Birdmans Patio Pond, condensed version

[birdman]

Last week I bought a new computer and have been cleaning house with the old one and moving data from the old to the new. In doing so I found I had over 400 photos of my "Indoor Pond Build". So I deleted the not needed ones and condensed them for a new thread. I will probably never enclose this pond so Indoor Pond is not a good name. I guess I'll just call it our Patio Pond.

So here's the condensed version of the build, enjoy.

[birdman]

This pond was all done by me, over the course of a couple of years. The filtration has been re done several times but here's the finished pond.

It's basicly 9 by 16 feet, 7 feet deep, with a shallow end added on for a fountain. 6700 gallons. It's concrete bottom with two 4" bottom drains, then block construction. Blocks are filled with concrete, skim coated, then covered with Pond Shield.

These 1st pictures are of the old pond that this replaced, the excavation, BDs, rebar, concrete bottom, and block work.

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The next series of pictures are of the skimmer placement. And of the extension for the fountain.

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After I finished the block work I used a diamond wheel to round off all the sharp edges. Then I added mortar to round off the joint between the wall and the floor, then rendered a skim coat.

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Next step was applying the pond shield. I found the easiest way was with a sheet rock trowel. it was hard work, I had to apply allot of pressure to smooth it out right but it really turned out nice.

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These pictures show when we poured the concrete around the outside of the pond, between it and the edge of the patio.

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What did you do finally on the where the fountain outlet is ?

The origional line has been capped off. We have a flower pot fountain we are using. I'll get it set up today and take a pic.

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I got Linda's fountain going this afternoon. It really looks much better in person than in the pictures.

[TracenBec]

Steve,

Awesome work as always, I don't think I can say much more than what has already been said. I am sure people have asked you before, but was the pond shield coverage about what they stated on the instructions? Have you had any notable issues with the pond shield?

Thanks
T

[birdman]

Steve,

Awesome work as always, I don't think I can say much more than what has already been said. I am sure people have asked you before, but was the pond shield coverage about what they stated on the instructions? Have you had any notable issues with the pond shield?

Thanks
T

I don't remember the coverage I got, but it was a lot harder to apply than I thought. Once I got the hang of it all went well, and yes, it has held up very well.

[TracenBec]

I don't remember the coverage I got, but it was a lot harder to apply than I thought. Once I got the hang of it all went well, and yes, it has held up very well.

Thanks for the information sir. It is appreciated.

[birdman]

Thanks for the information sir. It is appreciated.

If you ever plan on using it, give me a call and I'll fill you in on what I learned.