How To Build a Stone Water Fountain | Ask This Old House

[@paulnguzman]

7:34 While you're both doing this, Richard is wondering where his buckets are lol. Looks great though and would be a fun project this summer!

[@tommartinez62]

This has been done for years, the fancy basin and lid are new. I used a very small kiddie pool, river rock is cheap so I filled that with rock. It keeps the water clean enough to keep the pump from plugging up as well.

[@peterpowers4851]

I have never seen anyone that excited about a stone. I love it!

[@ronevans852]

Wow , that’s unbelievable how they split that rock. Very nice.

[@DouglasBlake]

It seems like some of the center hole drilling process was edited out. It didn't look like that drill could plunge deep enough to go all the way through, plus the rock was sitting on the ground, making me think the bit would hit the floor.

[@smoke.007]

Agree. I was pretty interested to see what trick or tool they used to drill all the way through that big rock, but it was skipped. Bummer. I'm guessing they just swapped out to a longer drill bit to finish the job..?

[@spaceavenger54]

@@smoke.007 saw another video and they used a hammer drill.

[@BirdBath1]

Look at bird bath 🍇😎

[@1982pantro]

She went with the exploding handshake at the end.............smooth😎

[@angiereyna3738]

I miss your program every Saturday morning PBS channel 28, 50 n 58 from LA CA

[@steve0852]

I have been considering putting in a easy to assemble water feature in my garden and this certainly fits the bill. I followed the link for the fountain basin with lid and what was presented was not what was used in the demonstration. The other thing is $150 seems a bit low on the estimated cost. Not complaining because the video does point me in the direction I need to go. To the Ask This Old House crew, I appreciate the tips and techniques you present. Thanks.

[@hannahlostsheep]

Always purchase a pump that you can adjust the water flow or attach a valve to hose to adjust water flow. The water was pumping to high, causing extreme splash out. The water flow should only rise about 1 inch out of the top of the rock. This feature they built will have to constantly be refilled due to splash out. If not monitored the pump could burn out from lack of water in basin.

[@todd2456]

Thanks again for the help, Kevin.

[@louisel.sinniger2057]

Wow, love this. That wasn’t so hard to do. As a nurse soon to retire that also at one time worked in the trades people just ignore their body mechanics! Unfortunately, that in itself is like another field of study… how to properly take care of self. I still LOVE doing my own property care. Keeps me fit! That’s for this great project.

[@DoctorSkillz]

This segment rocks. 👌

[@mpmarvin999]

🌽 knee

[@Rush23]

She definitely has the equipment oh my

[@TheRealCannonCooper]

Would have been nice to see then put some bricks in the basin to support the lid and drill the stone when it was larger.

[@MeLlamoDJ]

Agreed. The tall stone would have looked much more impressive.

[@David-y8m8z]

very cool. some of the pumps you can adjust the water flow, so that if. you like sometimes a little more subtle, you can dial it down more.

[@SleepyKittens]

You can buy a adjustment valve accessory to tweak the flow

[@JoseHernandez-tc1kl]

Wow that’s is beautiful 🤩

[@jrkawasakiz149]

Great job to everyone I've always like to show ever since I was a kid very educational thank you all so much 👍 ☺️

[@rupe53]

for those who don't have fancy power tools you could just do a stack of rocks around the pipe and call it quits. If you must have a rock, there are fake rocks sold to cover well heads that look decent from a distance. I have seen them 1, 2, and 3 ft tall, made from fiberglass.

[@ChakatNightspark]

I would have also thrown in a few quartz rocks around it. Just to break up the black color a little bit. Instead of it being solid blackish wet color.

[@toneystevens5023]

Racist.

[@rupe53]

you can also add fish tank gravel (comes in colors) or a bag of glass marbles.

[@p1010paul]

Shame they did not show the hole being drilled through the stone, I wonder what kind of bit and drill is used.

[@cup_and_cone]

Hammer drill and carbide masonry bit.

[@MeLlamoDJ]

They did. 6:30

[@mpmarvin999]

@@MeLlamoDJ there’s no way the drill bit went all the way through.

[@MrDflores1]

@@mpmarvin999 They just used a longer version of the same bit. Looks like they started with 6” long bit then likely switched to a 12” or 18”.

[@helenachase5627]

No kidding, that's the main task...

[@SlackerU]

I was thinking of using an air-lift pump b/c it won't clog as easily or burn up if forgotten. Though my sump would probably need to be deeper to air-lift.

[@Yessssz]

Is there a way to routinely clean or disinfect these for the birds?

[@miltonrivera2666]

What happened to “This Ol House”? We don’t see it anymore on PBS in the Chicagoland area.

