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The holes looking good matey, rather you than me diging by hand,,LOL.

Mind at least you wont do as I did, got carried away with the digger and went bit deeper than I had planned.. I wanted an over all depth of about 5 foot but have ended up with seven and half.......

hello daz, I put aprox8" base in with reinforcing mesh.
I would think that one bottom drain would have been sufficient but if you went for two it would be a bonus and not a negative.

Stoney.....

I to have a "corner" on my pond, using the hollow blocks created a problem as you can't really mitre then as there is obviously nothing then to apply the motar to.... What I did on the corners was to fill the wide joints on the outer edge with mortar and also I put reinforcing bars in the ...

Hello all, I built my blockwork from 9" hollow blocks and also put in a reinforcing bar through every other hollow in the blocks to a height of about 500mm. I drilled the base and shoved these into the base at the intervals I wanted. (thought it would be easier to put them in after the base was...

Hello andy, if you were to run the cable in 2.5mm steel wire armoured that would be be more than enough for the equipment you have listed and also allow for the few extra bits you may have forgot, (and also a small heater depending on the total load you end up exerting on the cable ect) As for the r...

I am in the prcess of building my pond and I have gone for about 8" of reinforced concrete for the base. I have used hollow blocks and drilled the base thru the holes and put in rebars to give support to the bottom row of blocks to help prevent them splaying out. I have also filled my blocks wi...

Hello again Gazza, I know what you say with regard to competent and qualified etc etc, there is no clear guidlines and set rules. If they were so ademant about part p working and only the "competent" people doing the work then surely it must become impossible for "joe public" to ...

Hello Gazza, i am an electrician but not part p registered. as I was saying the whole thing is very vague, what is competent??? it doesnt stiplulate what competent is, i.e it doesnt state you have to have completed an apprnticeship or what if any qualifications you must have. The 16th edition, (bs76...

Hello Andy, I will be hapy to give you any advise I can that might make things easier to understand and point you in the right direction. As for where to get cable from, you can get it from most DIY places, B+Q etc but if you can find an electrical wholesaler near you they can cut what you want to l...

Hello Andy, idealy you need to pick up you supply from a spare way in your consumer unit that is suitably rated for the supply cable and equipment that it will feed. All out door supplies must be covered by and earth leakage trip, (rcd) As for your cable you are always best to use a steel wire armou...