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dealing with soft (caving in) edges of a pond
I'm not exactly new to the group...I just mostly lurk.
I've been ponding for about 4 years now. First with a 5' x 5' pond, then expanded it to 8 x 12 and last summer expanded it some more to an irregular shape about 8 x 15. I enjoy ponding but the level of maintainance has been high enough to take away a fair bit of the enjoyment. I'm willing to trade off a high short term effort to gain some ease in ongoing effort. Brian "Nedra" wrote in message hlink.net... Hi Brian, My pond had soft edges that collapsed. I hired a couple of guys to bolster up the edges. They used concrete blocks that were filled with dirt and then every other block or so had rebar inserted in. It seems to have worked. Your idea of the concrete collar sounds good too.... in fact I think its what a lot of people use. Good Luck.... and welcome to the group. You are new to us aren't you? Nedra in Missouri zone 6 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "bjt" wrote in message ... My pond is about 8' by 20' and up to 5' deep, but it suffers from soft edges. The soil is very loose and soft and so my edges keep crumbling. This makes putting edging stone around the pond a real challenge. Any suggestions? I've thought about putting a ring of concrete around the edge of the pond and then putting the slate edging stones on top of the concrete. I'm thinking I'd need to put a layer 2-3 inches thick and have it extend about two feet from the edge of the pond out into the yard so as to create a stable edge. Suggestions welcome. I have a nice big pond with a wonderful ecosystem _in_ it...it just doesn't look all the great in the yard. Thanks. Brian Tarbox in new england |
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