Silverthorn Landscape Supplies

INSTALLATION

1. PLAN

Go through the How to Start list, make a good plan, be sure to include your measurements, which type of product you need, and quantities.

2. PREPARATION

Pick out your rock! Choose a piece that gives you the look and sound you would enjoy coming home to everyday. Does it need to be drilled? No problem – we got you covered.
Choose the basin size. This is determined based on the type of rock you have chosen, size, weight, and splash factor.
Ask the staff to help you pick out the appropriate sized pump and tubing you will need to give you the water flow you desire.
Light it up! Pick out some night lighting for your bubbler – this adds value and incredible beauty to your feature. Core lights are also available.
Choose the decorative stone to go around your feature.Decorative gravel, flagstone, pavers, your choice!

3. EXCAVATE

* If you are putting the basin on a deck, pre-existing structure (patio, pool deck or drive-way area), or are setting it on the ground and building up and around the basin, please disregard this step.

Mark out the area to be excavated.
*Remember to call the appropriate utility companies to find out where any lines may be buried before you dig! Phone, cable TV, internet, gas, hydro, waterlines, city piping…etc.

Excavate the area where you will be putting the basin. Excavate down 6-10” deeper than your basin’s depth. Have the very top of your basin be flush with the ground/grass.
*If a basin does not work for your project requirements, you can use liner and underlay in place of a basin. If you would like more information on this process give us a call and we can walk you through it.

4. BASE

Place Advanced Performance Bedding into the excavated area and level. Your gravel base should stop when the remaining depth of the hole will fit your basin flush with the outside ground.

If you are building your feature above ground be sure the area is as level and stable as possible.

5. BASIN PLACEMENT

Place the basin into the leveled hole. Backfill around the sides of the basin. Using a rubber mallet level the basin once you have completed backfilling.

6. ATTACHMENTS

Place the pump into the bottom of the basin. Attach the tubing to the pump and tighten with a clamp. Feed the tubing up through the center hole of the basin.

7. FEATURE ATTACHMENT

Place your rock onto the basin, while feeding the tubing up through your feature. Set your feature as close to the center of the basin as possible.
*If you have chosen a core light it is important to attach it before your tubing. Place the light into your feature and let the cord hang through the hole all the way out the bottom. Then place your tubing. The cord for your core light should run in between your feature and the tubing, not IN the tubing.

8. WATER FLOW

Fill the basin with water. Plug in the pump and adjust the height of the tubing in your rock to change water flow (push the tubing up higher for a bigger bubble, or pull it halfway down your feature for a smaller bubble). If the water flow is uneven, check the angle of the rock itself. You may have to move it around, or place small wedges underneath the rock to achieve desired angle and water flow.

9. FINISHING TOUCHES

Sweep the pavers clean and compact them with a plate compactor. Be sure to pass over your entire patio a minimum of three times in varying directions. This final tamping allows the pavers to settle into the Limestone Screenings. *Note: Certain speciality pavers require a pad on the plate compactor so as to not scratch or damage the paver.

ENJOY!
Sit back and enjoy your handy work!

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