I look forward to seeing it this year too.

Don't need to worry too much about the carpet underlay lasting 20 years. I
am 79 and my doctor laughs himself silly whenever he hears of my latest
exploits.

Thanks.
"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote in
message . ..
We have all struggled with the labor of 'the hole'. Yours sounds
particularly messy. May you finish and get to enjoy it this year.

We used carpet for the sub-liner for the falls (main pond is concrete),
but
did not have to face shale. The synthetic carpet has help up well, but
over
20 years, one layer would probably not stay in good shape. Can't say what
your shale would do over 20 years with rotten carpet only as buffer
between
it and the liner. Maybe someone selse will have better knowledge. A lot
depends on the size and sharpness of the shale!

We look forward to seeing your pond...this year?

Good luck.

Jim

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"pixi" wrote in message
...
Is old carpeting an adequate underliner when the soil is permeated with
broken shale?

I have been working on this !@#$ pond for almost a year now. Got the
hole
dug last September via backhoe. We have groundhog shale, so even
planting
a
shrub is backbreaking work. Then it started to rain and rain and rain
and
I
had to quit for the winter.

So this year I have hired a young teenager to help. We have finally
gotten it leveled and the waterfall form is dug out. T oday I am going
to
angle the shelves so that stones won't fall into the pond.

Then out come the concrete blocks that I have been using for a pivot to
keep
the edges even. And that lucky teenager will get to shovel the loose
shale
out of the bottom.

Don't know if we'll get the terrace flagstoned this year or not. My
neighbor gave me tons of flagstone and I have to get it from his yard
to
mine before he forgets he gave it to me and it disappears.

Well, I'm rambling. So will close.

I'm beginning to hope that the pond will be finished this year. Wish me
luck. Pixi