Finaly! pic of $30 falls

here is a pic of my water fall i got for $30

and one from farther away

here is a good one:)

oops forgot the pic lol
it looks like he just got out of the pond but my son has a slip and slide he puts up int he back yard:)

This message was edited Jul 10, 2005 6:28 PM

How did you get a waterfall that size for $30? I am looking for a much, much smaller one. Your water garden looks great.

someone in my area had it listed they also had a pump and liner and a sump pump that all went with it, the water fall is just made out of styrofoam and stucco and all wired together with chicken wire VERY easy to make, i have made some others just like it.

Awesome job! It looks great!

I would have never guessed styrofoam. It appears to be real rock. From the spectacular set up and plant arrangement, it is clear you are an experienced water gardener.

thanks:)

i used to work at a water garden nursery so i have a little bit of xp:)


its all about how you put the stucco on the foam i also used construction foam to "glue" it all together

Tell me more....
Is the stucco sticking to chicken wire?
I have some huge peices that I want to make into a waterfall
Do you just cover it and then add more to try to get the rock shapes?

Is stucco waterproof? Is hypertufa waterproof?

crested, i wired to s.foam to the chicken wire for support hmmm lemme take some pics and make a diagram when i get home tonight k?

syl, yes stucco is water proof! and so is tufta

really...........

my mind is going in overdrive

oh man i totally forgot to take pics ill do it in the morn promise

What a great waterfall!! Your pond is awesome

Andre

ok here are some pics
when i make them i run wire through the styrofoam to the chicken wire/ hardwear cloth to shore it up then i use that yellow gap filler foam to "glue" it all together then i carve out the extra foam the next day then mix up the stucco to a peanut butter consitancy and kinda smack it on. let dry and whala!

this is the inside that no one sees thank goodness lol

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So you use hardware cloth?
Not chicken wire?
Will stucco crack and leak?
Should I put a liner down UNDER the stuco where the water will be?
Can stucco be tinted?
If so,with what?

Tell us more! This looks like a great idea!

yup you can tint stucco and if you put a good 1/4 inch coat it should not crack i have a liner under the falls just in case there is a leak cuz i dont want water under the liner or my pond walls to weaken from water and fall in