Ponds and Water Gardens - Converting an Existing Rock Retaining Wall to a Water Feature.
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thiirane
07-06-07, 05:54 PM
Hello Do it yourselfer's
We recently purchased a home. The backyard has an 8 foot retaining wall that forms a houseshoe shape near a deck. The rock retaining wall contains large boulders roughly 3-4 feet across. It helps support a steep sloping yard. The rocks are beautiful.
I keep thinking how nice it would be to figure out how to convert the rock wall into a pondless water feature. I think I would love the sound and the visual beauty of the waterfeature. I have consulted a local landscape designer. He told me that the boulders would have to be removed and a rubber liner installed and the boulders replaced. This is very expensive.
It would seem that it would be possible to "Grout" the boulders with mortar. Has anyone successfully done this? I have been told that after a winter or two, cracks would form and leaks would result. Is there anyone that has experience with converting a retaining wall into a waterfall?
I appreciate your experience..
Russ
We recently purchased a home. The backyard has an 8 foot retaining wall that forms a houseshoe shape near a deck. The rock retaining wall contains large boulders roughly 3-4 feet across. It helps support a steep sloping yard. The rocks are beautiful.
I keep thinking how nice it would be to figure out how to convert the rock wall into a pondless water feature. I think I would love the sound and the visual beauty of the waterfeature. I have consulted a local landscape designer. He told me that the boulders would have to be removed and a rubber liner installed and the boulders replaced. This is very expensive.
It would seem that it would be possible to "Grout" the boulders with mortar. Has anyone successfully done this? I have been told that after a winter or two, cracks would form and leaks would result. Is there anyone that has experience with converting a retaining wall into a waterfall?
I appreciate your experience..
Russ