How to make artificial reservoir

How to make artificial reservoir

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On the seasonal dacha surely there has to be reservoir – natural or artificial, decorative or for bathing, the big pool for all family members or small pond in which breed fish. To create such reservoir, it is possible to use the ready plastic bases which are available on sale. But they are calculated on small volume, besides, can crack in the winter. Therefore it is better to make under basis bowl of concrete.

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Instruction

1. Dig out ditch of the necessary sizes and form – with flat bottom and small bias towards narrower part.

2. In hole put with an overlap roofing material, having made at the edges stock that then to unbend and use for timbering of land part of reservoir (bowl height over the soil has to equal approximately 20 cm).

3. On roofing material put the concrete layer about 5 cm made of sand, cement and crushed stone in proportion 2.5х1х3.5. Add a little softener to mix.

4. On concrete lay out armature in the form of grid with cells of 10-20 cm. Diameter of reinforcing wire – 0.4 cm.

5. From above this grid put new concrete layer about 5 cm thick.

6. Fasten the grid from armature lying on walls of future reservoir.

7. Put concrete and on walls, layer thickness – 10 cm.

8. Check the sticking-out armature level, then exactly cut off.

9. Raise the edges of roofing material which are sticking out from above a little, down put the soil, having created thus timbering for land part of bowl.

10. Make upper part of walls of future reservoir of concrete, leveling their height by means of level.

11. Put on walls (inside and from above) and on bottom one more concrete layer – leveling, made of cement with sand in proportion 1х1.

12. Let's concrete settle within 25-30 days and that it did not dry, pour water into future pool.

13. Take out water and apply on surface acrylic primer in 3 layers.

14. Around the created reservoir to podsypta of the earth, crushed stone, lay beautiful stones, seed grass, plant plants.

15. Now fill reservoir with water and enjoy.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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