How to build a Fish Pond - Part 12 | Waterfall Construction (2 of 4)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- How to build a waterfall construction tips and tricks from a professional pond builder. This is the most aesthetically critical part of your project. Learn step by step instructions for constructing a waterfall.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGED THE GOAT
I know finally right
Anthony! Thanks for your feedback! Because of your feedback I will take the time to talk about what I am looking for in rock placement! We are scheduled to film edge treatment for this video next weekend. This will be a good video to address your question! Very important topic to me! The rock we are using on this pond is approximately 150 per ton.
@0:25 on Part 12...FINALLY acknowledged the goat.
Way to go!!! I REALLY enjoy watching your videos...inspiring and great to see some genuine ponds being built!!! The best thing is that you address many of the things I learned as I built my first pond...I know that many people will be able to create a great pond that is well designed because of your guidance...THANK YOU!!
Good stuff. Moving those huge boulders is just awful sometimes. But that's the beauty of hiring young bucks to do the majority of it for you. :) Enjoying the series.
Only occasionally we will use back braces anymore. A few years ago it was a mandatory item on our crew. Interestingly OSHA no longer recommends back braces like they used to because the back braces actually weakened the worker who used them all the time! In this video we didn't do much LIFTING. We actually pushed, pulled and used leverage to get these large character stones where we wanted them.
Creating the illusion that stones are bigger than they really are, I love doing that. Looking forward to seeing your approach on this.
Stay tuned!!!!! Your desire to watch keeps us motivated to film!
Thanks for all the tips and tricks...! it is very important to learn from a professional how to do this...!
Everything has been explained very well so far. I have to say I’m impressed at your composure during stressful situations.
Don't hold back! Go Rock Collecting! Have fun!
ThePondDigger Im sorry this is forward but.... single?
Looking good, thank you for these videos. I love the cameo appearances of the goat. I want a koi pond more than ever.
The cute goat is our pet, Billie Jean! We love her. You deserve a pond!
My boyfriend (ex now) told me, no way was he going to let me have a snake pit. After I broke up with him, he told me, I would have let you have a koi pond. LET ME.. lol And that is why he is an ex. lol. I work sometimes 84 hours a week, life to short not to enjoy the simple pleasures.
Funny you should mention "snake pit" because that is exactly what my pond is. I can't keep fish in it because of the water snakes. They hide/live in my waterfall rock. Its extremely frustrating !!!
You bet!! Thanks for watching and thanks for your feedback!
hello... I am an architect from Indonesia... I am trying to figure out about how to make KOI pond in my showroom model... and I found your videos are really consistent, perfectly documented, and also you are so kind and polite to do that hardwork through stones and people... amazing.. I am a designer, but knowing this natural working, I am more confident to monitor people in the field... thank you very much for the great documentation... And I am keep watching to find the result
Having some muscle when building a pond is a bonus!
Looking forward for next video
Thanks for your feedback Bruce!!! You're welcome!!
Great to keep you hanging on!!!
Glad you are enjoying the series!
Billy Jean, best goat name ever.
Oh, cool pond tips too, I guess. ;)
+YOURthornSIDE Smiling! Thank you for watching!
Excellent instructional video. I am impressed. You have a system and it works very well for you.
You guys are beast man , those boulders must be heavy as heck
I have enjoyed all your videos and feel slightly more confident in building my own. From all my internet searching your work looks the most natural. I see these ponds and all the rocks are the same size and shape, they don't look right... I am trying to learn what you see in placement of a rock and why you chose to tweak them here and there. Ball park, how much is all that stone? I laid mine out today and it will be 9x8x3. Cant wait to see it finished.
BILLY JEAN! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD love it when it wants part of the action! xD
+Joel Lum We laughed like crazy every time the producer said "CUT"! We had to have a stone cold serious face even when the goat wondered into the scene. Great memories!
That's cool. Have thought for some time now that there has to be a solution for those who want larger boulder features in their design without having to practically bring in a crane. Good stuff.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your work, it has helped me coming up with my own Fish pond, right now I'm on digging stage. Good job. But I just want to know the kind of sheet you put underneath
That goat is just like a cat, lol. Wants attention and to be in the middle of EXACTLY what you're doing, haha!
