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Build your own waterfall?
On Mar 31, 3:35 pm, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:36:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: You have all been most helpful! I've been thinking about this on my lunchtime stroll to the shops. I think I will build a box the rough height and width I want out of bricks. This allows me to fill the box with logs. A space to be used by critters at some point I hope. I can then shape around this with concrete. Once the rough shape is done, I can put down some of the underlay, some thick liner (I found 1mm rubber one) and then another layer of underlay, then finally more concrete to hold the rocks in place. Enough [real] rocks and pebbles and you will not see the main structure. What about concrete cracking? Would the fact that the liner is between two sheets of underlay resist tearing? Small cracks I would imagine would survive. Greater than 1mm I have a bigger problem. Some build boat hulls using a matrix of chicken wire covered with waterproof cement. The result is very strong and completely waterproof. Chicken wire ferro cement -http://www.green-trust.org/2003/ferrocement/default.htm -- Martin Martin, What makes this waterproof? I'm kinda lost. I get the chicken wire idea. is the cement special? An additive maybe? Regards, Crispin |
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