How to Install a Water Feature that Reuses Rainwater | Ask This Old House
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2017
- Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a water feature that collects and reuses rainwater.
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Time: 1 day
Cost: $5,000 and up
Skill Level:
Expert
Tools List for Installing a Rainwater Collection Water Feature:
Excavator
Shovel
Rake
Landscape gloves
Shopping List:
Structural pond blocks
Pump vault pond block
Pond pump
Landscape fabric
Stones
Basalt columns with 1” holes
Downspout filter
1” PVC and fittings
Fieldstone
Steps:
1. Before digging, always contact the local utility marking service to locate any underground pipes or wires in the work area.
2. Dig a hole where you plan to install the water feature. It should be about two feet deep. This can be done quickly with an excavator.
3. Use the rake to rake out any rocks in the soil until the base is a flat, smooth surface.
4. Decide where to locate the pump. Using a shovel, dig out a hole to hold the pump vault.
5. Lay the landscape fabric in the hole.
6. Place the rubber liner on top of the landscape fabric. It should be the double the size so it can wrap around the structural blocks once they are in place.
7. Lay another piece of landscape fabric on top of the rubber liner to protect the rubber from the structural blocks.
8. Place the pump vault and the structural blocks in place in the hole. They should lay flat and level.
9. Backfill between the structural blocks and the liner with stones.
10. Dig a hole underneath the nearest downspout for the downspout filter. Then, put it in place. Run a pipe from the filter to the reservoir.
11. Plumb the pump and the pipes, then run the pipes through the basalt columns.
12. Put the basalt columns in place. You can use flat stones to balance them.
13. Make a perimeter around the water feature using the field stone.
14. Fill in the perimeter with stones.
15. Fold the rubber liner over the structural blocks and backfill with soil. Add plantings if desired.
Resources:
The water feature that Jenn installed including the rubber liner, underlayment, structural blocks, pump vault, basalt columns, and pump were all manufactured by Aquascape (www.aquascapeinc.com).
Expert assistance with this project was provided by Decker’s Landscape and Aquatics (www.deckerspondscapes.com), Nawada Landscape Design (nawadalandscapedesign.com), and New England Aquatic Landscaping (www.iloveponds.com).
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1:20 Excavator operator must've been like 'Whoa lady! Where are you walking?' (O_O)
LOL ya I noticed that too. "How to get killed by excavator."
LoL... she did walk right under it.
How to: Blow your production budget in seven minutes.
ibeat theleaves basically
Ummm yes
I've been putting off doing this just this for about 5 years now. Such a great project though. I really enjoyed the pondless water-feature, it's nice to get another video along the same lines.
Cost: $5,000 and up
I'm done lol
"This Rhododendron's in tough shape" Looks perfectly healthy
Yeah, like hell I would let them pull an expensive flowering bush out like this :)
Marc de Montreuil Except for all of the withering dead flowers.
Flowers bloom & fade. She just hacked a perfectly good plant 😡
Yeah that was when I stopped watching and came to the comments to see if anyone else found that ridiculous
I have dug up azaleas much bigger than that by shovel! Excavator was ridiculous, and expensive
So, when the heavy rains start coming in, what’s to stop this whole thing from becoming a flooded muddy mess?
Except it didn't rain yet (according to the video) so they must have had to fill it up with water from the outside hose. If it doesn't rain for a while, this is what we would have to do to keep the water feature working.
Gonna have to add that one to the to-do list. Great job !
Excellent work, love it.
You should add lights to the water
Awesome!
so Awesome
So how do you clean this? Just seems like a very temporary design which you'll eventually need to completely take apart and clean sludge and debris, not to mention fairly stagnant water.
That would be collected in pump - OMG - there goes the pump :(
The 'first line-of-defence' should do much much more than a bucket with a net in it - having some filter material in the box would be much better in addition to the net basket. We built our own at a fraction of the cost.
@@taherakhan7044 tell me how :-)
Excellent!
So I would love to see a smaller scale version of this for diy on a budget. I have a lowes bucket and a mini solar powered pump.
Nice build. How often does it clog? Year after year when little leaves and what not get in there
Very cool!
