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Thread: And so it ends.
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20-05-2018, 02:21 PM #1
And so it ends.
The koi have gone to their new home.
The diy filter as gone.
The pond it emptied and the demolishing starts.
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As you can see the sides are used as hardcore.
A bit more graft then top soil and turf..
You get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
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20-05-2018, 03:12 PM #2
Sorry mate bet it hurt doing that
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20-05-2018, 03:25 PM #3
Tbh i said to my mate who popped to collect something now ive dismantled i can rebuild..
Just dig that bit there out n that bit so far back.....
See ya mate tomoz...
Off he went nodding his head......hahahaha
Hard graft in this heat.
You dont realise how much put into it...You get what you pay for...
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20-05-2018, 03:42 PM #4
It's sad when you have to give up this hobby.
I've already got a plan for the end of this one whenever that may be.
I'm thinking of eventually filling much of it in and turning it into a sunken garden with a dry pebble "stream," from the waterfall to what is presently the filter return under the imitation bridge.
I'll pave some of it and transfer some of the dozen or so ceramic pots presently on the patio into it. I don't think it'll look too bad, as the rockery and pergola and rail will remain.
I'll just build a couple of steps down, breaking through the middle of the narrow border next to the patio.
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20-05-2018, 03:55 PM #5
Very nice garden you have there DHR....
Well impressed.You get what you pay for...
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21-05-2018, 02:21 PM #6
Almost finished with the sds on the concrete ledge..
Do that tomoz then cover the lot with topsoil and you would not even think that a pond was there once..
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https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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22-05-2018, 12:20 PM #7
The soil from these 2 flower beds which had loads of stones in it 2as removed to layer the hardcore.
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The soil covered below.
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Reason for removing those two flower beds is that fresh soil is going in and then turfed over..
First layer of top soil.....
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You get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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22-05-2018, 03:34 PM #8
beautifull garden
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22-05-2018, 03:35 PM #9
Wonder if you were the previous owner of my house?
Every time we dig somewhere we find tonnes of hardcore!
Even just putting flower border edging 10cm deep along the side of the garden and we removed 6 rubble sacks of bricks and blocks and a gold pocket watch!
It was painful just seeing the pond broken up, must be quite tough for you.
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22-05-2018, 04:25 PM #10
Well ive tried not to think about it tbh but it hits home when somebody asks "How are the koi mate i bet they have grown"...
But ive got on with it even in this heat..
Made huge progress the past two days....
When we first bought the house the back lawn practically vanished over two wet winters so i dug out drainage channels and i removed a full motor bike frame that still had the handle bars on and the front fork and even the chrome mud guards.
The frame was standing up right would you believe.
I also dug up a front section of an old wolesley inc head lights...
Now that is some serious crap..Last edited by Ant62; 23-05-2018 at 04:45 PM.
You get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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24-05-2018, 06:19 PM #11
Very sad day.
are you moving house ant? Sorry I’ve not been on here much so may have missed something.
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24-05-2018, 07:05 PM #12
After a wasted 4hrs due to a delay on fence panels etc arriving i sat waiting twiddling my thumbs and topping up the tan..
Anyway first thing i had to do was to remove two rotten fence panels and put in two more concrete gravel boards and two fence panels of which i had to trim each one to fit..
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Next is to sort the decking area after friday as we have heavy overnight rain due....Last edited by Ant62; 25-05-2018 at 08:58 AM.
You get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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25-05-2018, 05:51 AM #13
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25-05-2018, 09:02 AM #14You get what you pay for...
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04-06-2018, 05:14 PM #15
Been a productive couple of weeks now.....
Slate edge flower bed.
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Fire pit needs another course.
And the electrics are in.
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You get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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04-06-2018, 05:20 PM #16
Fire pit definately needs another course..
20180604_171805.jpgYou get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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05-06-2018, 01:43 PM #17
The garden is now starting to take shape..
We have been using recycled materials.
Blocks.
Slate.
Beams.
Next is the decking of which my mate as managed to wangle a load off a landscapping mate of his who over ordered on them.
I may have to purchase a couple though..
Short video enjoy..
https://youtu.be/lKbUlv6KC7IYou get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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05-06-2018, 02:19 PM #18
Looking nice mate and free even better .
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"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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05-06-2018, 04:07 PM #19
Aye.........
Doing our bit as they say..
Plus saved a few bob aswell.....You get what you pay for...
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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06-06-2018, 06:15 PM #20
Decking arrived this morning with loads of off cuts etc.....
Nearly all of it well over the length i required..
Anyway got the machine out to cut the decking cant use an hand saw never get 5he cuts straight..
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https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...y-easypod.html
https://www.koiforum.uk/water-treatme...tom-drain.html
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