Garden Walls
Are you thinking of sprucing up your garden wall
? Adding a custom water wall on an existing garden wall is a great idea to add character to your garden. Water wall bring an added appeal and visual pleasure as they transform your garden into natures paradise. Custom water wall fountains are versatile because they fit in almost any garden design. They can easily blend with any outdoor structures such as brick, stone, concrete, or tile.
Garden Walls are excellent addition to any space or corner in the garden because they are multi-functional. The walls can be used as raised beds for planting or protection from erosion.
The first thing you do is to assess your garden on how it can be utilized efficiently for this project. Important concerns should be considered such as erosion. What elements in design and style can be combined to enhance an unused space? How to transform the area into a place in the garden that is usable not only for planting but as a point of interest to your garden or is an extension of your interior space.
Adding stairs to your wall project will greatly enhance the usefulness of the walls you build.
Wall fountains fit practically into any garden theme, from traditional to modern, stone landscaping to shade garden design. Another advantage of building a custom water wall in the garden is that it attracts small wildlife such as butterflies and birds. The fountain easily serves as birdbaths to visiting birds in your garden.
You can build your custom water wall using a variety of materials, including stone, slate, cast concrete, and metals, such as copper and steel. Durability is a major consideration to look for in fountains because you want fountains that can withstand water and extreme weather conditions. Look for materials that appeal to your own sense of style, but also durable enough to withstand the wear and tear.
Installing lights in your custom water wall is great way to highlight the area. Lightings enhance the features of your garden. Obviously, lighting in your fountain will enhance the appearance of your garden at night creating an environment conducive for entertaining and relaxation.
There are plenty of materials to choose from in creating your garden wall. Using stone or cast concrete blocks is a wonderful way to give it a natural look. Stone or cast concrete blocks come in several colors, sizes, and textures. Wood beams are another alternative for garden walls. The only disadvantage is that wood is highly prone to rote when it is exposed to soil even if it is treated.
Constructing your garden wall is not difficult provided you have an idea of what you want. The first kind of construction is the mortar less construction. This type of construction, materials are stacked on top of each other, avoid vertical joints to line up one above the other. You may want to stagger the joints for each row because this provides good interlocking which adds strength and longevity to your wall. Free stacked stone is a good example of a mortar less construction technique that is quite durable.
Another method of construction is using concrete and mortar construction. Mortar stonewalls are permanent walls. Proper construction of these walls consists of using concrete and stone. This type of construction is uneven and does not allow the materials to arrange in any type of pattern.
Wall foundation is very important because it provides protection from extreme weather changes. The general rule is to prepare the foundation of the wall below the frost line. You need your wall foundation to extend 6 to 8 inches below this depth and on compacted, hard, ground. This will protect your walls foundation in freezing temperatures. This is especially important if you are constructing concrete and mortar type walls, which has a tendency to crack if the foundation is not properly laid at the correct depth. Mortar less walls is more flexible to extreme weather conditions. The manufactures of landscaping block provide instructions for laying their foundation when using this type of material for your walls.
by: karentaylor.articles@gmail.com
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