JBailey
Jack of all trades; master of some
Hi all!
I'm sure there are relevant threads about his already, so please direct me there if need be.
I want to make a 200-300g pond that is maybe 3 ft deep, and rectangular, with the above ground part being 18"ish. Originally I was thinking of the upper part being concrete block with a hypertufa coating to make it look like an old stone trough, but my partner informed me that just blocks that look like roughcut stone are preferable. I'll probably 'paint' it with moss slurry to age it anyway. This is close - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298574650275510697/
I had thought something like this with the tufa coating - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298574650275522117/
So far I've looked at rough face concrete blocks and solid retaining wall blocks, and another retaining wall block with holes in the middle to make them lighter.
I need the materials to be easy to find, i.e. Lowes or Home Depot, because we'll need to buy them over time. I also don't want to get crazy with footings, rebar, poured concrete etc if I can help it. I'm hoping with such a low wall we can skip some of that, but we'll see.
I plan to draw the perimeter and dig down a more oval shape below grade, do underlayment with foamboard inside the block wall part, then a liner. I also want to do a bog filter within the perimeter, so some kind of partition is needed. No bottom drain. submersible pump, with spillway coming from the bog filter. A few plants and goldfish in the main part, and space in the bog for tree frogs to do their thing. The area is close to our septic, so it will stay small and not too deep. It's also fully exposed to the south and west, so I will need to add some plants/decor for extra shade.
Any pointers for the wall part? For such a small pond, how overbuilt should I make it?
I'm sure there are relevant threads about his already, so please direct me there if need be.
I want to make a 200-300g pond that is maybe 3 ft deep, and rectangular, with the above ground part being 18"ish. Originally I was thinking of the upper part being concrete block with a hypertufa coating to make it look like an old stone trough, but my partner informed me that just blocks that look like roughcut stone are preferable. I'll probably 'paint' it with moss slurry to age it anyway. This is close - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298574650275510697/
I had thought something like this with the tufa coating - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298574650275522117/
So far I've looked at rough face concrete blocks and solid retaining wall blocks, and another retaining wall block with holes in the middle to make them lighter.
I need the materials to be easy to find, i.e. Lowes or Home Depot, because we'll need to buy them over time. I also don't want to get crazy with footings, rebar, poured concrete etc if I can help it. I'm hoping with such a low wall we can skip some of that, but we'll see.
I plan to draw the perimeter and dig down a more oval shape below grade, do underlayment with foamboard inside the block wall part, then a liner. I also want to do a bog filter within the perimeter, so some kind of partition is needed. No bottom drain. submersible pump, with spillway coming from the bog filter. A few plants and goldfish in the main part, and space in the bog for tree frogs to do their thing. The area is close to our septic, so it will stay small and not too deep. It's also fully exposed to the south and west, so I will need to add some plants/decor for extra shade.
Any pointers for the wall part? For such a small pond, how overbuilt should I make it?