DIY PVC stuff

My first pond plant stand.

Another type of pond plant stand. These are not glued, just banged together with a rubber mallet. They have different length legs so can be flipped over for varying depths. If you use the caps, drill holes in them so they don't want to float. As you can see they eventually get green so I didn't paint them or try to get the print off. The elbows can turn inward to press against the pot and hold it from sliding.

The fall leaf net.

These are in my skimmer to hold the filter media and act as a skimmer leaf catcher.



I made supports for the grids in the Skippy.

Plantstands for in the house.

I made these for the grandkids last year. You use mini marshmallows.

Ladder golf game.

The in the house, dog house.

The chair in the middle was made from PVC. I don't like it because it doesn't fit me. I mismeasured. If it had a cushion, then maybe it would be OK.

I made them all. I use the chop/miter saw to cut the PVC. Of course he taught me to glue etc.

I totally made that skimmer too. I have a Dremel saw. It has a round blade about an inch around and that's how I cut the opening. That's all it is. Ths hardest part was deciding where the hole should go. It sits inside the pond on a shelf. The PVC frame holds the filter media up, in place. And there is a ridge inside the Rubbermaid tub where the leaf catcher sits. It all works out just fine. The pump is a sump type so it is plumbed out the top where you see that 3" elbow fitting curving left. Although there is a ball valve there somewhere so the water doesn't gravity back into the pond when the pump is shut off.
Pete does all the plumbing of course.