"Adam" wrote
I would like to have a pond in my garden, and I've just had a quote from a
pond specialist which strikes me as rather expensive. It's for a pond
approx 11 x 9 ft, about 2 foot deep, surrounded with rocks and with a
filtration system, at a cost of about £10,000. The chap who gave the quote
sounded very knowledgeable and showed some lovely photos of other ponds
he'd done, and I'm sure he'd do a good job, but it strikes me that this
could be a lot more than is sensible to pay for what I would have thought
was a reasonably straightforward job.

Am I underestimating how much work is involved in digging a pond, or is
this quote really very high?

Any thoughts gratefully received. Also any suggestions for other pond
specialists in the south London/Surrey area gratefully received.


That does sound excessive, certainly for a straightforward rectangular pond.
No doubt he will be laying a concrete base and bricking the sides and then
getting a made to measure box liner to fit exactly so no creases etc? Are
you installing skimmers, a vortex, filters, bottom drains etc too?
What exactly is he offering for £10k?

I can't believe a top class Koi pond of that size would cost that much (2 ft
is too shallow anyway), ask a swimming pool installer how much a swimming
pool of that size would cost with everything included and it will give you
an idea, or contact some of the Koi firms and ask them how much.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden