A picturesque pond in the suburban area is a hidden dream. But for a pond or other pond to have a well-maintained appearance, we use not only tiles Bosco Kerama Marazzi, first of all we make the waterproofing of the pond. Obligatory waterproofing of the pond should be thought out, because the event is quite expensive and time consuming.
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There is a pond in the count's park, there are lilies blossom
Starting to design and create a pond in the country, it is necessary to successfully choose its location. The ideal location for the pond will be the location located at the bottom of the site.
It is advisable that the future pond be naturally illuminated during the day. If possible, it is necessary to exclude the presence near the pond of large trees with a powerful root system. Of course, it will be necessary to produce a quality waterproofing pond with your own hands. What materials can be used to make a waterproofing pond? To begin with, you first need to prepare a foundation pit pond.
For this, a pit is digested of the supposed depth, the walls of which are treated from impurities and roots of trees or shrubs. Then, a sand-gravel cushion is poured on the bottom of the pit, about 10-15 cm thick, and the bottom is rammed with special rams.
And, finally, a choice of waterproofing material is made with its subsequent laying. Until the moment when the lilies flow into the pond, there are very few ...
Types of waterproofing of reservoirs
Distinguish the following types of waterproofing pond: flexible and rigid.
flexible waterproofing
A bright representative of flexible waterproofing are film materials and butyl rubber. Flexible waterproofing coating is preferable for areas with rocky terrain. The thickness of the film should be chosen depending on the depth of the pond being created.
So, for example, for a pond or water body with a depth of 1.5 m, the thickness of the film of the waterproofing layer should be 1.5 mm. For ponds with a shallower depth, a film of 0.8 mm can be used. Ready-made ponds made of polyethylene are produced in volume from 130 to 800 liters.
rigid waterproofing
Rigid waterproofing is a dense coating of the bottom and shores of the pond. Therefore, for the waterproofing use the ready-made forms (containers). Ready-made pond forms are manufactured in an industrial way from fiberglass. When selecting prefabricated pond shapes, it is preferable to choose designs with ready terraces designed for reservoir design. The technology of erecting such a hydraulic structure is simple.
Exaggerated technology can be imagined as the installation of an old cast-iron bath, second-hand, in the suburban area. The difference will be the size of the container, and of course, in price. This ready-made "hyper-rigid" waterproofing for a pond is easy to buy. Rigid bath-ponds produce a volume of 600 to 900 liters.
Which waterproofing materials can be used
clay waterproofing
The most simple and "ancient" solution to the problem of waterproofing the pond is the clay's waterproofing of the pond. The waterproofing of the pond with natural clay is fashionably boldly called "natural", because the advantages of the clay bottom are obvious. Frost resistance of clay allows you to keep the pond in winter, and in summer you can plant plants in clay soil.
Clay pond waterproofing is done manually with the application of two layers. Clay for waterproofing should have a plastic consistency, it is easy to be applied to the walls and bottom of the excavation, to avoid the formation of cracks. But clay, clay, and another round of development of waterproofing materials offered its new offspring - film and polyethylene.
film for pond waterproofing
Whatever the name of the film and polyethylene LDPE and HDPE, PVC, the film always remains a film - a light and durable waterproofing material that is incredibly easy to use.
It was the film that was and remains the material, due to which the flow of water from the pond or other water body is excluded. The waterproofing of the pond will remain intact for a long time. Years 10-15 you can safely rest near a pond, built with their own hands.
By the way, in comparison with expensive membranes and elitene-propylene rubber, the price of waterproofing for a pond from a film is minimal.
For the waterproofing of a pond using a film, it is necessary to make a preliminary calculation of the dimensions of the material:
• width equal to the width of the reservoir plus a double depth plus 1m
• length is equal to the length of the reservoir plus a double depth plus 1m
The film is laid on the bottom of the prepared pit of the pond and the edge of the film is strengthened with stones. The process of simple and affordable waterproofing with the use of a film is completed by decorating the edges of the pond with tiles, stones or shell rock.
waterproofing with liquid rubber
The technology of waterproofing with liquid rubber can be safely considered progressive. Make sure of this: on the open ground of the prepared pit lay a membrane made of geotextile, on which liquid rubber is sprayed on top. The sprayed rubber primer gradually penetrates the geotextile layer and is transformed into a unique substrate.
The result of spraying is a monolithic seamless membrane, eliminating the possibility of leakage. It remains to be seen behind the spectacular decoration of the shore of a pond or pond.
Pond waterproofing is advantageous and convenient
Regardless of the material selected, the process of waterproofing the pond is as follows:
• preparatory works: manual removal of soil
• leveling and tamping of the bottom and walls of the excavation
• Geotextile and film laying
• strengthening the edge of the pond wall film
• filling the pond with water.
Recall that the excellent waterproofness of the pond will depend on the quality of processing of technological seams, so welding geomembranes is better to entrust specialists. It has been verified that the use of a geomembrane for the construction of ponds is economically viable.
At the same time, not only material costs are reduced, but the construction time is shortened. And this really means that for the future summer you will definitely have a pond in your summer residence.
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