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"stricks760" wrote in message
hlink.net... I wouldn't count on just the foam. It's supposedly something like 95% water-blocking. My experience on a waterfall that cascades through three pools with about 8' of drop substantiates this. In my case, the foam directs MOST of the water over the falls, but not all of it. As far as what WILL work, I have no experience with this, but they make those fake-rock waterfalls waterproof using concrete (textured with a rock-like pad), then painted with waterproofing, then painted. Maybe you could bridge the gap that way. You'd still have a joint between concrete and rock though.You can't jack the flat rock up, and slip liner underneath? I'll probably go with the concrete. There was some white fiberous waterproof concrete that I'd used before that would probably work. As for jacking up the rock, the exposed part is 5 foot in diameter , although only a few inches thick. If that's all, then I could probably jack it up, but I have a feeling that's just the tip of the iceberg. We've got lots of rocks. There used to be a quarry about a mile from here. When I dug my 20'x30' pond, I could only go down 20" because it was one single rock for the entire area. I had to raise the edge another 15" with the excavated dirt. |
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"stricks760" wrote in message
hlink.net... I wouldn't count on just the foam. It's supposedly something like 95% water-blocking. My experience on a waterfall that cascades through three pools with about 8' of drop substantiates this. In my case, the foam directs MOST of the water over the falls, but not all of it. As far as what WILL work, I have no experience with this, but they make those fake-rock waterfalls waterproof using concrete (textured with a rock-like pad), then painted with waterproofing, then painted. Maybe you could bridge the gap that way. You'd still have a joint between concrete and rock though.You can't jack the flat rock up, and slip liner underneath? I'll probably go with the concrete. There was some white fiberous waterproof concrete that I'd used before that would probably work. As for jacking up the rock, the exposed part is 5 foot in diameter , although only a few inches thick. If that's all, then I could probably jack it up, but I have a feeling that's just the tip of the iceberg. We've got lots of rocks. There used to be a quarry about a mile from here. When I dug my 20'x30' pond, I could only go down 20" because it was one single rock for the entire area. I had to raise the edge another 15" with the excavated dirt. |
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Sorry, misunderstood your question. I thought you placing liner, then the
rock on top of it. But you're not moving the rock. Okay, a couple of things. I don't know what your flow rate is, but I think you would lose too much water using the foam. Can you pull the liner so it goes up the side of the stream and a certain distance back up the underside of the rock so the underside of the rock has liner on it? If so, apply some marine grade caulk to the underside of the rock and the top of the liner and press the two together, then keep the liner in contact with the big rock with smaller rocks. I've used it before. It's a pain in the butt, but it sure sticks. You might also try applying a bead of window or bathtub caulk along the bottom edge of the rock before it gets to the liner. Apply it and then make it into a "V" shape. When the water gets to this it may drip down into the stream before it hits the liner. Joe On 3/16/04 12:07 PM, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Sorry, misunderstood your question. I thought you placing liner, then the
rock on top of it. But you're not moving the rock. Okay, a couple of things. I don't know what your flow rate is, but I think you would lose too much water using the foam. Can you pull the liner so it goes up the side of the stream and a certain distance back up the underside of the rock so the underside of the rock has liner on it? If so, apply some marine grade caulk to the underside of the rock and the top of the liner and press the two together, then keep the liner in contact with the big rock with smaller rocks. I've used it before. It's a pain in the butt, but it sure sticks. You might also try applying a bead of window or bathtub caulk along the bottom edge of the rock before it gets to the liner. Apply it and then make it into a "V" shape. When the water gets to this it may drip down into the stream before it hits the liner. Joe On 3/16/04 12:07 PM, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Sorry, misunderstood your question. I thought you placing liner, then the
rock on top of it. But you're not moving the rock. Okay, a couple of things. I don't know what your flow rate is, but I think you would lose too much water using the foam. Can you pull the liner so it goes up the side of the stream and a certain distance back up the underside of the rock so the underside of the rock has liner on it? If so, apply some marine grade caulk to the underside of the rock and the top of the liner and press the two together, then keep the liner in contact with the big rock with smaller rocks. I've used it before. It's a pain in the butt, but it sure sticks. You might also try applying a bead of window or bathtub caulk along the bottom edge of the rock before it gets to the liner. Apply it and then make it into a "V" shape. When the water gets to this it may drip down into the stream before it hits the liner. Joe On 3/16/04 12:07 PM, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Sorry, misunderstood your question. I thought you placing liner, then the
rock on top of it. But you're not moving the rock. Okay, a couple of things. I don't know what your flow rate is, but I think you would lose too much water using the foam. Can you pull the liner so it goes up the side of the stream and a certain distance back up the underside of the rock so the underside of the rock has liner on it? If so, apply some marine grade caulk to the underside of the rock and the top of the liner and press the two together, then keep the liner in contact with the big rock with smaller rocks. I've used it before. It's a pain in the butt, but it sure sticks. You might also try applying a bead of window or bathtub caulk along the bottom edge of the rock before it gets to the liner. Apply it and then make it into a "V" shape. When the water gets to this it may drip down into the stream before it hits the liner. Joe On 3/16/04 12:07 PM, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Xref: kermit rec.ponds:140512
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:07:53 GMT, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" I made a concrete liner to go behind my waterfall and sealed it to the fiberglass formed pond liner below the falls with GE Silicon glue/calk. Then stacked stones on top hiding the liner and the water flows over the stones, but what follows the contours of the stones and flows the wrong way is caught in the liner to prevent it escaping the pond. Regards, Hal |
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Xref: kermit rec.ponds:140512
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:07:53 GMT, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" I made a concrete liner to go behind my waterfall and sealed it to the fiberglass formed pond liner below the falls with GE Silicon glue/calk. Then stacked stones on top hiding the liner and the water flows over the stones, but what follows the contours of the stones and flows the wrong way is caught in the liner to prevent it escaping the pond. Regards, Hal |
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Xref: kermit rec.ponds:140512
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:07:53 GMT, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" I made a concrete liner to go behind my waterfall and sealed it to the fiberglass formed pond liner below the falls with GE Silicon glue/calk. Then stacked stones on top hiding the liner and the water flows over the stones, but what follows the contours of the stones and flows the wrong way is caught in the liner to prevent it escaping the pond. Regards, Hal |
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Xref: kermit rec.ponds:140512
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:07:53 GMT, "grubber" wrote: My basic question is, "Is it possible to make a waterproof join between the pool liner and the immovable rock, and if so, how?" I made a concrete liner to go behind my waterfall and sealed it to the fiberglass formed pond liner below the falls with GE Silicon glue/calk. Then stacked stones on top hiding the liner and the water flows over the stones, but what follows the contours of the stones and flows the wrong way is caught in the liner to prevent it escaping the pond. Regards, Hal |
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