Section
1: We offer you natural-looking: Waterfalls,
Rockpools and Garden Ponds.
(C) Installation options. Choose either:
• Do-it-Yourself. (See below) Select your Rock Waterfall and start! Read about pitfalls to avoid!
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• Assisted installation
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• Full installation done by us. (See past customer comments.)
Do-it-Yourself :
More than half of Toprock's customers elect to purchase the Rocks, pump, pond and other items
to do the whole installation themselves, or receive partial assistance only.
Preparedness or experience is the key to a successful D-I-Y construction.
I have heard it said quite often in one form or another: 'Next time, I’ll know how to do it right!'
The
pictures below illustrate some pitfalls to avoid:
Try not to use too many
different types of rocks. They will not tie-in as a whole.
When designing and building
a stream, firstly plan for it to be lower than the surrounding ground.
Then consider the impact the pumped water will have: it will raise the water-level. The head of water generated by this pump is too powerful for the stream. Or put another way, the stream is too long and narrow for the volume of water flowing from the pump. The consequence is multiple-overflows of the banks. (This phenomenon applies equally to spillways between ponds, and it occurs frequently with novice construction.)
Then consider the impact the pumped water will have: it will raise the water-level. The head of water generated by this pump is too powerful for the stream. Or put another way, the stream is too long and narrow for the volume of water flowing from the pump. The consequence is multiple-overflows of the banks. (This phenomenon applies equally to spillways between ponds, and it occurs frequently with novice construction.)
There are many similar traps for the novice.
Refer also to the 'Frequently
Asked Questions' section of this Website.