How we made our rock fountain for under $10

Step 1

We buried a large bucket in the ground.  Make sure the bucket is below the surrounding top of the dirt.

The bucket was $6.99 from Menards.

Step 2

We then positioned a large piece of pond liner over the bucket and surrounding dirt.

We had leftover pond liner from when we built our pond.

Step 3

We cut a small hole in the liner over the center of the bucket.

Step 4

Next we positioned several rock from larger to smaller over the liner.

The rock was found on the side of the road when the village put in sewer lines.

Step 5

We then drilled holes in each of the rocks using a masonry bit.

Step 6

We used a small fountain pump with a hose attached.   We put the pump into the bucket under the liner, ran the hose up through each of the rocks as we placed them over the liner.

The pump was a leftover part from a fountain that stopped working.

Step 7

After making sure the system is working we trimmed the liner back and then added additional rocks to hide the liner.

FINAL COST FOR PROJECT = $6.99