To improve the landscape design of a summer cottage or a country house, you can use a few tricks. The most common and fastest option, which has a lot of positive characteristics, is an artificial lake. You can make an artificial pond yourself, using a minimum of materials and finance.
How to start an inexperienced builder
To build an artificial lake on the site, you need to make initial measurements and calculations. But earlier you need to decide on the appearance of the lake and its functions, decorative arrangement.
How to start an inexperienced builder:
- Decide on the parameters and shape of the future reservoir, selecting the appropriate types of building material.
- It is advisable to precisely determine the decorative arrangement of the lake. It is necessary to make a conditional sketch, which indicates the areas for placing plants, masonry, stones and other elements.
- Choose a central composition, if it will be present in the finished version. It can be a small tree, flower bed, garden figure, natural stone, an island with lawn grass.
Further, technical work is carried out regarding the arrangement of the pit and decorating the appearance.
What can a water tank be made of?
The hardest work in the physical plane is digging a foundation pit. The second problem occurs at the time of finishing the pit. If the bottom and walls are not finished in a special way, then the lake will become covered with silt, it will smell unpleasant, the walls will begin to creep over time.
The pond bowl can be made of the following materials:
- Plastic container for special purposes. You can make the container yourself from plastic containers.
- The easiest option is to cover the bottom of the pit with plastic wrap, and then trim the polyethylene with other building materials.
- You can make the basis of the type of pool. Concrete the pit, and then overlay with tiles or tiles. Cover the bottom with gravel or gravel.
These are the most common options for the formation of a pit. Sometimes more sophisticated finishes are used. In some projects, all the presented methods are used simultaneously.
Advantages and disadvantages of the foundation pit
An artificial lake requires special care, as it is often located close to the house and has an exclusively aesthetic character. To make the care simple and high-quality, it is worth considering an option regarding the foundation of the foundation pit.
Before choosing the principle of decoration, it is worth deciding on the advantages and disadvantages of each and the options. The advantages and disadvantages of each option, which make up the whole list, are determined.
The pros and cons of the options for finishing the pit are presented in the table.
Finish foundation pit | pros this option | Minuses submitted finishes |
Plastic | The plastic garden pond is easy to mount and dismantle. Easy to care for due to its smooth surface. No additional installation conditions are needed. | It is difficult to choose a large size or volume. Sometimes there are difficulties with decoration. An unpleasant odor quickly arises, and algae can rot due to poor oxygen permeability. |
Polyethylene film | Low cost. Simple mounting option. The film can recreate any forms, parameters. | It is easily damaged by mechanical stress. Water and plants quickly become unpleasant. |
Stacking tile | Easy to clean and care. Can be used for swimming. | The high cost of material and work. It requires periodic restoration. |
The easiest way to make an artificial pond
In order not to think for a long time how to make an artificial pond in a summer cottage, it is worth resorting to the simplest and cheapest option.
The principle of manufacturing a pond in accordance with the budget price list:
- Dig a pit of suitable size and shape.
- The easiest way to make a bowl for the pond, covering the bottom and walls with plastic wrap. During installation, it is worth making several holes in the material to organize drainage.
- When the film is installed, it must be fixed. At the bottom you can fill the sand. But it is advisable to use gravel or gravel for backfill. This option will maintain the transparency of the water.
- The film, which is located on the shores of the future reservoir, is also fixed first with a small amount of sand, and on top with natural stone.
Next is the decoration and arrangement of the prepared foundation pit.
Why do I need an artificial lake on the site
The reservoir on the site primarily performs an aesthetic function. Near the pond it is pleasant to sit on a hot day or summer evening. The design can be decorated at your discretion and enjoy the creation.
An artificial lake on the site can serve as a pool, if the dimensions and arrangement principle allow. The water in such a reservoir will warm up well, which will allow children to swim in it.
There are options for household reservoirs that are used to grow certain crops, bathe poultry, and water. The only condition for such use is the correct construction of the pit.
Features of the arrangement of the finished tank
The artificial lake is finished in accordance with the functional features of use. To do this, first prepare a decoration layout, and then select the materials.
Garden plastic pond is easier to decorate on the banks. You can recreate a sandy beach with elements of stone decoration. A variety of flowers and cultivated watery plants give the appropriate color.
In the middle of the pond, you can install a pedestal on which some figure, an amphora, an island with plants will rise. The bottom can be covered with pebbles, pebbles, sand.
A popular option is to place a relaxation area near a pond. Arbors of various planes, sunbeds, garden tables with chairs, rocking chairs are installed. It is worth equipping an entertainment area for children: slides, a trampoline, inflatable bathing toys. You can combine several options at once.