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Pond questions
I am working on pricing for 'lining' a pond with some large Pennsylvania Fieldstone slabs. This is what my supplier calls them, they are 3-4' long, about 2' deep and anywhere's from 6-18" thick. I could use some help with this, as this is the first time I have attempted anything like this. I know, I should do my own pond first, but time isn't going to allow.
The pond is already there, almost circular, it's about 30' across roughly. We plan on excavating it out to make it bigger--as it's about 200' from the house and not real visible--spring fed, and currently surrounded by small fieldstones. They also have a pond liner on the low end to keep the water at a relatively constant height. The pond also sits in quite a hole to begin with, that is, it is quite low. They just spend $12K on a fountain and want to be able to enjoy the pond by being able to see more of it. The excavation isn't an issue, I'll sub that to an excavator, but the rest is a little.
I don't mind learning as I'm going, but I don't want to lose my butt on this project either. So if anyone could help out with pointers, shortcuts, etc, that would be great. A couple questions that come to mind:
Do you use a base for the ledge\wall rock when installing? The pond has been there for about 10 years, so there shouldn't be too much settling except for where the extension will occur. Soil is quite sandy, it used to be a sand\gravel pit.
What do you use to set these rocks? Mini-X with thumb? The way this pond sits, I think I would over-extend the lifting capacity quite quickly. Any other suggestions? They should be around 1000-1500#'s each.
How do you determine the amount of rock needed?
Am I in over my head and should I run away?
Thanks for any advice.
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