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Originally posted by Lostin1999
"puddleduck" wrote in message
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Can someone tell me if i'll be ok building a raised pond out of railway
sleepers, i'm wanting the pond to be 10' x 7' x3'5". anyone got any
suggestions on this, i'll be keeping just a few goldish in the pond
nothing fancy.
PLEASE ADVISE.
Hi Puddle Duck
I've built a similar pond to your design, although making it 10 foot long
will be more awkward because sleepers are 8' long, so yours will need them
cut a lot (having done this by hand I recommend hiring a chain saw for this
purpose!!
there's pictures of my pond at
http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lostin1999/album
mine is however 8' X 5' X 4 foot deep (in the middle) with a 12-18 inch
planting shelf (18 " at ends 12" along sides)16" deep.. it was only built
a couple of months ago...
you will need to drill holes and put shafts down through the sleepers to
stop slippage due to water weight... are you putting the sleepers flat or
vertical? (flats easier but makes for a smaller pond and wider edge...
hope the pictures help inspire you
Lost
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Thanks for replying to my msg the photos on both reply's helped a great deal, just one thing do i have to dig in the first sleeper or can i just put staight on to the muck. i'm thinking now of having 3' above ground and dig a 1' hole in the middle to make it a 4' deep pond. Also can i use reclaimed sleepers or have they to be new one's.