Ponds Gone Wrong | Backyard Ponds - Episode 2 - (Part 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Inexperienced contractors can turn your backyard ponds into nightmares! Do your research before you hire. Ponds Gone Wrong is an epidemic plaguing America.
Find out how to build your water feature right so you don't waste valuable time and money. Unless of course you want your backyard to be featured on our Ponds Gone Wrong video series.
I like how he gives so much attention to the women and completely ignores her husband.
He only paid for the pond, she gets to enjoy it more often. You saw how quickly she named the fish before being taken out of the bag; didn't even consider asking the husband for suggestions?
Lol, yeah, hilarious. I noticed that, too. The handshake to the husband was actually kinda rude. Half-assed backwards upside down weakness.
@@kevlar1482it’s her pond
Eric flirting with the home owners wife. PRICELESS LOL
You caught me!
I don't think that was lost on her husband either ;)
ladywharton I really want a pond but I don't know how much a professional costs and I'm too scared of doing it myself
to do it right, it's more like 6-9k for a smallish 1000 gallon pond by a genuine expert. The materials and rock alone will run about 2k (NJ prices, we have to import our rock from out of state. If you can get local rock on your own the materials are closer to 1k). Then factor in roughly 25-35 hours for the labor, and that's with experienced & knowledgeable pros using the proper tools.
Hahah
I had Faith in you from the first time I heard you speak~~ I was impressed with your knowledge and also how you did not bad mouth the other pool installer. You just explained the faults that any laymen could understand. Great Install~~ "Dig Deep"~~& Fish on~~
jusr discovered pound videos .. and i can't stop watching them
Hammi Cloud Fantastic!
Hammi same
I must say, you know what you're doing. I built a pond 2 years ago and used a 125 gal. pond shell and I must say that it's too small and rocks keep falling into it. Thanks for showing me what I need to do--I'm gonna dig a deeper hole and build a shelf around the edge like you do! Great video, dude!
A little too friendly too a home owner, really want that good review haha
Nah that’s just how it is when you do good work that changes people’s everyday life for the better.
Love love love the way you do your wateralls. The way it's not a single sheet falling, it's several sheets falling at different angles and sometimes hitting other levels on the way down. I know that's a weird observation, but I've seen some ponds where the waterfall looks soooo fake, and it really jars you out of the moment, even if the rest of the pond looks good. Same with those ugly plastic monstrosities (like the frog in this one) meant to disguise certain features...ugh. Also, I honestly never realized why you leveled all your ponds and put shelves in. I thought it was just a trademark of yours. When I saw how unstable the rocks were in the old pond, I had a eureka moment. Love your videos, thanks so much for the upload and especially the education!
This HAS to be a TV show, it's so great!
Kudos to the pond owners for persevering!!! Good job on the rebuild!! They are going to love it!!!!
They want a bigger pond now! I dig for this!
The new pond looks amazing, and you can tell the homeowner loves it.
Great work, guys!
OMG that owl freaked me out for a sec, lol
Janet Peterson lmao
Nicely done. The home owners must be thrilled. Great job Eric.
Homeowner is on Cloud 9!
In a pond that small and shallow, one Heron is going to eat sushi !
Or racoons! That plastic owl won't scare them, pond isn't deep enough
Yep, our UK Grey Herons can reach down 4 feet, so a 6 feet deep pond is needed. But then the Heron will just wait at the edge totally motionless until one stupid koi swims up close enough.
😂😁
I dug a hole in my back yard and hit and under water spring and since it was all clay around it. it filled up and no liner no nothing. its perfect
+Ty Pree That's fantastic!
Hopefully not your water supply line
good job ! this pond looks 100%times better than the pervious one
Thank you so much!
Thanks
How did I know she was going to name them Nemo and Dori?
You guessed it?!?!?!?
Oh wow, what a transformation! Great work. This looks so much better and nothing like the first pond. You are the man when it comes to ponds.
lol that owl statue is creepy, suddenly started turning its head
I didn't even notice :D
Excellent pondage, pond dude.
