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16-07-2019, 05:58 PM #1
New Pond Project - Advise Needed :)
Hi everyone
I have finally been given the green light to build myself a pond, its only taken me nearly 3years to persuade the Mrs!
So my idea is to build a pond out of 440x215x215 Hollow Dense Concrete Blocks 7.3N.
The pond size will be approx 3m by 3m square, and around 0.8meters above ground level.
- So as i am new to this my question is what mortar mix will i require when constructing my pond?
- Will the blocks i have in mind be adequate for the job?
- Would you also recommend filling in the blocks with cement once its all constructed?
I will also be digging out a channel around the pond area to lay cement as the foundations of my pond so that my blocks have a level/strong base, so what do i construct this with? what cement and at what ratio's?
I am extremely sorry for all the questions, but the simple Google trick does nothing for me and since i have spotted this forums its given me the opportunity to ask these questions with the experts as well as post my progress throughout the build!
Cheers,
Jamie
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16-07-2019, 07:18 PM #2
Could you dig down any . A better depth would be more like 1.2m
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16-07-2019, 07:19 PM #3
I can dig down as much as is needed.. only 0.8m will be above ground level
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17-07-2019, 05:25 PM #4
the blocks will work fine especially if you put rebar rods into the concrete collar and then you can dry stack blocks then fill with a 3-1 mix,same as for your collar a 3-1 mix should be fine,,,,andi
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Every day feeding container?
Good shout, I'll have a look at Takazumi :)