Pond At The Dacha With Your Hands

The times when at the dacha you could see only slender and monotonous rows of potatoes and cucumber beds, and the most attractive for the eyes were simple flower beds with marigolds and nasturtiums, irretrievably pass. Now in free sale there is such an abundance of goods for arrangement of garden sites, that even the most daring imaginations do not seem unrealizable. And if you make a pond in your dacha with your own hands and attach to it the dozing abilities of a landscape designer, you can transform your garden plot into a favorite vacation spot.

But how to make a pond in the country?

To arrange a pond in the dacha with your own hands, you must first choose the most suitable place. The fact is that an artificial reservoir can not be considered simply an ornament of a garden plot. This is a whole small ecosystem that has its own microclimate and its own vegetation, and they must always be maintained in perfect order. Hence, the pond must necessarily be protected from drafts, and in addition, it must receive a sufficient amount of sunlight.

Therefore, the pond in the dacha should not be placed under the trees with their own hands, because they will give a shadow, and the leaves falling from the trees will clog the pond. In addition, there is a danger that the roots of trees can damage the waterproofing. And more: the pond is arranged also as an excellent decoration of the site, so it must necessarily fit into the existing design of the site and have the most advantageous location.

After the place for the pond is selected, you need to determine the shape and size of the pond. Here begins the most interesting, because there are no rules and formulas for this, and everything depends only on the imagination of the owner. It is appropriate to arrange both a pond of perfectly regular geometric shape, and a pond having absolutely free outlines. The depth of the pond in question can depend on whether there are any plants in the pond. If water plants are planned to be planted, then the depth should be at least half a meter, but not more than a meter - this is necessary in order for the water to warm up to the most acceptable temperature for plants. It would be nice to arrange a very small terrace - this is so that you can place aquatic plants. "Shore" of the pond is better to make it shallow, but not vertical.

Continue to build a pond in the country with their own hands further. The next step is digging the foundation pit. Denote the contours of the reservoir - this is even before digging begins. If you plan to establish a rigid form, for example, a plastic pond for giving, you can simply put it on the right place and outline its outlines. Stepping back from the received boundary of 30 centimeters, we will draw one more contour - it will be the boundary of the excavation. Now you can dig a hole. Making sure that the bottom is horizontal, you need to clean the foundation pit from the roots and stones sticking out of the walls, and the ground should be properly sealed. Further, at the bottom of the foundation pit, sand is poured with a layer of at least 2.5 cm.

Now you can go to the waterproofing of the pond. When a pond is created on the dacha with their own hands, the waterproofing can be made from PVC film, use a rigid form - a so-called plastic pond for dacha, or a concrete pouring. Flexible waterproofing materials, which include PVC, polyethylene film or butyl rubber, are convenient in that with their use you can make any, the most complex form of the pond, as well as arrange a pond of the largest size, and the cost of such waterproofing is much lower than the cost of hard Forms.

The film should be simply spread over all the bends of the reservoir in such a way that at least half a film is left around the edges, because when the pond is filled with water, the film will settle and fill the pond.

Another interesting solution to the problem of how to make a pond in a dacha is the use of rigid forms. Their sizes and shapes can be very diverse. They are made of fiberglass, fiberglass or reinforced plastic. The advantage of these forms is that they are not afraid of sudden changes in temperature and ultraviolet rays, they are strong enough and durable. But during installation, you need to be very careful to ensure that the mold is very tight against the walls of the excavation. To do this, all gaps between the shape and walls of the pit during the filling with water must be carefully filled with sand.

You can do on the site and a large pond of the correct geometric shape. Such ponds are made of concrete. To do this, you need to cover the pit with a thick film and pour concrete. It is filled with water after it dries completely.

The final step in the construction of the pond in the suburban area is its decorative design. Here it is simply desirable to give the full will of imagination by decorating the pond with plants, arranging a fountain and launching decorative fish ...