PT Wood Perimeter?

[Ponderthis]

Today I start my pond rebuild. I plan on putting a shelf that will be about 8" below the water level and about 12" wide to set the border rocks on to help hide the top of the liner. Since I live in very sandy soil conditions, I am going to have to build some sort of perimeter to do this and was thinking of using 2" x 12" pressure treated wood. This would be under the liner so I it shouldn't effect the fish at all, but any concerns about this rotting?

I'll try to remember to take and post some pics as this thing progresses.

 

[koikeepr]

Go back and search out the forums for what we think of plant ledges. You are just giving a good standing spot for a predator to step on and fish from your pond. Avoid ledges at all costs and make your pond walls as steep as possible, You can always raise a plant in a pot on a few bricks in your pond.

 

[Ponderthis]

After I put the rocks on the ledge it won't really be a ledge anymore. I just wanted to use it as a spot to place some rocks over the liner so I could bring the water level up over the sides of the rocks to hide the liner. It won't create a "ledge" and the depth will still be 4' from the top of the rocks to the bottom of the pond.

 

[koikeepr]

check out www.rock-on-a-roll.com to hide your liner. Very lightweight. Someone here used it recently and posted photos of it. Hard to tell it from the real thing.

 

[koiguy1969]

i understand what your talking about,thats the way i did mine...but i didnt make it any certain depth, it varies from 4" to 10" but i'm in clay soil so it stable.. i used round stone . is your pond gonna be squared off or rounded? are you useng rounded or flat stone?

 

[DrDave]

Too bad they don't sell it in stores. It would be nice to check it out and select the color by looking at it.

 

[Ponderthis]

The pond will be rectangle for the most part, maybe a little rounded on each end, but basically rectangle. The stones I will be using are not flat. They are various shapes/sizes. It's actually Coquina rock that I'm using which is made from small seashells out of the ocean.