Sand as foundation?
My neighbor came over recently and admired my new waterfall and future plans
for a pond, it seems he has caught the fever and wants one too....he asked me if he could use sand instead of dirt to build the foundation of his waterfall(approx. 3-3 1/2 feet high). I have no idea....would it collapse over time? ~Wilson~ |
Sand as foundation?
Since we basically have only sand where we live I supported a
preformed upper pond(VF of sorts) with concrete blocks and then backfilled with sand and a layer of topsoil. The soil has to be topped off every year as it settles, but the top pond is fine and still level. In other words .... yes, you can use sand but you have to be a little more sneaky. Once the blocks are buried nobody will know. ........Oh sure! me and my big mouth just told everyone! "Wilson" wrote in message ... My neighbor came over recently and admired my new waterfall and future plans for a pond, it seems he has caught the fever and wants one too....he asked me if he could use sand instead of dirt to build the foundation of his waterfall(approx. 3-3 1/2 feet high). I have no idea....would it collapse over time? ~Wilson~ |
Sand as foundation?
Sand here too. My stream & waterfall hill is about 2.5 feet high from the
dirt we dug out of the pond. I made my kids and the neighbor kids run on it everytime they came over, so it was fairly well packed. Then I used as big of rocks that my son & I could roll up a gang plank into the back of the van, for the sides. Didn't have to drive far as there was construction all around us, who gladly gave up rocks and had them right on the curb. These were put against the steepest sides and a rock garden of sorts was built. Course they might as well be blocks as the ground cover covers them too. ~ jan On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 17:31:55 -0400, "Hank Pagel" wrote: Since we basically have only sand where we live I supported a preformed upper pond(VF of sorts) with concrete blocks and then backfilled with sand and a layer of topsoil. The soil has to be topped off every year as it settles, but the top pond is fine and still level. In other words .... yes, you can use sand but you have to be a little more sneaky. Once the blocks are buried nobody will know. .......Oh sure! me and my big mouth just told everyone! "Wilson" wrote in message ... My neighbor came over recently and admired my new waterfall and future plans for a pond, it seems he has caught the fever and wants one too....he asked me if he could use sand instead of dirt to build the foundation of his waterfall(approx. 3-3 1/2 feet high). I have no idea....would it collapse over time? ~Wilson~ See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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