Box Pond Build

[cguarino30]

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the bog box:

As you can see, I've finished all construction on the woodwork. The larger box in back is about 8 feet long and 5 feet wide, and consists of a frame of 4x4s with 1x6 planks nailed in vertically. The stepdown flume on the right consists entirely of 1x6s, and is approximately 6 feet long, and the bog box in front is 11 feet long and 1 foot wide, and consists of the same construction as the larger box. All wood is pressure treated "appearance grade." I will stain it tomorrow for the sake of my neighbors mostly. Then I'm going to have some down time to run the plans by the HOA (God, I hope they don't mind) and work out some of the liner and pump details. Will post a picture of the fully stained box. Happy Easter All.

 

[dirtydawg10]

:thm: Keep up the good work.

 

[BoCoMo]

:thumbsup:

 

[tidioute06]

Pond armor would be amazing for that instead of a liner. Would look better too.
http://www.pondarmor.com/

 

[cguarino30]

It's an interesting idea. I don't think it would work, though, since the sides are made of wooden planks and the bottom is a combination of dirt and paver stones. Anyone know?

 

[tidioute06]

it would be pretty simple. You'd just need a flat surface to apply the armor to. Simple cover the inside in 1/4-1/2" plywood. and slop the armor on. The stuff dries really hard and completely water tight.

 

[cguarino30]

That sounds like more trouble than it's worth. I'd much rather just install a pond liner. I'm going to put stones all along the outside edges anyway so you wouldn't even be able to see the difference. I think this stuff would be better for some other project.

 

[serissime]

this is an awesome project. good luck with the hoa!

 

[cguarino30]

Alright, I am as far as I am going to get before I move in in August. It's going to be tough waiting that long, but I don't have much of a choice. This is pretty much the finished product, but everywhere you see a lack of stain, I want you to imagine a black pond liner with pavestones (that match the patio) on the top perimeter of the two boxes, and a torrent of water flowing down the falls into a lush bog. It was a rough 4 days (especially for my VERY understanding wife, haha), but I think it was worth it. How's it look?

And here is a picture from the back door of the house, looking out into the yard:

And here is a closeup of the waterfall (I know I need to remove those nails before the liner goes in)

 

[serissime]

It looks great! Why can't you progress? Just too much trouble after you move?