Hello.
I need some advice about how to install drip tubing in two areas, both of which basically require attaching the tubing to either concrete or brick.
1) I want to put drip irrigation on my patio in some pots that are in the middle of the patio, but also over the joints in the concrete. I will be using this white 1/4" tubing: https://www.lowes.com/pd_632466-13598-R2 ... irrigation
There are a dozen pots and the average run would be 5-8 feet. I'm guessing some people might suggest some sort of metal anchor, but we want as low a profile as possible. It's unlikely that the 1/4" tubing will fit entirely within the joint between the slabs, but it would at least be somewhat low, kinda sorta blend into the concrete (once it gets dirty) and it's unlikely to cause someone to trip.
2) I want to run a 5/8" tubing around the patio, feeding water to the 1/4" tubing. I imagine the 5/8" tubing would run around the edge of the patio where it meets the house. This is the hose we're using: https://www.lowes.com/pd_248743-13598-06 ... irrigation
There's about 80 feet of patio I'd run this tubing around.
3) We need to run a 6 foot section of the 5/8" tubing across a brick stair in the front of the house. The bricks overhang the vertical rise by about an inch, and so we're thinking of gluing the same 5/8" tubing below the lip of the stair.
So those are my three uses -- all very similar, joining plastic to some masonry. Have any of you secured drip tubing to masonry before?
I'm thinking of using one of these gorilla products:
Gorilla Glue
https://www.lowes.com/pd_152243-18562-50 ... Id=4756081
Gorilla Construction Adhesive
https://www.lowes.com/pd_152243-18562-50 ... Id=4756081
And leaning towards the latter. Any thoughts?
Thank you.
--Mark
There are patio kits which contain anchors and screws. they often have parts you don't need, but it is the only way I know of to get the anchors. they are not sold separately. The concrete would have to be drilled and you put an anchor in and screw the clamp into the anchor.
I cannot really picture your situation. If the pots are in the middle of the floor. you can use a conduit cover. It is a flexible piece of plastic that fits over wires or extension cords and looks like a threshold on the floor. It is to keep people from tripping on the wires. Drip tubing should fit under it better since it is thinner than electrical cords. I bought it years ago from one of the hardware stores. I think it is called a cord cover and some of them you can use double stick tape and run them along the wall or the one that looks like a threshold can be run on the floor. It won't be flush but it should keep people from tripping on it. Is there are reason why the plants are in the middle of the patio? If you can put a bench or table over the cover or even a rug it would not be so noticeable, although there would still be a lump in the rug. The only other option would be to run the line accross the ceiling, put a "pole" in the middle of the plants and run the wires in the pole.
You will have to estimate your water pressure to determine the max gph you can run. You cannot run a lot of plants if the lines are running overhead since gravity works against flow, and you will need to install an antisiphon device on the faucet to protect the water line. Usually antisiphon devices should be placed higher than the emitter to work properly.
I cannot really picture your situation. If the pots are in the middle of the floor. you can use a conduit cover. It is a flexible piece of plastic that fits over wires or extension cords and looks like a threshold on the floor. It is to keep people from tripping on the wires. Drip tubing should fit under it better since it is thinner than electrical cords. I bought it years ago from one of the hardware stores. I think it is called a cord cover and some of them you can use double stick tape and run them along the wall or the one that looks like a threshold can be run on the floor. It won't be flush but it should keep people from tripping on it. Is there are reason why the plants are in the middle of the patio? If you can put a bench or table over the cover or even a rug it would not be so noticeable, although there would still be a lump in the rug. The only other option would be to run the line accross the ceiling, put a "pole" in the middle of the plants and run the wires in the pole.
You will have to estimate your water pressure to determine the max gph you can run. You cannot run a lot of plants if the lines are running overhead since gravity works against flow, and you will need to install an antisiphon device on the faucet to protect the water line. Usually antisiphon devices should be placed higher than the emitter to work properly.