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Bottom Drain Construction #1
I have been trying to find stuff about Bottom Drains all afternoon. Ive had a few quotes from brickies today and also a fibreglass man and im thinking the pond could be getting build VERY soon.
SOOOO....how do you install a bottom drain in a fibreglass (someones doing it for me) pond? I am going to be doing a concrete bottom, but what do i need to do? from start to finish, on the bottom? and does anyone have pictures pleeeeeease please pretty please.
Thanku lovely people. I want to get this right first time.
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Re: Bottom Drain Construction #2
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Re: Bottom Drain Construction #3
Thankyou Mr Pond.
Erm, im wondering now, how everyone gets their concrete to slope towards the bottom drain? if you put the concrete in pretty wet, how do you manage to slope it without standing in the concrete itself????
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Re: Bottom Drain Construction #4
It depends on what is being made as to how "wet" the concrete should be. If its too wet it will "run" which is of no use in this instance.
Back to the question, answer is they don't.
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