Ponds

Hi, Jim. I'm sure you know what you are doing. Just a cautionary note, don't forget the damp liner to your property. You must'nt go over the line, I personally would'nt go anwhere near it.

Thanks for the note about the damp liner Littlelegs, I will bear that in mind when I play about with the design. I hadn't considered that. The wall you see is a detached garage but as you pointed out it will still have a damp course.

good luck with your pond Jim, wherever you decide to put it..im sure it will look great..i made one myself at the begining of the year on our allotment..it is teeming with plants..had lots of baby frogs and still got lots of tadpoles now..dont envy you the digging though :o)

Thanks Joanella My grandaughters persuaded me to have a pond so I've told them they have to help me (don't know how much help they will be but it will be fun to watch)

i think you will get more work done on the days they are not there..lol

Hi Jim are there any drains buried here as water can be very heavy and can put pressure on foundations, your garage may well be only one brick thick? Dont forget your pond liner needs room to be fixed on all sides. Quite a few of us find the first lining fails because we are learning! So good luck tom you.

Hi Jim
just another thought for you, filters can be unsightly, could you put it in the garage - it would give easy access for cleaning and be where you can take your power from too.
Are you planning digging down or building up?.
Could the water return from the filter via a water feature/spitter attached to the garage wall, there are some really nice ornate ones about.
Have you seen a recent blog about stones bought from ebay and another blog of them being in place. There are a lot of stones on ebay.
Cheers
KAY

Hi Kay
I did think about the filter going in the garage, my friend is an electrician and he is coming round at the weekend to have a look at the electrics already in my garage to see how he can sort out the power supply for the pump and filter. I'm toying with the idea of a waterfall but not sure if I have the room. I did have a quick look on ebay last night for stones, all the ones I found were own collection miles away from me, but it was a quick look and thanks for much for your ideas and comments I really appreciate the help from you and all the other members.

Jim

Hi Kay again
Forgot to mention, my intention is to dig down.

Jim