Material
- Black plastic sheeting
- Bagged concrete
- Tiles (end of run from tile shop) - floor tiles are preferable as these are designed to be non-slip
- Tile glue
- Tile grout
- Black reticulation piping
- Drain
- PVC drainage piping
How it works
The water must be fresh water for the kid's health. I have a washing machine water level sensor in the pond. When the water level drops the sensor activates the reticulation system station connected to the whale. The water drains into the pond through a PVC drainage pipe. When the pond level returns to normal the mosaic water turns off again.
Procedure
- Dig out the patch to the desired depth. (I dug it out deeply as I have to run a trailer over the top and needed the depth of the concrete to take the weight.)
- Place and join the drainage pipe and drain.
- Run and place the black plastic reticulation. I have an end cap as the whale's spout. After completion I drilled a small hole to allow the water to spurt out when the reticulation is turned on. I have a second smaller one on the fish that comes on when a different reticulation station comes on.
- Line the hole with black plastic.
- Mix and pour in the concrete.
- Smooth the concrete so the surface slopes to the drain.
- Once the concrete is dry, place the broken tile pieces with tile glue. Place the pieces so the collective surface slopes to the drain, and that no sharp edges will be left to cut little feet.
- Once the tile glue is dry, apply the grout, cleaning the tile surfaces with a slightly wet rag as you go.
Now it is time for some good old fashioned fun with a Creek and Water Storage project.
