drunkenfool
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Didnt get toooo much done today cos i was at work all day (one of the shittest days ever and ssooo tired when i got back!), but managed to dig the hole down dseeper, its about the right height now but we're gonna bring the sides out a bit more then pretty much done. Started building the mound up too for the waterfall, and built the brick wall slightly in towards it too to give a better finish. Away for the day tomorrow but back home sun early afternoon, so hope to have the pond liner in and filled by then, gonna hire a concrete mixer tomorrow morn till mon (only £22 so not too bad  ) to save a LOT of time making the concrete to fill into the cavity between the walls. Will update with more pics as soon as there is more to show 
[Edited on 22-07-2006 by drunkenfool]
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mav
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ace work mate  can't wait to see it finished
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Ally
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Matt would you come and build me one? I'll pay you in pizza and smokes 
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Claire
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Is it on a foundation or just on the soil?? Can't see the froundation but I know you said you did one? Looks good. Is the water going to pour over and into the main pond of out into another little pond?
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drunkenfool
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
Matt would you come and build me one? I'll pay you in pizza and smokes
Might need a bit more than that, its hard work! Should be worth it though
Got the cement mixer this morning, decided not to stay away tonight cos im just tooooooo tired and need my own bed, gonna get an early night and make a start in the morning again.
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drunkenfool
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quote:
Originally posted by Claire
Is it on a foundation or just on the soil?? Can't see the froundation but I know you said you did one? Looks good. Is the water going to pour over and into the main pond of out into another little pond?
The walls are on foundations but the bottom of the pond wont be, just earth and then a layer of sand going on top before the underlay then the lining to top it all off. We're going to build one or two little splash pools as part of the waterfall, then have it going back into the pond from there.
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Jules S
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Drunkenfool:-
The wall ties you have used don't conform to certain health and safety criteria....I will be reporting you forthwith
 should be great wen its finshed though dude
Jiz. is that 'your' gaf? looks well nice! 
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drunkenfool
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Ahhhh another hard days work! Finished digging out the deeper part to as big as we want it...
Filled the entire cavity of the wall with concrete (in two stages to let the bottom half dry first)
Prepared the inside with sand ready for the underlay and liner...
Unrolled the liner, seems a lot bigger than I first thought but i got some extra so we can cut it off and use for the waterfall and splash pools.
Put the underlay in and put a bit of sand on top to weigh it down and keep it in place.
Then put the liner in on top, and started filling it with water. Sat down and had a well earned beer, so tempted at that point to just turn it into a big hot tub instead
Then ended up having a massive water fight so just got in anyway cos we were already soaking, was quite nice actually!
Thats it for today, left it filling with water for now and gonna have a night in chilling with top gear i think! Pump, filters and lights should be here early next week, gonna sort out the mound for the waterfall tomorrow then find some coping to finish of the top of the pond and its pretty much job done then! Cant wait to get the first lot of fish in there, might have a BBQ round mine to celebrate finishing the hard work.
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J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules S
Drunkenfool:-
The wall ties you have used don't conform to certain health and safety criteria....I will be reporting you forthwith
should be great wen its finshed though dude
Jiz. is that 'your' gaf? looks well nice!
Yes, bought the place 2 year ago, gf now lives with me, starting a family.
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drunkenfool
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Full of water now and the wall has held
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Carr
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what do you do with the liner when it's finished? Don't they normally only put the breeze blocks in and tuck it in the cement over it or something i havent got a clue but jsut curious? 
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drunkenfool
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quote:
Originally posted by Carr
what do you do with the liner when it's finished? Don't they normally only put the breeze blocks in and tuck it in the cement over it or something i havent got a clue but jsut curious?
Getting some coping on top of the wall to finish it off nicely, gonna just tuck the lining in under that
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Russ
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looking very good mate
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Mistamist
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im very impressed mattchew! have made a nice job of that! was worried that the walls wouldnt be thick enough to hold the weight of water but seems to do the job well!
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Kathryn W
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Looking good! Pretty impresive getting it finished in not a long amount of time!
It'd take me months
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Marky_Badass
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Lookin good Matt...can't wait to get started on the one in Aber!*
*by "get started" I mean "shout irrelevant instructions and drink beer".
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drunkenfool
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Wooooo you signed up marky!! Now you got another forum to become a post whore on  We will get some serious beer supplies in methinks and spend a week digging a hole
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3CorsaMeal
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wow, looks really good effort
quality pond
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--Dave--
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that looks ace mate top work
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Marky_Badass
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quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool
Wooooo you signed up marky!! Now you got another forum to become a post whore on We will get some serious beer supplies in methinks and spend a week digging a hole
Yeah i reckon if the other two forums don't get me sacked, this one surely will!
Beers, shovels and holes = prelude to an episode of 999. bring it on!
btw - how do i give myself an avatar?! do i need to be a "premium member" or something?!
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--Dave--
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you need to purchase Premium Membership mate. £12.50 I believe
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Forever_Hatter
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nice one looking sweet as matey...Any more progress pics?
Got plans for the waterfall?
Haha must have been sweet chilling in the pond in them temps
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Marc
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Looking good, are you sure this isn't just a fancy paddling pool for you and your mate though!
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JadeM
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I would like a pond but I know for sure id come home some day to find some tramp having a bath in it  Mates would us it to piss in & for the empties when there round also
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Forever_Hatter
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few pics i found of mine when i revamped it recently...stil got a fair bit of landscaping to do tho to get it complete  Unfortuately none of the digging stage as was crap weather etc....but these are the earliest in the stage of pics
bout 4ft deep @ deepest
to show general depth
few fish introduced as the temp pond started to give way but luckily they all survived with na probs
little helper
quick shot of fish
not bad for a 1.99 baby koi back in day
friendly as ever Chagoi
feeding time
well happy with quality of the water at mo...can see the bottom and all levels seem right
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