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water feature construction Water feature construction from scratch, you have seen a programme on the t.v. and it looked easy, They had something for the water to flow along and then into a reservoir simple? Not quite, as most tv programmes do they already had one "they made earlier" and their reservoir fitted perfectly first time. You can use anything for a reservoir so long as it will hold water, you could for example use a small water storage tank (they usually cost less than £10.00) they are available from most diy stores. Yes you should plan your feature first, then mark out the ground where it is going to go and then you can start digging. You should not worry if your choice of reservoir doesn't fit first time take it out and adjust the whole until it is level, being level is one of if not the most important things in a water feature. The second most important thing is splash, it may look nice that you have water going from a "waterfall" into a small reservoir but you should remember that water will fall as far as it is high so if your "waterfall" is say 40 cm high then the water can fall 40 cm either side of where you intended even more so in a high wind, the solution to this is to have a big catchment area. The catchment area can be covered with a grille and decorated with your choice of material, please do not use plants as they will serve to deflect the water elsewhere and will also need regular pruning. Although this feature is using a water spout, you could have something like a large pot standing on the base instead of having a wall. See or example in our anatomy of a fountain page
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Please note: the pipe in both drawings in reality should not have right angles The materials you use are really is entirely up to you, you may for example have an old porcelain sink and you could use the tap from that for the "your choice" part of the drawing. But what ever you do use make sure that the water outlet is no higher than half the width of your reservoir / sump. see the jw rule why not send in a picture (or two) of what you have built
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