+David Evans Thanks bro!
yah hes got the landscaping eye and knowledge for a visually appealing product
I I believe he works out of So. Cal do a google search for the pond digger
The rockwork is awesome...looks like a rock ledge you would see at the lake
DJ HVYW8 Thank you!
I know nothing about ponds but just from watching this video it's sad those other people tried to pass that hole filled with garbage water as a "pond"
+LFCooledWhip Let's hope the original pond builder doesn't do this to anyone else.
this isnt a pond either.
What a difference. I've seen a few Ponds gone wrong and you've addressed a few of the issues they had. . Good show.
Gorgeous..
Dee From Brooklyn Thanks for watching!
Erica Miller Thank you so much!
The Owl near the water fountain scared the living crap out of me.
It scares the predator birds too!
You need a Discovery Channel show for this
Until you get one, I'll be watching your TH-cam videos.
Great Job Man!
Thank you for the wonderful compliment! Stay tuned for more!
My question is how many gallons is the new pond? The reason I ask is because those koi will get much bigger and they may outgrow the pond.
They already built a bigger pond. :)
Wow that really is a nice pond. The kind of pond that makes a garden. Once the plants grow a bit as well it should be even better. Well done.
If I was going to add my 2 cents it would be to make your pond critter friendly. More nooks and crannies for small invertebrates. That is just my personal choice though since I like wildlife.
Zanzubaa1 Thank you for your reply.
Invertebrates? Like insects? What are we talking about here? Crabs and sea urchins? It looked fine for insects.
Now I know how to build a better pond.. Thanks for the tips and install requirements for the liner.
+Valueless Dollar You are very welcome!
wife does the talk. husband just nods. lol.
it took the other guys a month to butcher their backyard .you guys did an outstanding job in two days .well represented ..
I don't know how I ended up here watching pond videos but its very relaxing and fun to watch you guys build these ponds
Wow! Love the pond. Not the contractor, he was too friendly with he's wife. And brings her fish,🐟🐟🐟 makes you think!!!!
Wow looks great. How much does something like that run?
Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga ....🤑?😰💚👌✌
One of the nicest ponds I've seen. What are using to pump water up to the waterfall?
also were do you get those big stones?
Thank you very much for the comment. This is the pond pump we are using for the waterfall. theponddigger.com/product/cyclone-mag-drive-pumps/
We acquired the stones at our local rock yard.
Wait they did keep that chunky grey frog figure!!! I'm so happy they didn't throw it away and actually kept it!! 😊😊
Smile.
ThePondDigger you guys did an awesome job! I definitely wanna get an amphibian friendly pond in the near future when I have my own home.
Very nice job! It was so ugly with those fences....
Killian Crausaz Thanks!
Dory?
Nemo?
Uhg..
Okay, you take good care of the fish, but leave the naming to your husband/kids. ;)
That was a great demonstration of the pond skimmer
I would love you to see my pond, my dad did it before he passed, but he knew things about ponds way before I did. I'm just doing what he already knew....10 years ago...I'm learning.
Someone tell that lady that her english tea table/umbrella looks ridiculous lol
Your pond skills are the balls,very nice pond and it's not even huge it's just right.....nice!
Wow nice job! Like that u took the lady some fish.
we bought our house two years ago and our koi pond is a mess! it would need a lot of work. we live in arkansas though. pond water is green, there is no filtration system at all, they have a hanging plant with a pump amd tube going to it, which i had bought a yard fountain and rigged it to where it would fall into the pond. no one in our area does koi ponds, and the previous homeowners left us with no information at all on it!
I would hire this guy in a second, he even knows about fish for the pond.
How do you “ top off” ponds like this? Especially in the summer.
Obviously collecting rain water... but when it runs out....
Buckets? Seems like that would be an absolute hassle.
RODI auto top off so you don’t need conditioner? This would waste a TON of water.
Do people just use a garden hose and then add the conditioner/dechlorinator Directly to the pond immediately after?
Looks like Yucaipa, maybe Chapman Heights, either that or Redlands around Wabash
YOu NAILED IT!!!! Yucaipa! Whispering Ranch at the top of County Line Road!
