So I want to make the rock work go most of the way up in my 40 pillar without stacking against the back wall. What would be the safest way to do this? PVC through the middle, Pulling all the rock out and concreting it all together, zipties, ect? I want it to be about 23-24" high. Also as fall proof as possible as there is a engineer goby that moves ALOT of sand.
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Making a rock tower.
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I would say that 1 inch PVC is a bigggggg hole.....about an inch and a quarter+. I'd be looking at 1/2 inch CPVC....it's a light tan color and smaller than regular 1/2 inch PVC. My local HD no longer carries it, but Lowe's does.
i used i think 1/2 and 3/4 pvc for mine..smaller hole=less likely to split the rock...an h bottom should work good, i've seen alot of good ways of using the pvc depending on what your going for. i was going to try the cpvc but the ones i tried offered to much flex for my taste but you can try it. mine isn't as tall as your going for but i think you should still be ok with a smaller sized pipe if the rocks interlock each other like mine does
Put it into buckets with tank water. If its going to take hours put a heater in...
Should I fill it with something?
Another thought for the base is to use a flat rock for that. I had a pretty flat rock and then a took a saw to make it flush. Then I superglued the pvc into a hole I drilled into that base piece so it was rigid. Then did what every else says to stack rocks on top of that through the holes and pvc. Below is a picture:
Get yourself a masonry bit. They're a bit more expensive but will last longer drilling rock than a standard drill bit. It looks almost identical to a standard bit but is made from different materials and designed to drill rock, concrete, brick etc
