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fach1werk23 Aug 2020 11:15Dear forum community,
Although we are seriously considering parting ways with the construction company and their work, we will continue with our own projects.
We need water for watering. The garden shed would provide enough rainwater, but I would like to place a trough on one side. It should be at least 1.50 meters (5 feet) long. You can buy them, and I initially thought of a single-piece granite trough, but installing it on the site is difficult. They are heavy and fragile when it comes to length. They are usually dropped off at the sidewalk. It would be better if it were modular.
Do you have any ideas on whether and how one could build it up for fun with adhesive and manageable natural stone? Is there such a thing as fountain adhesive? How thick would the stones need to be to hold the weight of the water? Would standard masonry corner joints be stable enough? To start, I thought I could have the concrete plant deliver a handy, nicely reinforced thin slab, maybe about 1.50 x 0.50 meters (5 x 1.5 feet), which could be stored cleanly on some battens, and then off we go.
On top, I thought I could loosely place wooden lids on the left and right, each covering about a third of the trough, like barrel lids, so you could sit on them. In the middle, there needs to be room to dip a watering can. I could install an overflow pipe in the trough and let it drain away, or I might add a spout to a downpipe (though there is no connection to the sewage system here). But it definitely needs to be waterproof and stable.
I can do some masonry and carpentry work for the lids, just not large quantities anymore. But this little fun project might do me good anyway, especially since building a new house isn’t only about joy and sunshine.
My partner is worried about mosquitoes because of standing water, but there might be harmless solutions like a drop of dish soap or even one or two goldfish.
Does the collective intelligence here know anything about this?
Best regards
Gabriele
Although we are seriously considering parting ways with the construction company and their work, we will continue with our own projects.
We need water for watering. The garden shed would provide enough rainwater, but I would like to place a trough on one side. It should be at least 1.50 meters (5 feet) long. You can buy them, and I initially thought of a single-piece granite trough, but installing it on the site is difficult. They are heavy and fragile when it comes to length. They are usually dropped off at the sidewalk. It would be better if it were modular.
Do you have any ideas on whether and how one could build it up for fun with adhesive and manageable natural stone? Is there such a thing as fountain adhesive? How thick would the stones need to be to hold the weight of the water? Would standard masonry corner joints be stable enough? To start, I thought I could have the concrete plant deliver a handy, nicely reinforced thin slab, maybe about 1.50 x 0.50 meters (5 x 1.5 feet), which could be stored cleanly on some battens, and then off we go.
On top, I thought I could loosely place wooden lids on the left and right, each covering about a third of the trough, like barrel lids, so you could sit on them. In the middle, there needs to be room to dip a watering can. I could install an overflow pipe in the trough and let it drain away, or I might add a spout to a downpipe (though there is no connection to the sewage system here). But it definitely needs to be waterproof and stable.
I can do some masonry and carpentry work for the lids, just not large quantities anymore. But this little fun project might do me good anyway, especially since building a new house isn’t only about joy and sunshine.
My partner is worried about mosquitoes because of standing water, but there might be harmless solutions like a drop of dish soap or even one or two goldfish.
Does the collective intelligence here know anything about this?
Best regards
Gabriele
Our neighbors have something similar. However, they simply bought a water tank and built it into a masonry enclosure. On top, they constructed a wooden board where the downpipe from the shed feeds into, and there is a hinged hatch to fill the watering can. Maybe that could be an idea.
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fach1werk23 Aug 2020 19:19...if the neighbor were sitting on it, he would probably look like Schneider Böck from Wilhelm Busch on the stove. But the idea is extremely easy to implement, and placing a waterproof container inside the decorative element would save me from many concerns. I’ll take this along into the creative phase, thank you, danixf!
Best regards
Gabriele
Best regards
Gabriele