I was thinking about building a pond, but after this I decided to move to a house by a lake.
Beasts! Good!
Hey this helped me a lot! Thanks
Great videos, very informative. What would be the budget on materials for this pond? Thanks
Watching ya'll move the rock is all too familiar to me. It takes time to find the perfect rock and get it in the perfect position.
Just a little bit curious. Love that fence. Is it bamboo?
The rock is really what's holding me back at the moment. I'm a low budget big dreamer, So I might have to go rock hunting.
ME TOO!
I really like the black, white and red koi you have in your other videos. Any tips on finding good quality koi at cheaper prices than they have at the pet stores?
Its really hard to get good quality for a cheap price. I wish it was that simple.
Its hard to even find koi here at all. Only place I ever see them is in gardening places and pet stores. I thought if there was some web site where koi breeders hang out, I might cut out the middle man at least, buy direct. Perhaps save a little and get the same quality.
and here I thought the most difficult part would be digging the hole...
NO! Thanks for watching!
Part 3 us UPLOADED! Pt 4 is a couple days away........ Stay tuned!
Cleaned my pond for beginning of spring today & my pumps & UV filter canister are dead :( I need The Pond Digger to do a special webisode & come pimp my pond, lol
You have to be strong for building a pond!
Billy Jean!🤍🤍
I’m adding a stream waterfall to my existing pond. I was going to add the new liner and overlap it over the old liner. Do you suggest I do that or just order a new liner and rebuild the pond ? Thank you
i have seen your videos from one until this one, i saw how easy was to puncher a hole on the liner to put the screws...so it is hard for me to seen you guys working those big rocks, than move the liner, put dirt behind push it with the shovel and step on the dirt and do it all over again with another rock, and not to damage the liner...i am guessing you will notice that there is a damage on the liner after you fill up the pond with water??', or are you able to see the damage before putting the water on??? and what will you do when you see there is a licking?? will you drain the whole pond and fix it???
The liner is tougher than you might think. We use smooth round gravel so you can walk in the pond without worry. The liner is easy to repair. Troubleshooting for leaks can be time consuming but is not extremely hard to do.
Awwwww a Cliff Hanger....
High five for the Rock placement
+MrKlink951 Thank you!
What are my options for rocks? is there different types of stone or is there a specific rock i should use?
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Just be sure the rock you use does not degrade in the pond and change the chemistry of the water. Go to your local rock yard and ask them what rock all the professional pond builders are using. That would be a good selection.
"Excuse me Billy Jean"
can one person do this with a lot more time? these rocks are giant and even with 3 people you're having trouble moving them. Any suggestions on using smaller rock sizes and still making it look natural? I think I want to build a multiple step/edge waterfall. Like cascading.
Jon Gardner That is a great question. Yes one person can do this. We should do a video of a waterfall using small rocks. In due time.
ThePondDigger did you ever create a video of a waterfall using small rocks? I haven’t found it.
i dunno how that liner stands up to all that weight and doesnt form leaks....
How do you know how many rocks you will need? How do you chose them?
+And Noneya We hand select most of our character boulders. We have calculations for linear footage of the shelves according to the weight of our local rock. I would gladly help you determine rock needed for your pond if you send me and email of your details. Have you already purchased all of you pond equipment? eric@theponddigger.com
+ThePondDigger Not yet.. We just bought 10 acres.. We have to build a house first. Lol
But, In the future. I subscribed to your channel.
has part 3 and 4 been posted yet?
The rock that the put in at 7:00 looked like a loaf of bread
Smoliver O.D.T Funny!
Where do you get the rocks
do you ever get angry? I saw so many moments throughout your video, that I would have typically started yelling, but I'm not good at keeping my composure during physical labor lol
Lots of potential for hands and finger injuries
+Tecolote Alcon always.....
I think I would use smaller rocks. OR I would rent a Bob Bob Cat Excavator and operator. That looked precarious for a while...
What is the goats name
You really should watch your and your employees backs..
why?
yea yea yea yea yea
+Coulter Lenhart Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
Hi
Excuse me Billie Jean
Thanks!