Bridge

[Andy41]

Hi Guys,

I'd like to have your feedback on an idea we've had for building a bridge over the new pond.

The garden is going to be lanscaped along rustic lines - so old logs, forest plants etc, so we'd like to keep the pond in the same style.

The pond is hour glass shaped, and we're planning on building a bridge over the narrowest part - approximately 8 feet at that point. The idea i've had is to use pine logs from the local saw mill. They are cheap and two logs, with decking inbetween, can easily span this distance.

Does anyone have experience of this type of construction, or could recommend a good website? I'm particularly interested in how the logs would weather with time, what size timbers are suitable, do the logs need to be stained etc.

cheers,

Andy.

 

[addy1]

The pine will weather to a darker color. The only thing you need to consider is sap dropping from the pines into the pond. We used approx 8 inch logs to build something similar over a natural small creek in colorado.

It is still there to the best of my knowledge, Without sitting in wet all the time the logs did well. We did remove the bark.

flatten an area for each board to attach to.

 

[Andy41]

Hi Addy,

Good information. Thanks.

When i get it build i'll post some pics.

cheers,

Andy.

 

[Malak]

Where did you live in Colorado? I was in Wheat Ridge and another something-minster town before that.

 

[addy1]

We removed the bark to allow the wood to dry ow it tends to stay damp and rots faster.

 

[Shdwdrgn]

Malak - Westminster perhaps? I'm just North of there, up in Longmont.

 

[27goldfish]

What about using an exterior poly sealant on it?

 

[Malak]

Yes, I think it was Westminster. I went to what used to be Colorado Aero Tech.
I proposed to wife #1 on a ledge in Rocky Mountain National Park. I always joked
that if she said no I would have pushed her off. lol