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Jun 10, 2019 14:20:15 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2019 14:20:15 GMT
kicked off the pond build with 1 hours of digging..do an hour a day..cant dig it all in one go. gonna cost about 1500 quid in total..using the best pond liner u can get..1mm michelin rubber..once complete i will go to a local pond and get some wildlife..water betles snails ect.. me mate built one and rekons we'll have a little eco system going with in a year...he built one and has salamanders and frogs in it now  |
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Jun 10, 2019 15:24:28 GMT
Post by Bigman80 on Jun 10, 2019 15:24:28 GMT
kicked off the pond build with 1 hours of digging..do an hour a day..cant dig it all in one go. gonna cost about 1500 quid in total..using the best pond liner u can get..1mm michelin rubber..once complete i will go to a local pond and get some wildlife..water betles snails ect.. me mate built one and rekons we'll have a little eco system going with in a year...he built one and has salamanders and frogs in it now I never knew pugs could dig that well. I might’ve know you’d have a dog with your work ethic  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2019 15:48:51 GMT
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Jun 11, 2019 5:15:25 GMT
Post by antonio on Jun 11, 2019 5:15:25 GMT
My first thought when I saw the hole you've dug was it would be easier to just put a bucket in and fill it with water. Looking at your second photo, you've got a lot of digging to do. Why not get a small digger, much easier.
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Jun 11, 2019 5:23:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 5:23:32 GMT
A small bomb. That'll do the job.
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Jun 11, 2019 6:43:24 GMT
Post by macca on Jun 11, 2019 6:43:24 GMT
Explosives are the solution to many of life's problems.
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Jun 11, 2019 8:45:18 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 8:45:18 GMT
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Jun 11, 2019 9:01:51 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 9:01:51 GMT
My first thought when I saw the hole you've dug was it would be easier to just put a bucket in and fill it with water. Looking at your second photo, you've got a lot of digging to do. Why not get a small digger, much easier. Because he's a nutter? |
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Jun 11, 2019 9:02:45 GMT
Post by antonio on Jun 11, 2019 9:02:45 GMT
^^^^^^^^^^ Bernard Cribbins - Brilliant.  |
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Jun 11, 2019 11:17:05 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 11:17:05 GMT
Explosives are the solution to many of life's problems. Works wonders on cash machines, thus saving you the trouble of earning it. Only problem you cant brag from the roof tops over and over again, day after day,how much you earned in a day.  |
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Jun 11, 2019 11:26:08 GMT
Post by macca on Jun 11, 2019 11:26:08 GMT
Crime is hard work, of course you can still brag about it. Just not to the cops...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2019 14:08:45 GMT
 just done 2 hours with my son...harderst part is done..should be ready for the liner by sunday i rekon.. ordering the liner pump and liner protector on monday |
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Jun 12, 2019 14:21:14 GMT
Post by Bigman80 on Jun 12, 2019 14:21:14 GMT
just done 2 hours with my son...harderst part is done..should be ready for the liner by sunday i rekon.. ordering the liner pump and liner protector on monday It’s making more sense now. The small hole you originally dug was a deep area. |
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Jun 12, 2019 14:30:02 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2019 14:30:02 GMT
Gonna be about 1 meter deep mate...will have stones boardering it all. see if i can find some natural slate for the waterfall..only thing i am no good at is electrics..dig a hole bury the cable and connect..will get me work mate to help with that
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Jun 12, 2019 14:37:42 GMT
Post by nonuffin on Jun 12, 2019 14:37:42 GMT
Mere scratch.
Back in 1999 I bought a house in cornwall and hand dug a pond hole that was 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and 6 feet deep to hold all my koi carp. That would have been hard enough on level ground, but the garden was on a slope so I had to create a bank to make the pond level, then a second smaller pond "uphill" of around 8 foot by 8 foot by 2 foot deep as a green filter filled with aquatic plants. Sticky clay and some realy big boulders had to be hauled out of that hold and it could only be done at the weekends before moving house. I was knackered after 2 months of that.
On the day of the move I had to bag up all my fish and hope that 4 hours of travelling down to cornwall would go smoothly. They all survived OK but one bag was totally red with blood and I thought the poor bugger had expired. yet into the pond it went with no signs of distress.
