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    Japanese sleeve fences

    I hope these photos work , cos I,m old and not the best with computers. But most koikeepers like bamboo bits in their garden to set off the pond . The problem I ,v found is it doesn’t last long . I made a sleeve fence last year and it ,s broken already . So I made these out of plastic pipe, so all they need now is a bit of varnish now and again , and cheap an original one imported cost me over £200 15 yrs ago ,hope they don’t look too bad


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    Brilliant. Do you have pictures of how you made them? or can you explain in a little more detail. They look really good.

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    Glad to,just happy you like them , it’s a two man job I designed it the person builds it lol just joking but you do need an extra pair oh hands . The small one first , it’s a 4inch pipe for the upright and a3 inch for the bent section so it can fit into it .drill out a 3 inch hole in the top of the 4 inch pipe the hard part is bending the 3 inch pipe , we left it uncut ie 4m long then slowly heated it with blow lamp carefully, we messed up a bit so turned the pipe round and used the over end lol then fitted it into the hole and kept warming it until it was in place for the bottom pipe which was 1 1/2 pipe . Then the cross cross centre section is 1 inch and 3/4 inch pipe so it can thread through itself , all measured carefully everything was a tight fit but we used some pvc pipe glue as well . Painting was not easy cos I didn’t have any pvc primer so I was advised to put gloss on first to then emulsion for the colour then varnish . Done.
    The tall one was easier as I cheated and used a sweep bend but made the same , the infill panel section is 1/4 inch electric trunking but you can use what you find suits you . The imitation bamboo joints ( growth rings ) we did with an angle grinder with a thick abrasive wheel and some were done by tightening thick aluminium wire around it and burning it in to the pipe , it sounds messy but we did both in a weekend. Get some photos on line of what you like and copy the design. Also there is lots of info on YouTube on how to make fake bamboo out of plastic pipe . Good luck

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    That is very very clever, great looking feature. can you supply to the UK Lol

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    That's very impressive. Ideal for countries like the UK, where it's quite damp for long periods. Wood can soon rot unless it is treated regularly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley View Post
    That's very impressive. Ideal for countries like the UK, where it's quite damp for long periods. Wood can soon rot unless it is treated regularly.
    I,m trying to work up the energy to make some more for myself lol I had a real one in England and it lasted a few years but very expensive , but in Thailand the heat and humidity destroys wood and bamboo , the crazy thing is I grow various bamboos in my garden including the giant one used for furniture and I can cut as much as I need but it doesn’t last

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    This is a Japanese style bridge I made in concrete again because wood doesn’t last . They are 4 concrete floor panel ,used here to form the second floor in houses and very cheap (£2) each they are 30cm wide and any length you want . I coated them with some kind of screeding and grained them to look like old sleepers , the round supports are cut lengths of concrete pipe filled with concrete and then painted with acrylic emulsion 2 tone . It’s the entrance to my house
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    You have given me some ideas John,but i dont know where i would get the concrete flooring,could use sleepers.

    You are very handy,can i ask how you get on with the wood in your pond under water,wont it rot?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonsaijohn View Post
    This is a Japanese style bridge I made in concrete again because wood doesn’t last . They are 4 concrete floor panel ,used here to form the second floor in houses and very cheap (£2) each they are 30cm wide and any length you want . I coated them with some kind of screeding and grained them to look like old sleepers , the round supports are cut lengths of concrete pipe filled with concrete and then painted with acrylic emulsion 2 tone . It’s the entrance to my house
    I'm well impressed. I can appreciate the amount of care that went into that.

    You can make a lot of things with concrete and it lasts!

    My efforts started off quite basic.

    These I made over thirty years ago.

    This was my first attempt. It's lit by recycled 12v pool light.





    Then I got a bit braver





    My final attempt.






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    Hi john, I only used concrete flooring because I live in Thailand and it’s available, I live in the countryside and there must be 8 shops that sell it near me but if I still lived in England I’d use sleepers or they’re expensive make a frame and pour concrete and make your own ,you,d need to put some steel in for strength they don’t have to look good because when you put the texture on it will hide any mistakes . And the round supports use short lengths of plastic pipe as a mould . The wood supports on the pond bridge are teak and have been in 11 yrs , but again you could use concrete pipe and paint them . While I,m talking about concrete I,m amazed that everybody takes all the trouble and expense to coat their ponds with various coatings nobody here coats their ponds it’s just bare concrete , either shuttered and poured or block and skimmed, and Iv seen hundreds of ponds and we don’t have problems . I bet that gets a lot of comments lol .

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    Hi , your photo,s are coming up as error , try again I,d like to see them

 

 

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