All this hard work and it will eventually just collapse. Mortar is not designed to be in water, it crumbles. Also, no footings or tie backs to support the weight of the fill material. Won't be long now
The only mortar used in the entire dam is on the top of the overflow channel and its mainly decorative. Only in contact with the water when it rains. Already survived some pretty heavy rain, no sign or cracking or degradation but I am not a professional and you very well might have the last laugh once we get some true floods lol.
Hello, from the uk! I have a seep spring in our garden and have been looking for ages to try and find someone who has actually used it to their advantage, i just love it, i wish I could have a plan for something on a smaller scale. Its amazing, and I love the floating hanging baskets!
Springs are always awesome to have. Clay is your friend when making a dam just be sure to build for the biggest possible flow cause it will happen and when it does, make sure concrete or steel is the only thing the water will go over.
I'm worried for you when a storm hits! When the water starts to overflow there is only sand that will erode. Put larger rocks after the dam to lessen the efect of the water. Try to channel the water to the middle or else the overflowing water will erode the dam itself. Good luck and try to prepare for a big rainfall. You don't want to bust the dam!
Thanks for the suggestion, I'm always looking for ways to be more cost effective. If I could do it over again I absolutely would have just mortared every block. Would have saved a lot of money and leak filling. Thankfully the cinder blocks were free as I got them all from a rubble pile but still. You live and learn.
It was a flash flood dude. The 20 bags of quickrete that consists of mainly sand gravel and limestone will probably be diluted by the thousands of pounds of mud also washed down. I didn't want my concrete washed out I promise you.
Your video gives me pain. This is such a waste of labor and materials. the walls are crooked and crooked / what use is the cement that is thrown on the mud / the boards will rot in the damp earth in a few years and the metal pipe spoils the beautiful nature
The concrete on the clay is for an overflow channel. When the creek floods, which it already has, we don't want water to go over anything that isn't stone or concrete. Yes, the wood I used for the potato bed will rot. Don't mind replacing them. It was that or burn it as those were all the off cuts from the planks.
You made an absolute mess out of that creek area. That's why they don't let Meatheads develop Wetlands without a Permit! Not to mention being illegal...
To each their own brother. Section 11.142 of the Texas Water Code allows a person without obtaining a permit from the TCEQ, to construct on their own property a dam, pond or reservoir storing not more than 200 acre -feet of water for domestic, livestock, fish and wildlife purposes. statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.11.htm
Texas is one of the few states where the landowner actually owns the water. In my state this would be a big no unless it started and stopped on my property and even then if any local wildlife is present a biological survey has to take place.
@@tanneradams20Starts and ends on our property. Previous creek was much too small for fish. Stocking native fish and are reporting effects to our wildlife management tax program. Tried to do everything above board. Genuinely think it will help not harm the ecosystem but only time will tell i guess lol.
@@ranchmanagement I’m on your side with this. Turning an otherwise running ditch into a large pond can’t be that bad of an idea lol. Plus water retention in general is a huge benefit.
what a beautiful start to this Garden pond, I appreciate all your hard work that you put into this project. I can’t wait to see the final result!
All this hard work and it will eventually just collapse. Mortar is not designed to be in water, it crumbles. Also, no footings or tie backs to support the weight of the fill material. Won't be long now
The only mortar used in the entire dam is on the top of the overflow channel and its mainly decorative. Only in contact with the water when it rains. Already survived some pretty heavy rain, no sign or cracking or degradation but I am not a professional and you very well might have the last laugh once we get some true floods lol.
one rainstorm and everything is gone.............
One of the coolest projects I’ve watched
That's alot of hard work!Beautiful co-presentor!
You have created a beautiful spot to relax in
Hello, from the uk! I have a seep spring in our garden and have been looking for ages to try and find someone who has actually used it to their advantage, i just love it, i wish I could have a plan for something on a smaller scale. Its amazing, and I love the floating hanging baskets!
Springs are always awesome to have. Clay is your friend when making a dam just be sure to build for the biggest possible flow cause it will happen and when it does, make sure concrete or steel is the only thing the water will go over.
Good job. We need more footage of the completed project!
