are with irregularities of sharp stones.

The power of the pump for a design of not more than 1.5 m can not exceed 70 W, otherwise it should be greater.

The pump has two holes: one for suction of water, the second for ejection. Hoses are attached to both holes. At the bottom is the one that sucks, on the cascade - the one that pushes.

To operate the pump, a low-voltage transformer is installed, which is better placed in the utility room and connected using an extension cable.

How to make a waterfall, you can look at the video.

Fountain without using the pump

At the dacha you can make a mini fountain with your own hands without using a pump. Why mini? Because the large structure on which you can put a waterfall, there will not be enough water pressure.

By the way, homemade devices are much cheaper than purchased ones.

The principle of communicating vessels is the basis of this design. This means that for this purpose vessels are used, located at different heights, are communicated by tubes, over which water flows.

To improve the system, two tanks are positioned at the same height and connect the tubes coming from them with a T-shaped adapter. Through it, water is poured when it enters the tanks.

The main thing here is to ensure a constant flow of water into the vessels. The diameter of the tube should be small, so the service life of the structure will increase.

Reservoirs are better to take the same volume, made of plastic. In them at the bottom are made holes of smaller diameter than the tubes. Are processed by hermetic or cold welding.

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The third vessel should be twice as large as the already connected tanks. In its middle the T-shaped adapter is installed, two holes for the tubes from the smaller vessels are made( also processed).

The third tank should be below the level of the previous two.

The basis for the future of the fountain, the pond is ready. You can also create a small waterfall.

Waterfall for the house

To create a self-made waterfall, it is not necessary to have a summer residence. It can be done at home.

This will require:

• bottle cap;
• motor;
• cap from deodorant( round);
• corrugated tubing;
• is another cap by the size of the cap;
• foil and hot melt;
• plastic box.

The top plate is cut off from the bottle cap, the remaining ring is divided into 4 parts( equal).A small hole is made on the plate, and the cut pieces are fastened so that the result is a flower that opens.

The cap of deodorant is cut off( just above the blades obtained), two holes are made in it: for the motor( in the center) and for the tube( at an angle).

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The top cover is cut off from the top and a large hole is made in the center. First, the motor is glued centrally to the cover, the blades should not touch the walls.

Next tube. All is trimmed, and blades are glued to the axis of the motor. They should rotate freely. Next is attached a lid with a hole.

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A decorative waterfall is made from a crumpled piece of foil. The source of water can make a shell, pre-drill a hole in it.

Next, the pump is glued and installed in a plastic box. Examples of ready waterfalls can be seen in the photo.

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The product can be painted in advance. The battery and the switch are fixed. Fixed the waterfall on the glue around the edges of the box, once again painted.

After drying, the box is filled with water. Decorate can be pebbles, shells, balls of foil.

A small waterfall is ready.