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[Jean maloney]

Hello everyone
joining this forum because we are DIY our inground kidney shaped pool to a pond. We purchased a house in Batavia ILino is that has a pool that was in terrible shape. Thought about fixing it and decided that we would prefer a pond. Well, we started the project and are researching in books and online and I came across this website. Any advice or thoughts on this process will be very much appreciated. I will post pictures so folks on here can see what we have and send any thoughts. We have a gradual slope already so plan to put in a stream or water fall feature. Hope all are staying healthy.
cheers
jean

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our forum!

That will make a nice pond. When you start, get a construction thread going for your questions and for us to follow along.

Are you putting sand bags in the pool/pond and sand? Does it currently hold water? Wondering what all the bags are for, making shelves, making it smaller?

 

[addy1]

It looks like the edge is below ground level at this time. In the long run that can cause issues. Fertilizer, dirt, etc running off the land into the pond.

 

[sissy]

Welcome and are you maybe going to put a liner in it .It looks like that as you seem to be raising it up .Seems like the pool was way down low as all I see is ground and no cement at the top where the ground is exposed

 

[j.w]

@Jean maloney
So is that a cement pool? Looks like you have added a lot of sand to the pond. Not sure what your plan is. Are you adding a liner? And are the bags of sand to keep the sand in place before you put the liner in?