Thats a super cool clay layer worth examining where that spring is
Love your American bulldog. Had one for ten years. Best breed ever.
I'll give that 2 season before it starts falling apart that quick concrete is only ment for fence post
Great Job! I'll be waiting for the next video.
Turned out really nice, looking forward to next vids!
Great work as always!
VERY NICE WORK!!!
Amazing work Noah🩷
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This is truly amazing 🤩
I'm worried for you when a storm hits!
When the water starts to overflow there is only sand that will erode. Put larger rocks after the dam to lessen the efect of the water. Try to channel the water to the middle or else the overflowing water will erode the dam itself.
Good luck and try to prepare for a big rainfall. You don't want to bust the dam!
Buddy that’s not sand that’s dry poured concrete lmao, it’s going nowhere
@@NoahMclarnon oh, good. But still i'd try to get the water more to the center. Water has huge force and will erode slowely but surely.
Still a huge fan of the dog!!😂😂😂 but very impressive! Great job!
Nice! Next time, just buy regular masonry cement. For what you have done, it will serve the same purpose and be much cheaper.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'm always looking for ways to be more cost effective. If I could do it over again I absolutely would have just mortared every block. Would have saved a lot of money and leak filling. Thankfully the cinder blocks were free as I got them all from a rubble pile but still. You live and learn.
This is amazing! We definitely need some one week/one month/one year late footage of the pond!
They are doing a seasonal update series!
It turned out awesome but theres no supoort to ur walling to keep them from collapsing
Music goes hard
You guys are incredibly good looking. Get lapel mic’s. good audio is extremely important for TH-cam.
So, what's the flood level of the stream during heavy rain seasons?
Footings are so overrated
curious, does the stream begin and end on your property?
Yep, starts and ends on our property. I should have been more clear in the video.
This is cool and all but where I'm from in order to modify any body of water like this is super illegal unless you have the right permits
Then you do it or don’t watch it
This is one of the videos ever. Shit audio btw.
My editor got hit by a bus and has brain damage. can't fire him as this channel is a sole proprietorship
The cement didn't wash away, it is now polluting the water downstream from you.
It was a flash flood dude. The 20 bags of quickrete that consists of mainly sand gravel and limestone will probably be diluted by the thousands of pounds of mud also washed down. I didn't want my concrete washed out I promise you.
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Your video gives me pain. This is such a waste of labor and materials. the walls are crooked and crooked / what use is the cement that is thrown on the mud / the boards will rot in the damp earth in a few years and the metal pipe spoils the beautiful nature
The concrete on the clay is for an overflow channel. When the creek floods, which it already has, we don't want water to go over anything that isn't stone or concrete. Yes, the wood I used for the potato bed will rot. Don't mind replacing them. It was that or burn it as those were all the off cuts from the planks.
It’s a labor of love. You live and you learn.
You made an absolute mess out of that creek area.
That's why they don't let Meatheads develop Wetlands without a Permit!
Not to mention being illegal...
To each their own brother.
Section 11.142 of the Texas Water Code allows a person without obtaining a permit from the TCEQ, to construct on their own property a dam, pond or reservoir storing not more than 200 acre -feet of water for domestic, livestock, fish and wildlife purposes. statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.11.htm
Why be so rude?
Texas is one of the few states where the landowner actually owns the water. In my state this would be a big no unless it started and stopped on my property and even then if any local wildlife is present a biological survey has to take place.
@@tanneradams20Starts and ends on our property. Previous creek was much too small for fish. Stocking native fish and are reporting effects to our wildlife management tax program. Tried to do everything above board. Genuinely think it will help not harm the ecosystem but only time will tell i guess lol.
@@ranchmanagement I’m on your side with this. Turning an otherwise running ditch into a large pond can’t be that bad of an idea lol. Plus water retention in general is a huge benefit.
you are young........as soon as I hear "ya all" I stopped. Where did you go to school. I hate that slang.
yeehaw yeah i’m yeetin on yall 🤠🤠🤠
We are the ignorant ones? Look again at your comment. If you don't see what's hypocritical and wrong, I'm truly worried for y'all who think this way.
@@austinnipper6460haha