02/05/2026
A big experiment for myself and
We looked at trying to shoehorn a water feature into the new spa room, after looking at prices and sizes and not really landing on something that suited the space, I had the bright idea I could make my own 💡
When we first arrived at the unit, there was some bamboo left in the corner and I was determined to use it somewhere somehow in the new space. Turned out great for directing the water.
I foamed a really rough shape initially and left it that way for months. It then became the place to ditch left over plaster, tiling adhesive and grout.
I then further shaped the entire feature with a mortar mix 3:1 with Sbr, and tried to add texture here and there. Once dry, I coated with a waterproof mixture,
And then just sprayed, painted, dabbed, rolled, wiped and what ever you can do with paint to end up with what you see.
The worst bit was, I couldn't test it until it was all done so quite a gamble on if it would work and if it sounded nice when the water crashed.
Did I get it right?
