Hi Folks,
I'm getting quite bored with my rockscape, and am toying with the idea of mixing things up and building a floating rock shelf. I love the look and functionality of floating shelves, and I want build my own. A local LFS employee told me she built hers with Plexiglass sheets, in a C shape, and it worked well. I would like to do the same, but using cheaper and easier to work with materials, such as PVC. I made a sketch below of how I envision it to look like. Basically, two C shaped pieces, one on each side of the overflow, and interconnected with more PVC for rigidity and surface area to support the rocks. What I am struggling with is the type and size of PVC I should use. I guess I could just go to Lowes and buy some and try it out, but I'm also thinking about the long-term viability of PVC in such an application. Anyone have any ideas, tips, experiences they can share in this regard, so that at least I can start off not completely from scratch?
Also, as the most bending force will be on the vertical sections, is there a way to stiffen the pipes perhaps by filling it with some sort of cement or epoxy? Thanks in advance!
I'm getting quite bored with my rockscape, and am toying with the idea of mixing things up and building a floating rock shelf. I love the look and functionality of floating shelves, and I want build my own. A local LFS employee told me she built hers with Plexiglass sheets, in a C shape, and it worked well. I would like to do the same, but using cheaper and easier to work with materials, such as PVC. I made a sketch below of how I envision it to look like. Basically, two C shaped pieces, one on each side of the overflow, and interconnected with more PVC for rigidity and surface area to support the rocks. What I am struggling with is the type and size of PVC I should use. I guess I could just go to Lowes and buy some and try it out, but I'm also thinking about the long-term viability of PVC in such an application. Anyone have any ideas, tips, experiences they can share in this regard, so that at least I can start off not completely from scratch?
Also, as the most bending force will be on the vertical sections, is there a way to stiffen the pipes perhaps by filling it with some sort of cement or epoxy? Thanks in advance!
