Ok, so we are under strict watering conditions here in Florida. So I was thinking a rain barrel may be a good idea. However, I don't care for the big old barrel sitting on the side of the house. What I am thinking of is making a custom water barrel as I cannot find anything I like.
I first though of a water storage unit, but most seem to be big and wide. I'm looking for something about 2-3 feet high, and the length of the flower bed and maybe a 1-2 feet wide. I would then run a drip hose the length of the garden along the side of the rain barrel, with a faucet at each end of the rain barrel.
I was thinking of going to a welder and having him custom make a box. However, this seems like it would be very expensive, and heavy, not to mention a pita to put in place.
Then I thought about building a frame out of 2x4's and putting something such as a pool liner inside to hold the water. This seems plausible, but again could get costly, and how to keep it from evaporating before I could use it.
So then I thought about maybe finding a way to get a fiberglass kit. However, I'm not sure if the resin will stick to the wood frame I would build. I think it could be the cheapest out of all options, but I would have to deal with the evaporation issue.
I'm looking for some other ideas that could work. Maybe there is something I'm not thinking of. Either a different material, or potential problems with any of the above ideas.
Whats your thoughts?
I first though of a water storage unit, but most seem to be big and wide. I'm looking for something about 2-3 feet high, and the length of the flower bed and maybe a 1-2 feet wide. I would then run a drip hose the length of the garden along the side of the rain barrel, with a faucet at each end of the rain barrel.
I was thinking of going to a welder and having him custom make a box. However, this seems like it would be very expensive, and heavy, not to mention a pita to put in place.
Then I thought about building a frame out of 2x4's and putting something such as a pool liner inside to hold the water. This seems plausible, but again could get costly, and how to keep it from evaporating before I could use it.
So then I thought about maybe finding a way to get a fiberglass kit. However, I'm not sure if the resin will stick to the wood frame I would build. I think it could be the cheapest out of all options, but I would have to deal with the evaporation issue.
I'm looking for some other ideas that could work. Maybe there is something I'm not thinking of. Either a different material, or potential problems with any of the above ideas.
Whats your thoughts?