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Jun 12, 2019 14:46:23 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2019 14:46:23 GMT
alright bozo...no fish in this pond..just a natural one...our garden is on a slight slope saying that...going to boarder it with some 200mm high stones..fingers crossed it all works out ok..never done anything like this before..cant go wrong i dont think..waterfall is gonna be tricky though..will make a trough for that..
there is no rules for making a pond..just use ya imagination
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 21:38:59 GMT
howz yer oven looking now you've spent days diggin that hole? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 12:56:52 GMT
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Jun 15, 2019 12:58:00 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 12:58:00 GMT
oven is pristine mofo..did it 4am this morning..was at it from 4..housework done..went into town sanded a kitchen floor for 300 quid
then home and dug for 2 hours...need to rest for the rest of the day ffs
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Jun 15, 2019 13:16:34 GMT
Post by Bigman80 on Jun 15, 2019 13:16:34 GMT
A very neat job. Like there was ever a chance of it being a millimetre out  |
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Jun 15, 2019 13:19:20 GMT
Post by nonuffin on Jun 15, 2019 13:19:20 GMT
That is a nice crisp well dug hole there |
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Jun 15, 2019 14:48:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 14:48:32 GMT
ocd in full swing there dude..that is only rough anorl...
will order the liner on monday..will have it filled in a weeks time..then have to lay the stones all round the edge..then build a waterfall. 2 to 3 weeks should all be done
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Jun 15, 2019 15:11:25 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 15:11:25 GMT
oven is pristine mofo..did it 4am this morning..was at it from 4..housework done..went into town sanded a kitchen floor for 300 quid then home and dug for 2 hours...need to rest for the rest of the day ffs top-ho... do you ever get time to have fun, or make love to your wife? |
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Jun 15, 2019 15:14:19 GMT
Post by Bigman80 on Jun 15, 2019 15:14:19 GMT
ocd in full swing there dude..that is only rough anorl... will order the liner on monday..will have it filled in a weeks time..then have to lay the stones all round the edge..then build a waterfall. 2 to 3 weeks should all be done You buying a moulded liner?. |
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Jun 15, 2019 16:52:19 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 16:52:19 GMT
no no.
1mm thick firsestone rubber..best u can get..just done another 2 hours digging
i'm fucked..got the boarder all level...setting some grey stones around the edge..will maybe start the fence post digging tomorrow as the pond is close to being ready for the liner...bank holiday next friday so will have 3 days to crack on with it all...i rekon most should be done by then..garden is in a terrible state..will drive the sit on lawm mower around with the blades off it works great to spread the soil about
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Jun 15, 2019 17:06:14 GMT
Post by Bigman80 on Jun 15, 2019 17:06:14 GMT
no no. 1mm thick firsestone rubber..best u can get..just done another 2 hours digging i'm fucked..got the boarder all level...setting some grey stones around the edge..will maybe start the fence post digging tomorrow as the pond is close to being ready for the liner...bank holiday next friday so will have 3 days to crack on with it all...i rekon most should be done by then..garden is in a terrible state..will drive the sit on lawm mower around with the blades off it works great to spread the soil about Look like they come with a 20 year guarantee and a 75 year life expectancy. Considered top of the line, just as you said. |
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Jun 16, 2019 4:05:04 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 4:05:04 GMT
been non stop since 4 as always..sun was beaming. no darkness now for the next 6 weeks. bathroom waxed...house hoovered..will finish all digging today...hardest part is all done now so it's plain sailing from here. ordering this waterfall box dammtrivsel.se/produkt/filterfall-43-cm/has a built in filter...waterfall is gonna be the main feature on this mofos... |
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Jun 16, 2019 4:28:30 GMT
Post by antonio on Jun 16, 2019 4:28:30 GMT
Great work Rudi, how yer back.
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Jun 16, 2019 6:34:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 6:34:32 GMT
best thing for ya back is hard work ant..i get a bad back if i dont work...just done another 2 hours digging...dug out for the posts for the fence and waterfall feature..
starting to take shape it is..
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Jun 16, 2019 7:28:28 GMT
Post by Bigman80 on Jun 16, 2019 7:28:28 GMT
Now I can see where the waterfall will go, and why there is the deep part. What you doing with the fence? Does I ave to be fenced off for safety or something?
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