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#3 Rainwater Cistern in Hand Formed Plaster

Written by Farmer Paige on 09 March 2012

2012 Monthly Workshop Series with Urban Patchwork

Saturday, March 24th and Saturday March 31th, 2012, 8-4

12 Class Spots Available

Join us for a very special workshop led by Dani Slabaugh of Yard to Table Gardens as we learn by building an 850 gallon ferrocement rainwater cistern.

Read a summary of the process at http://yardtotablegardens.wordpress.com/

In this detailed two part workshop you’ll:

(Day 1)

Review setting the foundation
Fill the form bag and shape the armature
Mix and apply exterior plaster

(Day 2)
Empty and remove the form bag
Test structural integrity
Connect gutter and plumbing
Plaster the cistern interior
Connect output to a pond

Workshop participants receive a project summary and coupon for a 1-hour cistern building consultation.

Sign Up Here!

Dates: Saturdays, March 24th and 31st, 2012
Times: 8am – 4pm
Location: 5703 Duval St. 78752
Cost: $50 – Take home a project summary, materials list and coupon for a 1-hour consultation

At this time the workshop is full. Thanks for your interest! With so much interest, we’re planning another one later in the year. Email us at cistern@urbanpatchwork.org if you would like to attend a future cistern workshop. We’ll notify you when it’s scheduled!