I LIVE IN EDINBURGH. A FRIEND BUILT MY POND SOME FIVE YEARS AGO. IT IS 14FEET X 7FEET X 5FEET DEEP, 3FEET BELOW GROUND AND 2FEET RAISED. THE SOIL IS CLAY. AN 18INCH CONCRETE COLLAR WAS DUG AND 18X9X4INCH HIGH DENSITY BLOCKS LAID ON THEIR SIDE ON TOP. ONCE SET THE FLOOR WAS LAID, TAPERING TO THE 4INCH BOTTOM DRAIN IN THE CENTRE. THE POND WAS BACK FILLED WITH PACKED SOIL. THE INTERIOR WALL WAS RENDERED THEN PAINTED WITH THREE COATS OF G4. A HYRA 4 BAY FILTER WAS FITTED. ALL WAS FINE UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD A LEAK WHICH GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE WERE LOOSING APPROX 50 GALLONS A WEEK. I HAVE BIT THE BULLET,REHOUSED THE KOI AND EMPTIED THE POND. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK WHERE THE WALL MEETS THE BASE ALSO WHEN I ASK THE BUILDER FOR A 6INCH FLOOR SLOPING TO THE CENTRE, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A 6INCH BASE SLOPING UP TO THE WALLS. THE RESULT WAS A 3INCH FLOOR AT THE CENTRE. THIS WAS MY FAULT INTIRELY, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO LEAKS HERE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CHEAPEST
OPTION IS TO UNDER PIN THE WALLS WITH CONCRETE AND MAKE A NEW 6INCH BASE USING FIBRE MIX FOR ADDED STRENGTH AND FIBREGLASS THE WALLS.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Posted on Feb 10, 2009, 11:12 AM from IP address 82.41.68.7