Often gardeners and owners of cottages wish to improve the site artificial reservoir. In order that to make it, it is possible to address to the firm specializing in it, but it is possible to try to create by its and efforts.
Instruction
1. Before beginning the reservoir device, decide for what purposes it is necessary to you. They can be both decorative, and functional. Decorative – are the instrument of landscaping. As a rule, they settle down in one of the central places and are improved by fountains, cascades, plants. Besides, they create some microclimate, moisten air. Functional – besides esthetic function, bear also practical benefits. In them it is possible to bathe, breed birds and fish. When using modern technologies it is possible to unite these two qualities.
2. It is possible to make artificial reservoir in several ways. The simplest of them when in the earth the hole is dug out, and in it is established plastic capacity. Minus this way is that these tanks have small volume and can burst in the winter. It is possible to make special concrete bowl. It is the most expensive and labor-consuming method. It will demand installation of armature and use of concrete of certain brand. It is the better and simplest to make film reservoir.
3. For a start decide on the place where he will settle down. It is desirable to find well lit, but that direct beams of the sun did not get. Do not place also near plantings as roots of trees or bushes can damage waterproofing.
4. Mark contour of future pond. It can be made irregular shape, for this purpose on necessary configuration lay, for example, rope. For reservoirs of the correct form make marking of the pegs hammered into the earth. Dig out hole of the necessary depth by means of shovel. If the deep water is necessary, order special equipment. After the ditch is ready, clean bottom from stones and roots. Lay geotextile cloth, and from above geomembrane. Weld seams of geomembrane the special automatic welding machine. Lay reservoir soil, for example, sand, stones. Fill it with water on two thirds.