[@bobbysweeney5377]

Aaaand make sure you can adjust your pump flow or you'll be put if water and burn your pump up by tomorrow or the next day, or if Murphys Law applies to your house too, the first time you leave it running alone. 😉

[@mellissabrighton4879]

Hi I'm from Australia🇦🇺 I am going to try and make a fountain like that one day I have made a fountain at home in the future I will be making all types of fountains and Aquariums too soon

[@richardkenworthy9312]

Would you have to clean that out ones and awhile?

[@rerolley]

We put a water feature out back and it attracted a lot of birds.

[@franksmith7247]

🐦🦜🦆🦉

[@PiranhaJaw22]

Richard wants his buckets back

[@bartgoins1782]

Very nice. A shame they split a perfectly natural rock, when they could have just used a smaller rock to start with.

[@dennischavez6054]

What type of drill is that?

[@peterhanson3962]

Is it just me or was that drill bit too short to go all the way through that stone/rock?

[@karlhungusjr1]

"the magic of television"

[@cup_and_cone]

And no bottom stop, either...like they were going to drill into the floor after punching through.

[@gmi109]

Too short and way too small of diameter given the hole size they ended up with!

[@leoharskamp5930]

not only the depth of the drill for the hole where the waterpipe went through, have a close look at the diameter, that is substantially larger as well. they must have used an expensive drillbit which they didn't dell us about

[@mpmarvin999]

The rock is free but the drill bit is going to cost you big time

[@benbuckley2738]

Do you leave this running 24/7? Or is it better to only have it run while you are outside enjoying it?

[@suzanneott5371]

I would suggest letting it run 24/7 because standing water is great for mosquitoes to breed.

[@johnvoorhees2331]

can u get a solar powered pump and are they adjustable on flow..i would have turnd this down

[@Zethanie]

What is the name of the larger apparatus to which the rotary hammer drill is attached?

[@brianvernaglia9449]

I assume you have to disassemble this entire thing and get the pump out in winter time. Not so convenient. But still really pretty!

[@mpmarvin999]

I don’t think so. I’m guessing all you’d have to do is have the pump take all the water out until it’s spitting air and then you’re good

[@nastyhvacr]

Somewhere Richard is looking for his orange bucket.

[@tylermpyle001]

Where can I find the basin????

[@ShamPain808]

Can’t wait to do nothing with this informational video. Just here to have a good watch

[@jonplatz2929]

Cool. My experience with such is maintenance issues. It's really just making another biosphere in your landscape so any tips on the planning front to help with the sludge and algae? Maybe the lid kind of "solves" that by eliminating sunlight?

[@TechMan1900]

The lid will help, and so would chlorine tablets, but you’ll still have to go in there to clean debris every once and a while.

[@emmanuelgutierrez8616]

Adding a large sponge like pad around the intake on the pump to add 4 months till your next service. you can add some pond snails after a month to help last even more, IF you want to try without chlorine, which is dumb to use and can hurt the wildlife that comes to drink.

[@TechMan1900]

@@emmanuelgutierrez8616 the chlorine won’t hurt wildlife at all if dosed correctly

[@emagee7864]

Biosphere maintenance albatross. Bugs and debris will enter the holes. Without regular maintenance, it will be another rock in the garden. Even the pump will go bad one day.

[@emmanuelgutierrez8616]

@@TechMan1900 your talking about dogs, I'm talking about bees down to beneficial bacteria and light algae. I'd add moss around to steal energy away from potential algae

[@Guardducks]

Thanks guys, now i have to ho to the restroom. Lol

[@johnadair6108]

Yeah...not the same hole...would have been nice to see the entire process

[@superspecialty5169]

Why not use a smaller rock? I enjoy all the tips, though.

[@dogsoupblues]

For those asking about the drill depth, the holes don't go all the way through. They're only maybe 3" deep or so, enough for the wedges to not bottom out when completely in the hole.

[@Revlemmon]

They are talking about the hole used for the pipe from the pump not the holes used for the wedges.

[@agomodern]

The first rock they showed is a totally different one than the one they split, or am I just imagining things?

[@rupe53]

the rolled the rock on it's side.

[@johnnysins4158]

Jenn could get it.

[@andyneipert2527]

I like that lot

[@davidwitte8469]

I’m mad they cut that stone. Reinforce the basin or buy/make one more sturdy. A keg would hold a rock double that size.

[@Sup90210]

Agreed. There’s a serious shortage of stones and rocks in the world. We should be preserving as many as possible.

[@danbev8542]

Actually, I think the rock looked much more interesting before they cut it.

[@dkhnova]

Could have supported the stone with a cinder block or two in the basin.

[@jimbo5446]

@@Sup90210facetious?

[@tomhoyt5970]

How about just finding a smaller rock ?

[@degenwow]

How do we prevent water loss due to evaporation on rocks, and little side-spray loss of water ? do we refill the basin once in a month?