Brilliant
How to replace a large, healthy plant with a tacky fountain that requires you to regularly clean out a pool filter.
Impressive I really like this, you have earned a like :) keep going and don't stop 🔥
it was horrid at best
I feel they skipped a ton of steps.
Right ! They put down the milk grates put a couple tubes together and all the sudden it was a freaking waterfall
Looks ok
FANTASTIC!!!~ how much $$$ to set aside for this (material-wise)??
I always use my excavator for gardening
nice work and it looks so beautiful.
How about the electrical part of this installation?
"it's self sustaining" because it produces its own electricity and self cleans too ?
It also digs the giant hole and pays for the crazy expensive materials
I really hope the resident of the house didn’t think that water fountains used new water, and did not recycle it.
I was thinking this too. She was actually considering installing a fountain that she thought wasted water, and thought nothing of it. What is wrong with people?
teah even with no warer ristrictions, we don't consider and her bigger problem is water restriction, so if there was no water restriction she would do it
We're gonna need a bigger wheel barrel
How much do they cost
did they not call before they dug
So what's gonna happen when it rains heavily? Plus the size of the container is so small it'll overflow in minutes even if it rains just a little bit.
That just act as filter debris. The real “container” is the hole dugged. The pond liner act as “plastic bag” rain water tank
And even the hole that was dug, will overflow probably to the same location as the downspout previously flowed to.
Let’s include the price!
$10 000
+Tammie R you are beautiful! BTW, in the description it say $5000 and up
Tammie R Cost is in the description. It says $5,000 and up
Open Eye Cost is in the description. It says $5,000 and up
Read girl. Read!
pretty.. but probably super expensive and another pipe to worry / care for winter time. also that pump won't be easy to replace if it goes out + electric bill
JJ J The homeowner mentioned water restrictions at the start of the video, which means she’s probably in the Southwest. Nothing freezes in the winter there.
How much are you paying for the pumps electricity ?
ROGER WHERE DID YOU GO, WHO IS SHE, i need to catch up on this show
The Bubbleboy 1 He passed away dude.
@@rage9278 he's not dead
He’s rolling over in his grave from this video
Roger is not dead, he stepped down from the show due to health concerns and because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
So when she accidentally uses all the water up for other things, and the water pump motor burns out, how do you get to it in order to replace it? I also don't see a way to monitor the amount of water in there. Unless they simply didn't show these things, there was no foresight used in the design.
A lot of work for a pretty water feather that just spits water everywhere. I liked the one from a previous job they showed much better
So what happens to excess water during the rainy season?
It floods the basement I believe
Jenn is so sassy. . . but still, love to see new faces on the show. would be nice to see Richard getting a sidekick too
hopefully they will get rid of her soon, every project is horrid, unknowledgeable with no character nor likable attitude. I've seen rocks with more charm.
Are those cold volcano rocks I thought yes🤔🤔
I like it. Only thing I’d add are some fruit producing plants or some veggie plants. Don’t just make it look nice, make it work for you! Though she probably lives in an area where you can’t grow edibles in the front yard.
Except for edibles don't look nice, usually. I would grow a few edibles, except I want to grow every single kind of flower, tree, and shrub heh. Grow some native plants too; wildlife loves them.
“I can’t thank you enough….” Just write the check…. 💰
All that work for that little thing
Cost is in the description. It says $5,000 and up
hi
That looks ridiculous
I’m no yeast person, but that poor tree
Never use this water to wash your car. It would scratch the clear coat very badly because of the inevitable grit that gets into the water, the pump, and the pipes.
Lol i right, who would was their car with muddy water!
So Sad for the Rhododendron :(
Side note; could they park that trailer any closer to the house 🤤
2:57 .......
3:00 Lets get to it.
It looked better before imho.
All that work just for that
Not worth it
What happened to Roger?
Jenn's been a part of the team for three seasons now. She and Roger both work on landscape projects- he has one on next week!
This Old House until she learns how to properly pronounce (read: skip) the “r” sound, we want Rodger back!
Resale Rabbit You are everywhere!
luischav3z just like visa.
