Outdoor water fountains

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Even if you have never built any outdoor water fountains, if you follow some of these tips and pieces of advice, you should be able to make your first foray into building one successful.

First of all, you must pick the right location. Before excavating for a pond or similar water feature, check the location of utility lines. You should avoid placing any kind of a pond beneath trees that will fill it with things like leaves or debris.
Secondly, you should take into consideration scale, proportion, and style. Specifically, the style should keep with the house and grounds. In most cases, even though it is beautiful, a fountain should function more as an accent to the total picture -- not the focal point itself.

Get a building permit if one is required. This may seem odd, but in some regions a water feature that is deeper than a foot-and-a-half or that calls for electrical wiring or connection to home plumbing may demand a permit from your local building department. Depending on where you live, you may also want to check with your neighborhood’s homeowners association to see if there are any specific rules against doing what you plan to do.

Next, stick to your budget. Try to plan out the whole process before you start. Doing so will help you stay on task and will allow you to not have to worry about additional costs that pop up unexpectedly.

Then, determine if your fountain will contain fish or plants. Fish will help keep the mosquito population down. This is definitely an advantage for quite a few reasons. Having said this, still water is generally the most favorable for plants and moving water is best for fish.

Lastly, be safe. Young children can drown in only a few inches of water. Be sure your water feature doesn't pose a risk to children--or adults. A particularly safe water feature doesn't contain more than a few inches of water and is located where it cannot be approached by small children. You may even want to build a wall or something of the like to ensure that kids cannot get to it.

Follow these guidelines and your exploration into building outdoor water fountains will most likely end up fruitful and fun.

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