I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

However, we're about to top it off with some wood, but I'm at a loss at how
to treat it.
Can't use creosote as we want fish, How about cuprinol ?

The top wood would never touch the water, but I'm worried about run off from
rain, pond overflow etc

Peter

However, we're about to top it off with some wood, but I'm at a loss at how
to treat it.
Can't use creosote as we want fish, How about cuprinol ?

Dunno, we used landscape timbers and left them untreated.

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:58:42 +0100, "2pods"
wrote:

I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

However, we're about to top it off with some wood, but I'm at a loss at how
to treat it.
Can't use creosote as we want fish, How about cuprinol ?

The top wood would never touch the water, but I'm worried about run off from
rain, pond overflow etc

Peter


How about using the "wood" made from recycled plastic? It looks just
like wood and lasts nearly forever (longer than you will, for
sure)....

James, Seattle, Washington, USA, Earth

www.jameskelseystudios.com

"2pods" wrote in message
...
I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

I'm having trouble picturing your pond, is it straight down at the edges? Is
it completely above ground or is it buried in a mound? What's a sleeper,
railway ties? Since the rocks hold the liner, what's the edging holding?

However, we're about to top it off with some wood, but I'm at a loss at
how
to treat it.
Can't use creosote as we want fish, How about cuprinol ?

The top wood would never touch the water, but I'm worried about run off
from
rain, pond overflow etc

Peter

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...
"2pods" wrote in message
...
I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier
place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy
poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

I'm having trouble picturing your pond, is it straight down at the edges?
Is
it completely above ground or is it buried in a mound? What's a sleeper,
railway ties? Since the rocks hold the liner, what's the edging holding?

It's completely above ground on a patio, and is indeed made from railway
ties.
"Sleepers" is the UK version :-)

Peter

We call 'em sleepers here in the US, too!

Tim

"2pods" wrote in message
...

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...
"2pods" wrote in message
...
I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier
place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the
liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy
poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

I'm having trouble picturing your pond, is it straight down at the
edges?
Is
it completely above ground or is it buried in a mound? What's a
sleeper,
railway ties? Since the rocks hold the liner, what's the edging
holding?

It's completely above ground on a patio, and is indeed made from railway
ties.
"Sleepers" is the UK version :-)

Peter

"2pods" wrote in message
...

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...
"2pods" wrote in message
...
I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier
place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the
liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy
poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

I'm having trouble picturing your pond, is it straight down at the
edges?
Is
it completely above ground or is it buried in a mound? What's a
sleeper,
railway ties? Since the rocks hold the liner, what's the edging
holding?

It's completely above ground on a patio, and is indeed made from railway
ties.
"Sleepers" is the UK version :-)

Peter

Sleepers, Eh.

I think I've got the gist of your pond now. Why not use some pressure
treated fence boards to face the outside of your pond? You could either
stain these or use a water seal product. Treat them before fastening to
lessen the chance of any seepage. Although some stone facing would be nice,
if your patio can support the weight.

I topped mine with untreated cedar. cypress or redwood would work as well. Ingrid

"2pods" wrote:

I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

However, we're about to top it off with some wood, but I'm at a loss at how
to treat it.
Can't use creosote as we want fish, How about cuprinol ?

The top wood would never touch the water, but I'm worried about run off from
rain, pond overflow etc

Peter




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