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- Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:47 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: A little advise needed on raised ponds
- Replies: 7
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Re: A little advise needed on raised ponds
Hi guys, thanks for the help & advise. Well I started laying my bricks yesterday but am quit a way from laying my last brick as I maid a little bit of a boo boo when I layed the concrete coller :( As my garden is on a little bit of a slope, I layed a little too much concrete on 1 side, so after ...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:37 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: A little advise needed on raised ponds
- Replies: 7
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Re: A little advise needed on raised ponds
Hi Gazza.Gazza wrote:Hi,
I don't think it would be a good idea to put low density blocks on any pond as we want them to last so solid concrete blocks is the way to go in my opinion.
The blocks that I have bought are the Heavy type NOT the light weight ones

- Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:34 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: A little advise needed on raised ponds
- Replies: 7
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Re: A little advise needed on raised ponds
Hi, Welcome to the forum that is the same method i used for my build, 4" solids laid on their sides below ground then 4" solids laid upright tied to a facing brick and with a concrete back fill in the cavity , this was finished about 2 years ago and is still standing so must be ok :D :D a...
- Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:10 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: A little advise needed on raised ponds
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16272
A little advise needed on raised ponds
Hi there to you all, i'm new to the forum & need a little advise. Im in the middle of digging my new pond 13ft x 11ft , i'm down at 2 & half feet, what I would like to find out is, If I lay a 2ft brease block wall, face down on the pond coller, & raise the water level to the top or 6&quo...