Building a Backyard Pond Part 3

Oh yall, we are tired around here!

Our weekend was pretty much filled with pond building and we made major progress. 

Lots of pictures to show and tell today.

The picture below is the hole completely formed and we are beginning to put down the underlay which is a barrier between the ground and the pond skin. This helps protect the pond from punctures and leaks. We purchased this but you could use old carpet or something like that.

Here's my man down in the big hole. I make him smile for the camera all the time and he's not too sure about it all.  You can get the lay of the land in this photo and you can see how small our yard is. One of our greatest challenges with this project has been working in the small space and working around the sprinkler system. 

In the picture below, the pond skin or liner is in place over the underlay. The liner is a thick vinyl that comes in a large sheet. You can get this in various sizes - you just have to make sure it is large enough to cover the whole area. The advantage of this vs. a preformed pond is that you can do whatever size or shape you wish.   Tanner is placing river rocks in the bottom of the pond because we like that look and it helps hold the liner in place.

Speaking of rocks....we had a 3,000 pound pallet of mossy boulders delivered to our house last week. Tanner and Paul moved all of them to the backyard with a wheel barrow and by hand. No need for any trips to the gym this week!

We love moss and lichens on the rocks!

Paul's connecting hoses to the skimmer box. The pump goes inside this box and pulls the water in. The water is then sent around to the UV lights that irradiate it and help kill the algae. From there the water flows out through the waterfall. 

Isn't he cute? We couldn't do this job without his 24 year old muscles. 

The large flat rocks are being placed around the pond to help form a platform for the mossy boulders. We are working hard to make the surface around the pond beautiful but also safe and stable. 

Now fast forward a day or so when I didn't take pictures. I went to Stein Mart and when I came home we had this! This is definitely not finished but it's running and everything works. There is still much work to be done making this pretty and also as my husband says, "making sure it all stays together."

So now let me leave you with this from a couple of weeks ago...we know we sound like hicks and I am definitely no videographer. Also, apparently I've uploaded this to YouTube and that was not on purpose!!

Building a Backyard Pond Part 1

Building a Backyard Pond Part 2

Building a Backyard Pond Part 3

Building a Backyard Pond Part 4

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