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Pond build update

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:51 pm
by jason-m
Managed to get quite a bit done over the last week, the wall round the seating area is finished and the filter house, only trouble now is the funds have run dry so its spring/summer when i can complete all the woodwork and put on the new roof across the filter house and QT and slab the seating area ( and render the pond.. :lol: ),but its really taking shape now and the vision is near completion.... :D



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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:21 pm
by Gazza
Hi Jason,

Looking good mate and coming along nicely :D

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:42 pm
by kayoss
Hi Jason

Good progress mate and it looks great. How long until you get any koi in there? Spring ain't that far away - hopefully! :lol:

Cheers

Bob

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:47 pm
by jason-m
kayoss wrote: How long until you get any koi in there?
Thats the million dollar question at the minute Bob, i really want to complete the lot before i start putting fish in, my work stay quite slack til easter, then after that i am flat out so the funds will start rolling, plus with the amount of woodwork that needs doing i want the weather to be a bit better before i start staining and varnishing it, so if its this year its this year if not definatly next ( but i am pushing for this year )

Cheers
Jason

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:46 pm
by Bob Hart
Hi Jason,

Looking really good and can see it taking shape nicely now. The old outhouse has been blended in really well.

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:54 pm
by Jules
Is your New Year's resolution to finish it before 2008 Brother?!!!!!! :lol: :wink: :roll:

Jules

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:25 pm
by jason-m
Bob Hart wrote: The old outhouse has been blended in really well.
It will also be connected to the rear of the house Bob and will look so much better with the new roof on and the upvc door bridging the gap.


Is your New Year's resolution to finish it before 2008 Brother?!!!!!!
Oh Ye have little faith.....

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:14 pm
by gingeletiss
Jason

That's looking brill mate........you would of saved some dosh if you had rendered instead of bricking the pond. I did,render and paint....but you've started,so you'll finish. Look forward to the finished product.

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:40 pm
by fatherted
Looks great Jason. It's a hard balance between rushing to finish the job and getting it just right isn't it.

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:13 pm
by GERRY5
i reckon it is gonna look the doggys dangly bits ...its really taking shape now .and you can almost picture all them shiros in there ....keep going bro :wink: :wink: :wink:

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:53 pm
by jason-m
Dave as far as bricks go i have finished mate, where the curve is i will be fitting a doorway to the filter house, but i might render the blocks inside.. :wink:

It's a hard balance between rushing to finish the job and getting it just right isn't it
It is Luke..hopefully i have found the balance... :lol: :lol:
and you can almost picture all them shiros in there
Gerry, i'm drooling at the thought of it.... :lol: :lol:

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:11 am
by Al
Looking good Jason, all good things come to those who wait.... :D

I do think next door could do with another green-house though.... :shock:

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:27 am
by jason-m
Al..the pic doesn't show the two greenhouses nearer to the house.. :shock:

5 in total mate...

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:09 pm
by tomy2ponds
Hi Jason looks really good I hope your work really picks up soon then you can get your pond done this year :lol: :lol: /LEE

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:54 pm
by jason-m
With my hectic scedule at the moment i have managed to get just a bit done....

The slabs were laid for the shed and the new shed was delivered and then erected. All the tools out of the part of the outhouse that was still standing were then transferred to the shed.
Then the last bit of outhouse roof was smashed, but as i did this the single skin wall just crumbled at the front ( the back is solid ) so all the bricks were taken down and i have got to rebuild all the left side now.... :roll:
I managed to win a upvc window off Ebay for £1.. :wink: when i got there he told me to just have the window so that was another bonus, and with it being coloured i decided to use it on the filter house so as to see into the pond, as you can see from the pic i have just centered it for now, the sides will be filled with tongue and groove...

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