Decorative stream
A running stream in the garden pleases the eye and soothes the heart.
Content
- Channel formation video video
- Calculation of film consumption for a pond
- Film or butyl rubber
- Mountain Creek
Channel formation
To form the channel, remove the earth layer by 15-20 cm.
It is necessary to buy a geogrid profiled, which is laid to strengthen the slopes. The laid geogrid, STSGEO and sand from above define the shape, slope of the stream and backwaters.
It should be noted that the wider and deeper the channel, the slower the flow.
A geotextile with a density of more than 300 grams per square meter is laid on the sand, the edges of the geotextile should cover 10-15 cm of the width of the coast, and a waterproofing film is laid on top.
When creating a stream, it is necessary to determine the slope of the terrain.
If there is no slope, then it must be formed by transferring a certain amount of soil closer to the source.
The nature of your stream will depend on the degree of slope and the number of drops.
Of course, you can create mountains on the site, it all depends on your financial capabilities.
But the easiest option is a smoothly flowing brook on a flat surface with slight tones.
Calculation of film consumption for a pond
The width of a piece of film for a reservoir or stream is: width of a reservoir (stream) + 2 depths + inlet;
the length of a piece of film for a reservoir or stream consists of the length of the reservoir (stream) + 2 depths + inlet;
the inlet is 0.3-0.8 meters - it depends on the size of the reservoir.
Film or butyl rubber
For the production of a pond of arbitrary shape, you can use a PVC film.
The thicker the film, the more reliable it is for large-sized ponds.
PVC film is produced with a thickness of 0.5-1mm., A service life of at least 10 years.
The advantages include ease of repair and gluing.
Butyl rubber rubber has the same advantages as PVC, it is very flexible at any temperature, has a life of 30 years, but is somewhat difficult to repair and glue.
Mountain Creek
In areas with complex terrain and large elevations, you can arrange a mountain stream.
Having shown all the riot of fantasy you can arrange: waterfalls, cascades, swings, rapids.
For such a stream, the bed becomes wider and deeper, the film consumption will be greater, a more powerful pump is needed.
Typically, any stream ends in a pond, the feed pump is placed at a depth, and the hose for supplying water to the source is hidden under the film along the coast.
This is important: the hose should not be garden but reinforced, it should lie with a slope towards the pond.
Subject to these conditions, it can be left for the winter.