Mmm we used to have a pond at our old house. It was a very effective pond, but didn't look quite as beautiful as this one! Great job, ThePondDigger ! I'd want a pond as well, but I have my hands full with a couple aquariums right now :)
***** I love aquariums too!!!
I love watching your work, it makes me happy to see all the nice work you do that makes homeowners happy.
cool handshake bro
the water in my pond is not clear (dusty).is the problem the small rocks i put inside or something else??? any advise thanks
I am speculating but If it's a new pond it will likely work it self out but it could have been rinsed better if that is the case. If it is an older established pond you might be getting some run off from the landscape around the pond. That should be corrected.
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ask a person who understands water quality, ecology, and aquariumkeeping, the same concets apply.
Omg that looked so refreshing, i would seriously sit in there if there wasn't dirt in it like, put tile or what they use for bottom of pools
Loulou Bourouail Thank you for the comment.
I have a pond gone wrong. About how much does it cost to demo and rebuild? Just to replace two waterfall pumps the local guy wanted about 1000.00. That does not correct the lack of shelving, resulting in stones falling into the pond, leaking or anything else. I have to oxygenated with a hose with holes in it and a UV filter pump fountain.
love your videos! would something this size require a bottom drain? This is just the size I want to build next to my porch! The landscaping is amazing! what types of plants are around the waterfall?
How much money would a pond like that run for if it were built from the ground up?
+Baka Mop about 6,000 dollars. Save 50% if you do it yourself.
Absolutely brilliant ....well done guys
Thank you so much!
It would be great if you could put the source where you get your waterfall and pond hardware, if it is online or what you would consider a reputable online dealer, online for us on the east coast.
I love how this series isn't shameless self-promotion. Well done!
ExtraSteps Thanks for watching!
This whole video was alot of shameless self promoting.......
Dude come build me a pond like this one except a little smaller scale around the pond. I was thinking of building one by myself but I feel like its gonna be on your episode lol
1:44 I bought a couple more fish!
wife: yeheeeeyy!
husband: there goes my wallet again
I impulsively made a pond with very little knowledge of them.. I love it but, I want one done right now.
If a PE pond liner was used for a small round pond and has a fold or two...can that compress into a crease and crack causing a leak?
look at that owl on the waterfall ....
first time i have seen it watched this vid quite a few times funny!
+redtiger546 They love the owl and swear by it saving their fish from the blue heron!
That looks really nice!! I really like the waterfall and the landscaping and plants and how you incorporated it all together. Excellent!!
Thank you so much for your feedback
These kind of koi ponds really aren't my thing. Having said that, I do like seeing a professional who does good work and obviously enjoys what he does. You did good work and your clients clearly enjoys that pond. Well done......
Ponds to the rescue! I wish I have one....
Maybe one day. Thanks for watching
0:30 He likey da wifey.
BAHAHAHAH!!!! Bob is a great guy and gives a great BEAR HUG!
ThePondDigger to
ThePondDigger ..😌💑👷🤦🤷💚👍🐸🐟🐠🐚🌿🐻🐅
We're getting ready to expand our pond, any suggestions would be appreciated. My question is,,,,I have mature grasses/hosta's/etc. around my pond that have to be dug up and stored while we do the expansion. How do I store the grass without killing them.
well done you!!!! Their original pond was jaw droppingly bad and I really felt for the owners. Brill transformation and I could sit there all day communing with nature. Mind, as I Iive in Northern Ireland, could be a problem lol! Nice to see true professionals at work!
I would love to work on a pond in Ireland one day!
ThePondDigger I live in the Northern Ireland but it truly is as beautiful as the Republic. AND, I am in dire need of a water feature as we have a very large front and back garden which is screaming out for one!!! We live about 30 seconds from the beach in a small village which is GORGEOUS!! Tempting lol?
The difference is amazing, it's real feature now. Great work.
Andrew Kirk Art Thank you!
I built a pond in my back yard but im having problems with it having done it professionally its to expensive and I really love your work
It's allright for people to want to have a waterfall in their pond. The only thing is that neighbours don't get a say in it, and maybe THEY don't like that sound too much if it is that loud.