[@tmurphy0919]

There are float valves for that purpose, assuming you can run a water line to the feature. They're similar to the float valve in your toilet tank. Otherwise, yeah, it's up to you. At the rate their example is splashing, at least once or twice a week for a manual refill would be my guess but then I did the math. Estimating 1 tablespoon per minute, which seems low, that basin will lose 5 1/2 gallons out of 8 in 24 hours. It would probably stop pumping at around a gallon or so left in the basin, potentially killing the pump. Either the flow on the ToH model should be adjusted lower, use a smaller pump, or use a wider basin.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

It's beautiful.....now I just need to find a pretty rock and get someone to drill it for me 😄

[@OneProudYemeni]

They needed a slightly smaller pump for that. Too much water is splashing off the rock.

[@williamdooley4801]

Bullshit they totally glossed over the drilling. That’s a much larger process with a core drill and the pump pushed water way past the lid, which means it would run out of water right away and they didn’t talk about how you have to refill that they they made it look so much easier than the reality of what it would be.

[@dennismeyers2008]

Kevin always touching stuff.

[@Bremend]

Can the next video be how to get this ready for winter?

[@StoneE4]

Sure... A one second video that simply says, "Drain it."

[@donc-m4900]

but no drain. now only if there was a pump... lol

[@toneystevens5023]

Mark my words: The first time the Grand-kids come over, you'll need a new lid.

[@sarafox4375]

Wow i think I can do this one. Just would find a rock that didn't need splitting first.

[@danielmaldonado9781]

I love it when women get their hands working like this shows how women can do what men can do

[@MeLlamoDJ]

Looks like someone had the close-up camera set to 60fps and forgot to set it to 2x speed in post to get it back to regular speed. So much slow mo.

[@johnbuck5181]

It’s to get younger viewers. Not joking

[@DrCmoments]

This 10 min video can really be shortened to 2 min and you won’t miss anything important …

[@anton1949]

Everybody must get...

[@tunnelwind1]

this has nothing to do with this video. to keep your pipes from freezing you turn on the water very slow to keep the water moving so it will not freeze. but then you waste water. what if you install a circulating pump in the line to trun on when its really cold to keep from freezing. would that work.

[@malikdigger4544]

Wouldn't have been just use brick pieces instead of stones & could use a strong aluminum or copper barrel better than little black pan.

[@miltonrivera2666]

Typo …This Old House.

[@Zincink]

Don't laugh at my solar fountain cause it works just as nice..it just doesn't have a fancy rock although I could add one...

[@scottbiltz5480]

The most important part for someone doing this is how to drill the hole. The video showed a 2 inch long bit. The stone was a foot thick. So the most critic as l part was skipped. Wasted 10 minutes.

[@richardjoseph8683]

Nothing new been done forever. Who's the new guy Jim?

[@mattypants]

For one, that pump is WAY over rated for what they are doing. With that mich over splash youll be filling that basin up daily

[@2loco]

I'm watching this while stoned.

[@gregcollins3404]

I see enough water splashing beyond the basin that this thing is going to quit fountaining after about a day...

[@tmurphy0919]

Yep. At the low estimate of one tbsp/min lost, about 30 hours.

[@rupe53]

most people won't run this 24 hours a day but you will still need to top it up a few times a week.

[@LuisGomez-pg2qk]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@curiosity2314]

Bummer a Bosch commercial. 😡

[@ccoit]

I think these two need to get a room after this.

[@MrBillwynn]

Basin is way too small.

[@a-g3003]

I will actually give some stone away. Here take a rock.

[@ALAPINO]

If one were take this banter out of context. HA!

[@donc-m4900]

I had the movie 'Ghost' in my head. not clay but stones.

[@ALAPINO]

@@donc-m4900 That's a good one too!

[@christinalw19]

I do exterior and interior design with stone. If you love it, you love it. I always have. 😊🙏🏼🤍

[@tomreyes4908]

Gloves? Safety First!

[@DoctorSkillz]

What an unnecessary amount of slow motion. 👎

[@chrisingle5839]

Perfect way to waste electricity!

[@VeretenoVids]

Yes, they should have discussed the solar pumps available.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

I consider myself a gentleman, but does anyone know Jen’s Body measurements?

[@davidgarfinkel7033]

You don’t sound like a gentleman

[@toneystevens5023]

I measured my screen and she's about 12 inches however your screen may be a different size so that may not help.

[@donc-m4900]

How many stone is she???

[@alexqq3117]

LOL... not practical

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[@crazymuthaphukr]

I have a large hard rock I'd like Jenn to help me out with as well.

[@Zincink]

Is that your brain? lol

[@SerielThriller]

That barrel wont hold 250 gallons of water.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

It's not supposed to hold that much water.....The pump just circulates that much water in an hour.

[@StoneE4]

🤣🤣🤣