Start of my raised wooden pond

[Smither92]

Hi This is start of my raised pond any tips would be brilliant first time giving this a go will post the progress if people are interested let me no

 

[j.w]

@Smither92
Yep that's for sure a start. Never built one of those so will leave advice to others that have done so. What are the measurements and what are you putting in there when done?

 

[Smither92]

1200 x 700 just idea i had when sat there then hour later i have started. Just going to get a few little ones nothing extreme.

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome! We love to see pond builds, no matter what kind they are!

 

[GBBUDD]

No pressure treated lumber? By the time your pond gets balanced you'll start having rot issues

 

[Smither92]

No i just used what i had laying around once i finish all the frame before i board the inside and do the outside i will treat it with some wood treatment

 

[GBBUDD]

Good luck

 

[Smither92]

Little bit of progress. Just need to treat it all now before doing the out side hopefully line it next week and start filling it.

 

[GBBUDD]

i would get a pump garden sprayer of some kind and with a wood preservative spray spray spray your untreaded wood it will double it's life

 

[Smither92]

Just done two heavy coats of wood preservative inside and out will put couple more coats on tomorrow before i clad it

 

[Smither92]

Start of the outside

 

[j.w]

It looks really nice, just hope it lasts for as long it is needed.

 

[Smither92]

Wish i went bigger now

 

[addy1]

Wish i went bigger now

Most pond builders say the same thing

 

[Hound Heaven]

Wish i went bigger now

well, you could make it a bog and start digging a hole