What good is a DIY project if it is a pain in the you know what to maintain. Functionality and durability are one thing but maintaining that project is another. I find one of the toughest things when building a DIY project is planning for future maintenance.
When I first built the duck pond it only consisted of a big Rubbermaid tote dug into the ground with a small drain that went under the fence. What a nightmare that was!! The drain was always getting clogged and the sides of the tote began to collapse. The idea was... well I thought it was good but hey, you can't win them all. That idea got trashed and I created a bigger better pond that is easier to maintain. Plus the ducks love this bigger pond as you will see in the video.
In this video I show you guys how I keep the ducks happy by maintaining my past DIY projects. Cleaning out their house is a piece of cake, thanks to the liner I installed in it. I think it took longer for me to put this video together and post it than it did to clean out the house and pond. Making it easy to maintain, makes it easy for my kids to help out too. We have to perform this maintenance weekly, so it is very important to make it as easy as possible.
So next time you decide to create something and Do It Yourself, try to think of what you might have to do to maintain or repair it. Wait.. what?!?! Repair?!?!? Yes, I said repair. Something things need to be fixed and that is okay. It might now be easy making your project, but you can make it easy to maintain. Efficiency, that’s what I am all about.
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