ayranjim
Koi Lover
Sep 7, 2007, 9:37 PM
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Re: [marcus1975] pond construction
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Hello, first of all, if you are looking for a site to help you build a pond, there are things to consider, one is Do you know how to lay bricks or blocks? this will effect the integrity of the pond, what I mean is that if you dont know how or have little experiance in this, you will probabily do it wrong and end up with leaks somewhere along the line.And #2 look at the logistics of this construction, Blocks, sand, and gravel for this size means a big truck or several truck loads and unloading the blocks and carrying them to the site. So one day with at least two guys will be spent getting the blocks and sand and then unloading this and carrying them to the area. When you buy these materials they can be loaded on a truck by a fork lift, but when you get home????By the way when I say truck, I dont mean a toyota 4x4! And now for the slab of concrete, this must be poured all at one time, so for this size you will need a cement mixer and at least 3 guys, 2 for just the mixing and one for the cement work, and I would say you will need 4 or 5 as most ( friends) are not the most dedicated helpers as they get tired very fast! so take this into consideration, plus the ability to lay blocks, which in of its self is something that takes alot of practice to do!
Much of the work I get today is fixing or rebuilding ponds that were built with the best intentions, but by people who dont have the experiance in this area!!!! hope I shed some light on your ideas!
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