Jenn Nawada, landscape designer for Ask This Old House, helps install a pondless waterfall in a backyard. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for How to Build a Pondless Waterfall:
– Pondless waterfall kit that includes pump, liner, and pipe-
– Closed-cell black spray foam
– Boulders
– River rocks
– Mulch
Tools for How to Build a Pondless Waterfall:
– Shovels
– Utility knife
Steps for How to Build a Pondless Waterfall:
1. Dig a large area for the plastic blocks, and include a deeper area for the pump vault.
2. Square up the sides of the basin and level off the bottom.
3. Lay down landscape fabric as a first layer.
4. Lay down waterproof rubber membrane.
5. Place plastic boxes and pump vault in basin and reservoir to serve as a base.
6. Fill in the remaining spaces with some river rocks.
7. Place pump in basin and connect pipe to spillway.
8. Place boulders in area to form the waterfall.
9. Fill voids between boulders with black expanding foam that will direct water so that it’s visible over the stone.
10. Fill the rest of the bed with river rocks.
11. Trim off excess liner around the edges with a utility knife and fold the liner onto itself to create a slight dam.
12. Plant in landscaping and cover area with mulch.
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I got a backache from watching this vid
it is beautiful....however that massive mulched area is a bit of and eye sore.
0:39 What is that a melk crate?
One, tiny puncture anywhere under that gigantic mess and it becomes a $30,000 hole
This is very interesting but other that being aesthetically pleasing it's completely useless and will require huge amounts of maintenance. This is also a mosquito larvae and algae breeding ground on top of that.
Wheres Roger
Appreciate the craftsmanship but this is the farthest thing from natural.
Looks like aquascape
What a waste of money.
shouldn't they rinse of all that stuff first? water is going to be gross.