This Old House isn’t Roger getting older too? It’s rough seeing him going a little slower. I saw the rain chain video before this, and I felt so bad, I grew up watching them, and it sucks watching Tom, Rodger, and the team getting mature in age. It also means I’m getting older. Lol. Glad to see newer faces on ATOH
Auto doser maybe?
one word... winter...
2:57 It went black for some reason
Nice video but it’s not the same without Rogers New England accent
As much as this show tries to appeal as women at work; the men pretty much did all the work. This includes all the heavy heavy lifting. Where are all the tough badass women now? I am waiting!
2:56 oh no then dies
"This Rhododendron's in tough shape" - Absolutely excellent healthy plant. Too lazy to transfer it. Also did not notice a single line locator mark nor flag before digging. This woman in almost every video does NOT live up to TOH's expectations of Quality work, likable character and expert advise. They seriously need to get rid of her. This has to be the absolutely worst install of any episode - ever. Splashing water everywhere, a mosquito haven, creating excessive moisture for mold and mildew. That yard will be horrid in a short time. Its also UGLY and definitely NOT worth killing a plant that looked great, took years to grow, and was thriving and healthy.
I disagree, that rhododendron has seen better days. She did what needed to be done.
I agree. In a month that fountain will be a muddy mess and look terrible. I wanted to slap my face when he pulled out the remote control. Just what I want, another thing I have replace batteries in regularly. Fantastic!
BOOOOOOOOO we want Roger
Ladies when the husband says no but they’re on vacation right now
Our gutters are full of debris
Too close the stair wall.
Mosquito Heaven
Yea who’s going to use that dirty gritty water to wash their car.
You have never had a pond, the water clears up after a day or so because they didnt rinse the rock first. Even when you do the initial priming of water fliw will stir sediment. Once the pond had settled the sediment, the turbidity drops to nearly no visible turbidity. There is also a super cheap additive called floculant that makes the clouds solidify and sink, thus clearing the water. But you already knew that right? The pond guys did decent, i prefer different styles but overall that feature should last 15+ yrs with minimal effort.
Travis Ryan The dust and dirt is still present in the water, both dissolved and suspended. If you wash your car with that water, the tiny amounts of abrasive dust is going to scratch your paint, and the dissolved solids are going to leave behind deposits.
That additive you mentioned: I’ll bet that just works wonders on car paint too.
$$$$$?????
I remember when this old house was about DIY stuff or at least faking DIY
she must love mosquitos
Thanks to great shows like this, my wife and I are attempting to restore an 1806 Stone House, check us out on RUclips.. almost 40 episodes.
Wish I had the extra $10000 dollars for that.....
Many TOH videos have a fake look, like a poor reality show, but at least the TOH hosts of most (older?) episodes seemed like they knew what they were talking about, and had done that work many times themselves in the past. THIS episode, well.....the gal seemed like a total poser, and both she and the hired expert guy were pretending to do work with rocks while barehanded and wearing wedding rings, the excavator was dumping a bucket load into a wheelbarrow with less capacity than the bucket, the list of crap content goes on and on. They never mentioned what happens to the trapped water during heavy rains. They did not really show the recycling filtration that would be necessary....but hey, they showed the pump that the homeowner could use to deplete the water in the system in order to WASH HER CAR???? This was a sucky episode.
ALL rocks are volcanic rocks...duh!
No, volcanic rocks are formed by lava eruptions, not all rocks are formed like that. Eg. plutonic rocks are formed by magma solidifying below the earth's surface.
Wow that looks terrible. What a waste of time and money. Rich people spending money on crap like this instead of helping others. This is society now. Awesome! Good job! Thumbs up! Way to go! Your house looks amazing now. What a transformation. My god how utterly wasteful.
She doesn't look very rich, but even if she is it's her money and you shouldn't dictate how she should use it. If you want to "help others" then do it with your own funds.
Obviously you don't get it. Smh.
Oh you thanked them enough Im sure... Probably around 5 grand worth of "thanks". Ridiculous.
Hey who invited the skirt to the show?
12,000 dollars installed just get a pond
Wash your car with that water no thanks
Nothing volcanic there. Looks more like silica cells from ancient trees.
Stetson Griffin it's a basalt pillar. Which is volcanic.
What happened to Roger?