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 Jun 17 2008, 12:57 PM
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I have bought a pre formed pond after my old lined pond started to lose water.
The dimensions for the new pond are , L: 215cm B: 170cm D: 65cm I: 1000l So its fairly big! Ive dug out the hole apart from a few odd inches here and there and have just come in for a drink and a breather as sweat is pouring off me lol. Ive been thinking of the best way to do it and i know ill need plenty of sand to backfill it and will need a plank and spirit level to make sure its all level. Ive had a quick search but cannot really find any usefull site on fitting pre formed ponds, does anyone have any links to some good pond sites? Im taking before and after pics and will post them on here once its all finished. |
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Jun 21 2008, 08:29 PM
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When I did my last preformed pond, I dug out the hole, made sure that the base of the hole was level and free of pebbles/stones/flints etc and then placed the pond on this level base.
I then partly filled the pond, mainly to keep it in place while I backfilled with a mixture of 2 parts sand to 1 part seived soil. I rammed this down until I had reached the water level and then added more water....then more sand/soil..............then water etc until I had backfilled. Pond lasted 26 years up till I moved house. Den -------------------- The Springlok the Ultimate bobbin
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Jun 25 2008, 09:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,695 Joined: 6-May 02 Member No.: 2,023 |
Thanks for that den, its pretty much what im doing.
Ive finally got the hole dug and got sand in for the base, ive filled it a quarter with water and seeing if it keeps level for a couple of days. Then ill back fill it and use the hose pipe to wash the soil and sand down and help compact it down. Suffering from hayfever so not managing to get much done with it at the mo. |
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