Apple Blossoms Pond Project and Progress

Spent all day chipping away at cement holding some big rocks in place and glad to say all now out of the pond and put to one side for now





It took me a good 2 hours to empty the pond of all the rain water and slutch at the bottom... A rather smelly and slimy job and lots of creepy crawlies Just hope now it doesn't rain tonight so that the underlay and liner can go down tomorrow




Mr AB is at home tomorrow so between us it should be easy can't be much different than making a bed



I'm hoping that I haven't under estimated the depth... Now it's cleaned out it looks deeper!



Good evening @Radiation91 If I have under estimated and I need to get a bigger liner is it possible to put one on top of the other?

 

I just got myself a nice G & T and having a little sit by the now empty pond, the pigeons seem very confused as they come and have a bath and a drink .... They have been strutting around for the last 15 mins wondering what's going on.... Luckily I have a lovely bird bath for them too

 

Good work AB Hold your nose while scooping up sludge

I wouldn't even think about trying to put 2 liners in one pond. If the water manages to get between the liners, it's a nightmare! And you'll have those 6 fishies potentially in a drained pond one morning. Would not want to wake up to that! It's just another issue waiting to happen. But ultimately it's your choice. If you feel it will work then go for it

If it's 14' wide in both directions and 2.6ft deep at it's lowest point then you can get an overestimate quite easily. Just imagine it's a box.

Start at one side of the pond. You need about 1ft "lip" around the rim of the pond. You then go down the inside of the pond 2.6ft, across the bottom 14ft, up the other side 2.6ft and then a 1ft lip on the other side. That's 21.2ft in total. So you are looking at a 22ft square liner. Note that the pond isn't a box, so the liner can be slightly smaller than that. But I, personally, would rather get a 22ft square liner and then trim it slightly if it's too big. It's easier than trying to mess with a tight fitting liner

If you think you've underestimated the depth then get Mr AB to hold a stick in the middle of the pond and you can get your head to the ground and get Mr AB to put his finger at the point on the stick which is the same height as both edges of the pond. Remeber that if the pond is 1ft deeper than you predicted then the liner would need to be 2ft bigger.

Good luck!

 

What a great job you are doing Apple Blossom. Can't wait to see it finished. Such good and detailed advice from Radiation91. That's what makes this forum so special.

 

So excited Waters going in

 

Woo-hoo!!

 

Today progress...... I bet you laugh in the middle.....

This morning... lifted all the flags and cleared all the 'spotting' as described by Mr AB when he turned up when it was all done



Two pond underlays to put down.... well one was free!!




'Floss white' first.... and a bit more of a tidy up



Then the 'free' pond underlay second ... not sure how the company did their calculation but had that much it was doubled it up...



Prepare yourselves......... no laughing................ I think I over estimated the size of the liner I couldn't fit all of it into the photo



Filling up... and after a good trim!!... all going in the right places ...



nearly there ..... wet feet pushing the liner in the right direction...



And hey presto.... its full....so just placed some flags overnight to let things settle.. next job... lay the flags and concrete in...



so excited today ..... and now its starting to look like a real pond

 

I did, ...... just like making a bed .....don't forget that it was a concrete base to start with.. if you look at the beginning of the thread, it just needed a lot of work...by me .... Mr AB turned up at the last minute and put the hose in to fill it up with water but then he was in work for best part of the day .... he met me briefly (lunch break) at the 'World of Water in Romsey' and bought me.... after a lot of convincing... the best filter and pump ever
I think!

 

When you say your gonna get something done you really dont hang about do you AB.

Thats going to look great when all planted up ..Nice one

 

What a great job. You should be very proud, Apple Blossom. It's looking beautiful. Really looking forward to the development of this.

 

My Dad use to say that I was like a 'dog with a bone' not happy until the job was done! I like things done yesterday and Mr AB likes them done tomorrow so we seem to have this equilibrium going on and get there eventually

 

I'll need a lot of help from my GC friends when it comes to planting it up..... happy with the labour but naïve when it comes to plants then like you.. I'll have to take notes of what is what