Wooden garden fountain

For some time I was thinking of adding a water feature to my garden. I would have loved to make a small pond. Due to the kids & safety, the pond idea was not realized.

Instead I made a raised fountain.

Materials used:

5 x 10 cm wall studs, each cut ~40 cm length (30 degrees angle). 36 such pieces needed. The fountain "box" is made out of 6 layers.

Wooden pieces themselves are interconnected using simple screws.

Time: ~ 1 day. Nice weekend project.

Missing: one or two decorative lizards/geckos. I think geckos climbing on the side/enjoying the stream would look good. Sadly, can not find any decorative lizard figurines around here.

Step 1 Structure of the fountain

Below is the drawing of fountain's inner structure.

Water pump is placed inside a medium size plastic flowerpot. A bucket would do nice as well.

Inside the flowerpot, some bricks are placed to raise the pump up to the required level.

Wooden supports are fixed on the sides to hold a layer of planks that hold all the top decorations. This plank layer has a hole in the middle. Through it, pump pipe and nozzle emerges, as well as the water passes down.

On top of the holding planks I laid a sheet of plastic (120 microns thick) and simply pulled some of it through the hole. Stapled the sides of it with a staple gun. This whole plastic thing started acting as a sink - collecting water inside and draining it straight to the flowerpot below. Leave the plastic sleeve a bit longer. If the "sleeve" is too short, water spills to the ground and not into the pot.

Decorative items hide this plastic sheet.