Ben and Sandi’s Pond

Before Construction

Backyard facing West

Backyard facing east

Back of Property

Construction

Breaking Ground

Excavated Pond

Moving 273 Blocks

Pouring the foundation

First Row Leveled

Cutting Flex Pipe

Third Row Complete

Gluing jet to “T” joint

Digging hole for bottom drain plumbing

Seven rows complete the foundation of the pond

Drilling holes for rebars to connect second row of blocks

Rebar in place

Second row of blocks being filled with concrete

Airline goes through bottom of drain and connects to diffuser

Bottom drain connected to 4" pipe

Bottom drain surrounded by concrete

Diffusers that go on top of bottom drains once liner is in place

Adding a Jandy valve controlling the skimmer and mid water intake

Skimmer with Jandy valve and flex pipe connecting with piping going to bead filter

Skimmer held in place by cinder block with concrete. Coping will be added

Check valves, bottom drain plumbing and skimmer plumbing

Skimmers, jets and bottom drains in place by end of 4th week

Smoothing out the rendering

Screened arena sand added to bowled out pond

Underlayment covering bottom and top of pond to protect the liner

Four hundred and thirty pound liner (30' x 50') added to pond

Cutting hole for bottom drain

Adding screws to glued down liner

Two bottom drains with risers glued in place to hold diffusers

Taping liner to lie flat

Liner partially taped and water added up to the jets

Three vortex and Dragon pump supplies the filtration

Taping folds in liner

Adding faceplate to skimmer

Gluing caps to bottom drain feet

Filling pond with water

Moved bead filter and added Dragon pump to koi pond

Priming Dragon pump running filtration system

Pond almost filled and ready for koi

Vortex up and running

Finally adding koi to new pond

Final inspection by four-legged expert

The Completed Pond and Landscape