Beautifully arranged pond on the plot is an indicator of the designer's style and mastery of the owner. Create a decorative pond near the house or at the cottage can be in several ways, the work on registration is carried out individually in each case. The volume of large land works requires the lease of special equipment in Moscow. Rent of special equipment in Moscow from Rentspetstrans contractors guarantee. Business for small, it is necessary to choose the right place for a pond. How to properly make and equip a pond, read in our article.
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Each person is individual, that's why any personally invented ideas for decorating a garden plot are unique and unique. In each of these ideas there is a zest from the owner, a part of his soul and inner world. Here there are various styles, technologies and ideas. The garden area can be decorated with alpine hills, rockeries, exotic plants, but the individuality and attraction of the site is given to beautifully equipped ponds.
They look like real natural ponds - small oases of life-giving coolness in summer hot days.
Type of reservoirs in the suburban area
By type, all artificial reservoirs can be conditionally divided into two large groups:
- swimming pools
- ponds
The technologies of arrangement and equipment of each of these reservoirs are significantly different. Pools on a personal site are installed in accordance with sanitary and hygienic standards, the water for them is specially disinfected and filtered.
The dacha pond is a decorative pond equipped with its own hands, all the most beautiful dreams of the land owner are embodied in it. Here you can arrange a fountain and a small waterfall, start fish and plant beautiful aquatic plants.
The form of the conceived pond can be different, basically it depends on the overall design style and landscape of the site itself, or the owner's preferences and ideas. It can be rounded ponds with a beautiful winding coastline, decorated with plants and stones, or ponds with clear lines, the banks of which are lined with tiles. Whatever the pond in the suburban area, you should carefully consider the water supply and cleaning system.
Most often owners of garden plots break ponds rounded, asymmetrically planted with plants and ennobled with stone slides. They copy small natural lakes, look natural and give the homestead landscapes complete natural forms. Sloping descents into the pond are covered with pebbles or paved with cobblestone. Smash such ponds usually in the central or the back of the garden next to an alpine slide or lawn.
If the owner of a country house wants to emphasize the style and strict architectural forms, it makes sense to arrange a decorative pond with strict regular geometric shapes of the banks. In the center of such an exposition one can make a fountain, a clear coastline rises a little higher and is decorated with a tiled stone. Usually these ponds are arranged next to the house, thus complementing the architecture of the building. This is the simplest type of reservoir on its own site, it does not require special works. Beautiful edging beads can be used for a flower garden.
The best place for a garden pond
Before selecting on the site the place where the pond will be constructed, it is necessary to determine its size. And they directly depend on the area of the land. If there is a conversation about the creation of an inimitable ecosystem, larger bodies of water are more convenient. In a large pond, it is easier to create the necessary conditions for the life of plants and living inhabitants, and it is easier to maintain such reservoirs. Another plus of a large pond is in it you can swim. A small pond requires a more careful approach: it will have to be cleaned more often, and there are very few places for the inhabitants.
Another important condition for the arrangement of the pond is its harmonious arrangement. Any design of a summer residence with a pond should be carefully thought out, it can be both useful and aesthetically attractive at the same time. For example, a pond, arranged next to the house, allows you to admire the water surface, conveniently located on the terrace or directly from the windows.
When choosing the location, it should be borne in mind that the entire area of the pond should be light and illuminated by the sun for at least 6 hours a day, otherwise the water will stagnate, it will often have to be changed. Of particular importance is the terrain. Naturally, the most ideal option is the use of lowlands on the site - it is easier to equip the pit, and the water level in the well or well is higher. For the production of a pond in the garden area, a free area is best suited: closely located trees will pollute the pond, and their expanding roots may over time damage the waterproofing or protective film on the bottom of the pond.
A few special words should be said about the types of soil. Clay, loamy, peat soils are most suitable for laying reservoirs. Chernozem will contribute to the formation of silt. For a pond on acidic soils, reliable protection of the walls and the bottom is necessary. If you plan to install a fountain, a waterfall or lighting during the dark period of the day, you should consider the supply of electricity or the location of the pond near the communications.
Technology of pond arrangement
The size and depth of the reservoir depend not only on the characteristics listed above, but economic feasibility is an important criterion. Naturally, the bigger the pond, the more money will be needed to equip it. The depth and dimensions also directly depend on how the reservoir will be used: whether it will be a simple decoration of the garden or become a full-fledged place for rest and bathing.
And now, all the nuances of choosing the place, size and purpose of the pond are taken into account, it is now necessary to determine the technology of installation and waterproofing man-made reservoir. For the device of the pond in the suburban area often use ready-made rigid containers of reinforced plastic or fiberglass, flexible waterproofing, or simply concrete the bowl of the pond.
