To improve the landscape design of a summer cottage or a country house, you can use a few tricks. The most common and fastest option, which has a lot of positive characteristics, is an artificial lake. You can make an artificial reservoir yourself, using a minimum of materials and finances.
Where to start for an inexperienced builder
To build an artificial lake on the site, you need to make initial measurements and calculations. But first you need to decide on the appearance of the lake and its functions, decorative arrangement.
Where to start for an inexperienced builder:
- Determine the parameters and shape of the future reservoir, selecting the appropriate types of building material.
- It is desirable to accurately determine the decorative arrangement of the lake. You need to make a conditional sketch, which indicates the areas for placing plants, masonry, stones and other elements.
- Select the central composition, if it will be present in the finished version. It may be smalltree, flower bed, garden figure, natural stone, lawn grass island.
Next, technical work is being done regarding the arrangement of the pit and decorating the appearance.
What can you make a water tank from
The hardest work physically is digging a ditch. The second problem arises at the time of finishing the pit. If the bottom and walls are not finished in a special way, then the lake will become covered with silt, it will smell unpleasant, the walls will begin to creep over time.
Pond bowl can be made from the following materials:
- Special purpose plastic container. You can make a container yourself from plastic containers.
- The easiest option is to cover the bottom of the pit with plastic wrap, and then finish the polyethylene with other building materials.
- You can make the basis of the type of pool. Concrete the pit, and then overlay with tiles or tiles. Fill the bottom with gravel or crushed stone.
These are the most common options for forming a pit. Sometimes more complex finishing methods are used. In some projects, all the presented methods are used simultaneously.
Advantages and disadvantages of the base of the pit
An artificial lake requires special care, as it is often located close to the house and is purely aesthetic. To make care simple and of high quality, it is worth considering an option regarding the base of the pit.
Before you choose the principle of finishing, you should decide on the advantages and disadvantages of each and the options. The advantages and disadvantages of each option are determined, which make up a whole list.
The pros and cons of the options for finishing the pit are presented in the table.
|
Finish ditch |
Pros this option |
Cons represented finishes |
| Plastic |
The plastic garden pond is easy to install and dismantle. Easy to care for thanks to its smooth surface. No additional conditions needed for installation. |
Difficult to find large size or volume. Decoration is sometimes difficult. Foul smell quickly and algae can rot due to poor oxygen permeability. |
|
Polyethylene film |
Low cost. Easy mounting option. The film can recreate any shape, parameters. |
Easy to be damaged by mechanical impact. Water and plants quickly acquire an unpleasant odor. |
|
Laying tiles |
Easy to clean and maintain. Can be used for bathing. |
High cost of material and labor. Requires periodic restoration. |
The simplest principle of making an artificial pond
In order not to think for a long time how to make an artificial pond in a summer cottage, you should resort to the simplest and cheapest option.
The principle of making a pond according to the budget price list:
- Dig a pit of the right size and shape.
- The easiest way to make a pond bowl is by lining the bottom and walls with plastic wrap. During the laying process, it is worth making several holes in the material to organize drainage.
- When the film is covered, it must be fixed. Sand can be added to the bottom. But it is advisable to use gravel or crushed stone for backfilling. This option will keep the water clear.
- The film, which is located on the banks of the future reservoir, is also fixed first with a small amount of sand, and on top with a natural stone.
Next, the prepared pit is decorated and arranged.
Why do we need an artificial lake on the site
The reservoir on the site primarily performs an aesthetic function. It is nice to sit near the pond on a hot day or summer evening. The design can be decorated as you wish and admire the creation.
An artificial lake on the site can serve as a pool, if the dimensions and the principle of arrangement allow. The water in such a reservoir will warm up well, which will allow children to swim in it.
There are options for economic reservoirs that are used for the purposegrowing certain crops, bathing poultry, watering. The only condition for such use is the correct design of the pit.
Features of the arrangement of the finished tank
The artificial lake is finished in accordance with the functional features of use. To do this, first prepare the layout of the decoration, and then the choice of materials.
Garden plastic pond is easier to decorate on the banks. You can recreate a sandy beach with elements of stone decoration. A variety of flowers and cultivated water plants will give the appropriate color.
In the middle of the reservoir, you can install a pedestal, on which some figure, an amphora, an island with plants will rise. The bottom can be covered with pebbles, pebbles, sand.
A popular option is to place a recreation area near a pond. Gazebos of various plans, sunbeds, garden tables with chairs, rocking chairs are installed. It is worth equipping an entertainment area for children: slides, a trampoline, inflatable toys for bathing. You can combine several arrangement options at once.