I know, because I live next to someone with a very loud waterfall, and it's no fun fo rme to HAVE to listen to it, even in my house when all the windows are closed! :(
I love the sound of waterfalls unless i have to pee. :)
A 'normal' waterfall sound would be no problem, but my neighbour's sounds like living next door to the Niagara ... without having a choice in it
And... THAT makes me have to pee all day and all night long!
But seriously, I have tinnitus and that sound makes it a lot worse. Unfortunately she (my neighbour) does not care. I told her when she put it in, and also others have complained to her, but she will not turne the noice down even a litte bit... :(
Can you do one on how to build a small stream around a small backyard?
+Boys Ericsson We do have plans to film that video series! Thank you for the feedback.
just started watching your video s I'm impressed good job
My neighbor had a outhouse like that. They told me to stop pooping in it though.... they always yelled something about koi
Which good? Skimmer beside pond filter waterfall, or directly faced?
Very nice project yet again :). Question how big was the water pump you used for this set up, and how deep did you guys go with this one ?
I came up with really creative names for my koi. Blue, Goldie, Calico, Red Top and Other Blue....
Dude reminds me of an older version of Derek Vinyard.
Don't deny it. It's written all over
Very well done. You are an Artist, and Your ponds are very natural, realistic, and beautiful. Thank you for the knowledge.Respect,
May The Most High bless You with all that You need.......Seven Thunders
Thank you for the 7 thunders!!! Boom!
I have a question… my pond is almost 20 years old the skimmer is bending in and it has a mesh net for debris. I think I would like to upgrade the skimmer. Can you tell me what that will entail ? Thank you
I'm just sad we didn't get to meet Lil :[
AWESOME "after" pond though! Great job!
Wow what a beautiful natural looking pond
Thank you so much for watching Wendy!
Great re do , Pond Digger Dude.
Why did you decide to bring in the cement or cinder block? to create the edge of the pond as opposed to larger rocks/boulders ?
+Patrick Fitzsimmons We used the cinder block as the back drop because it was fast, easy, affordable and compact for the situation. They won't be seen after the installation so they didn't need to be a hot looking rock wall
Awesome pond built by you Sir.
Wow! That's some really nice work there!
Well done guys, excellent transformation keep up the great work.
Woah, a little grabby with the Mrs!
+Yev Zakharov Now I'm blushing? :)
Love those skimmers!
so if you are using a skimmer for the top of the pond. How are you keeping the bottom of the pond clean?
I love the look of the waterfall you created. The color of the rock is really nice, too. How did you address the predator issue?
+Sarah Perine They have dogs that patrol the backyard, an owl statue and a motion sensor sprinkler device. So far so good. Thank you for the compliment.
Beautiful looking pond!
50k Thanks 50K!!!!
2 days. Wow. Well done. Told you your videos want me to build up a pond quick.
wooooooooooow really nice build. Wish if you can show us more details about your construction. Love it
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Hi how can you make the rocks stay in place without falling in the pond?
how much would a pond like this cost you? have a video on how to make a simple pond without the pump and waterfall?
Question for the pond Guru. Is there a certain way to build these and deter birds that eat fish ?
Wow it looks so much better!
Quick question tho, what happens to the waterfall during winter? Would it freeze?(I live in CO)
SephCat74 In CO you may need to shut the pond down in the winter. There are some winterizing procedures you will want to learn when you build in cold climates.
Awesome video!
+Hash Lal Thanks Hash!
Like the owl that would be the best prank lol
Please tell me those weren't koi you put in the pond... that pond is way too small for 5 koi. :(
+Insomniac Raccoon She promised a remodel or rehoming the koi in 12 months. Thank you for your concern.
ThePondDigger I just heaved a huge sigh of relief. The pond is absolutely stunning by the way. :)
@@ThePondDigger problem is that they'll most likely be eaten, dead from a chemical imbalance, or permanently stunted by then.. also, it's not easy to pawn big fish off on people, and whats moe that means that the fish you gave her were a failure/not permanent solution, just like the previous pond.
How much would it cost to make a pond like this
Kevin Castro Professionally installed for around 5 thousand. OR DIY it for around 3K