Pond Construction – Ponds Gone Wrong – Episode 1 – (Part 1)
Construction Do’s & Don’ts for Ponds Covered in Great Detail. Ponds Gone Wrong is an epidemic plauging America. Don’t let a pond contractor take advantage of you and experiment in your back yard. Learn “How To Build a Pond” from commonly made mistakes by pond contractors fixed by the award winning pond construction crew. The Pond Digger Waterscape Design & Construction Team in Redlands, California.
Do you still have it?
There is no more summer this year =( But next year is a go. Were is the address of your knew location anyway. is it in Los Angeles still?
We are just getting settled into our new place. We still have a pile of unpacking to do so sorry for the delay. Hope to see you this summer. Our new place is gonna be worth the visit!
Ok! Well Right me a message how much will the filter be with the shipping? I don’t live out of the state anyway so it shouldn’t be too pricey =) Hope i can see you when i go on vacation to San Diego in the summer!?! Just kidn
We clean up the old waterfall units and sell them as used equipment. Believe it or not contractors buy them from me like this all the time! I have a decent used pond filter you might be interested in. It could be a bit spendy to ship. It’s a Little Sister with large filter brushes and filter pads. The filter is approx. 20″ x 20″ x 36″ long. It was on a small 8′ x 11′ koi pond that we enlarged earlier this year.
Did you build your new pond yet? Often times you can find a contractor to come in and just build the waterfall. Tell us if you have your project done yet.
I got a question, See the waterfall filter here, you changer it, what do you do with the old one’s?
I’m thinking about making another pond in my backyard. I made a tiny pond (it isn’t professional) for birds to splash around in. I’ve noticed that animals like to come in at night and drink some of the water, and I’ve been thinking about making another pond for turtles and frogs. I was wondering, could I just dig the pond out, and have someone make the waterfall? My dad has a friend who says he keeps the water in his pond from leaking out with black plastic he puts under the rocks? Any tips?
It look’s like my dad built it.
But he would of used rock he stole from the nearest national park.
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We just shot a video on moving rocks into your pond. You might find it helpful. Keep your eye out for it. We should have it posted up on YOUTUBE in the next week or so.
NO QUESTIONS ARE DUMB so keep em’ coming! All of the rocks you see in this video were moved with a dolly and lots of man power. Often times we will make a sling out of the fabric underlayment we use under the rubber line and use four guys to move large stones. One guy on each corner. It works like a dream!
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This might be a dumb question but do you have to use machinery to move those rocks? Could a dolly get it? They look like they range from about 200-400 lbs.
The existing pond is utter crap but I’ve put a video response to this video which I believe tops it. Be prepared for true horror. Great videos by the way. I subbed your channel.
Our goal is to continue on with our informational videos to help educate both homeowner and contractors to help limit the bad installations.
We want the world filled with sexy pond installations!
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this sounds stupid but.. i think your cute
I always like it when people know what the hell they are talking about. Screw ups, especially when it costs a lot of money are such a disgrace! Mostly because it’s the customer who is the victim.
Wow! What a train wreck. It’s a shame that someone who installs a pond like that is considered a professional contractor. I build my pond myself, holding a digging party. Mine isn’t exactly a work of art, but it’s very open to improvement and as I learn, I improve it. Your videos are great for ideas and troubleshooting. I gather most of my ideas from the internet, as Iowa isn’t exactly the perfect climate for water gardening.
That’s correct. I’ll tell ya as of yet, most cities have NO specifications on ponds. Each city and state is different. We have seen a variety of differences.
The bottom line is, the requirements of ponds is very vague. With the growing popularity of ponds I am sure we will see some standards put into place.
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The depth of your pond may very well be determined on what you are looking to get out of your pond.
Ponds that are designed for aquatic plants can be as shallow as 18″, while high end Koi ponds can be as deep as 8 feet!
Three foot is a GREAT DEPTH and four is even better!
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Are fees are determined by the scope of work on the project. There are many different ways to build a pond which is why the cost of a pond is subjective.
This feature was approximately 12k to install. A similar pond with LESS TECHNOLOGY to make maintenance easier may only cost 8500 to install.
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most states dont allow ponds deeper than 2 ft with getting a permit that is needed to build a swimming pool.
so how much do u charge to do this kind of work?
How deep does a pond in central texas have to be? I’m wanting to be able to get in it. Not to swim but to feed the fish and interact with them. I’m thinking 3-4 feet is good enough.
Americansolider,
When I met with the homeowner, I was actually feeling completely opposite. Believe it or not some of these contractors have great sales pitches and specialize in closing deals but not delivering a quality project.
Some contractors show photographs of beautiful ponds that they DID NOT build to gain the consumer’s confidence.
I thought to myself “Damn, another homeowner here that got taken!” The homeowner is actually a very sharp and sincere woman.
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