For the waterproofing of the pond in the suburban area can be used:
- Polyethylene (PVD) film. Has the best reinforced qualities in comparison with conventional polyethylene film.
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film. Durable and flexible.
- Butyl rubber film. Designed specifically for swimming pools. Has a long service life.
For swimming, it is best to install a swimming pool, it is safer for hygiene. The pond is arranged as a beautiful, quiet natural corner to give the landscape a perfect shape. Ready-made containers of reinforced plastic allow you to equip the pond on the site very quickly. The volume of such containers is not more than 900 liters. Fiberglass tanks are produced in volume up to 6000 liters and enable to install beautiful large artificial ponds for realization of the most daring ideas of the pond in the suburban area.
The only drawback of this reservoir is the standard form from the manufacturer, although the choice of such products is very diverse: from the simplest forms to the unusual asymmetric, with a stepped bottom completely imitating the natural reservoir.
Arrangement of a film pond on the site with their own hands is based on the complete lining of the bottom and walls of the excavation chosen by the film. Such material must be properly and carefully fixed. The greatest strength, durability and practical indicators have PVC films and butyl rubber. They are durable, resistant to ultraviolet, able to withstand high water pressure, but at the same time there is the possibility of their damage by sharp corners of the stones. To protect such waterproofing, the bottom and walls of the reservoir are lined with geotextiles, but this increases the costs.
The third method of constructing a pond on a private plot is the most laborious and complex, but also the most durable is the pouring of a concrete screed throughout the pit. At present it is practically not applied.
Attention! It is not recommended to use the most usual polyethylene film for pond arrangement. Its only positive quality is cheapness. Such material is not resistant to ultraviolet and minor mechanical damage, the service life is minimal: 2-3 years.
preparatory work
If you plan to install a ready capacity, then all the work will be reduced to reproducing its outlines. The bottom and walls of the excavated hole must be thoroughly tampered with, removed from all roots, stones and smooth out uneven ground. The container is installed horizontally, sand is poured into the gap between the ground and the reservoir. It should be periodically watered to compact it. Water is poured into the container, further design work is being carried out to equip the coastal edge.
To bookmark a pond with film waterproofing it is necessary to mark out and dig a foundation pit of the desired shape, area and depth. Before making a pond, on the site (in a convenient place) all the vegetative soil is removed. Particular attention should be paid to the walls of the reservoir: on sandy soils they must be flat, on clayey soils - vertical (vertical). If you plan to plant aquatic plants, then the depth of the pond must be calculated so that the plants were planted to a depth of more than 15 cm. For this, special grooves are made at the bottom, which are filled with a fertile mixture. It is necessary to mix the earth, fine sand and peat in the ratio 7: 2: 1. You can also plant plants in finished containers.
film waterproofing device
When adjusting the waterproofing with film materials, it should be taken into account that they can be damaged by protruding roots or sharp stones.
There are two options for bookmarking such a pond. In the first case, to prevent damage, the bottom of the excavation is covered with sand (10 cm). Then lay the film, which at the edges are fixed and pressed with stones, in these places make a small groove to ensure that the stones are level with the ground.
The stones are fixed together with a solution. Now you need to slowly fill the pond with water. When filling, you must carefully level the film, while trying to avoid a large number of small folds, it is better to leave one or two large. The second option is to protect the bottom of the film with clay before spreading the film. The first layer is laid directly on the ground and is wetted. After drying, a waterproofing film is put on it and again a layer of clay. Then the bottom is covered with fine gravel.
Clean water, a fountain and a waterfall
A beautiful pond made by one's own hands must always be clean and well-groomed. Water should not be stagnated and heated, because such a miracle of landscape design is not done for this. To create a constant flow of water at the bottom of the pit, two pipes are laid: flow and sewage. Naturally, one should take into account the fact that the level of the sewage pipe should be below the level of the pond itself. A drain valve or plug is installed on the drain pipe to regulate the flow. And water purification in the pond.
Very beautiful and attractive looks a fountain or a waterfall in the pond. To do this, it is necessary to install the pump on the bottom of the pond and connect it to the filter.
The whole structure should be masked with stones, which are fastened with masonry mortar. Water is poured into the pond after the masonry has completely dried. The pump is mounted on the gravel bed and fixed. The fountain can be installed anywhere in the pond. You can buy such equipment in a pet store.
Decorate the shores of an artificial reservoir in any way, here the flight of fantasy is unlimited. Suitable for any material: natural and artificial stone, marble, granite, ceramic tile, pebbles, wood.
Very beautiful look ornamental shrubs or flower beds, broken on the shore of the pond. In the pond you can start fish: on one square meter there can be 10 small fish. They will revive the pond and bring invaluable benefits - mosquitoes near the pond will be much less.
Also here can live turtles, lizards and other decorative living creatures. On the conditions of content and breeding is best to consult with specialists.
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