Concrete and Render Pond Construction by Pondguru - Pond Building in North East England
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BIOHOME FILTER MEDIA, FILTER UPGRADE KITS AND FOAMS HERE: http://www.filterpro.co.uk This video shows the stages of a pond renovation we did in Prudhoe, Northumberland. As there was a major problem with Norfolk Reed (Phragmites australis) we decided not to rebuild the pond with liner, choosing concrete and painted render instead. This guaranteed there would be no more damage from below by any remnants of the grass. Full 'How to' build a fish pond video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L63k5i... The concrete mix is as follows: 3 gravel 2 sand 1 cememt 1st coat of render mix is as follows: 4 building sand 1 cement Waterproofer / retarder PVA glue 2nd coat of render mix is as follows: As above but using render / plastering sand instead of building sand. Paint is 2 coats of 'Pond Paint' from ASK Coatings http://www.askcoatings.com Thanks for watching. Check out my other videos - there are hundreds.
Can a compression with road roller work? Or no hope?
Our local hardware has only one type of sand - river sand. Would this be okay for both render coats, or should I try to buy pre-mixed bags?
I suppose there are no real had and fast rules for rendering and I tend to go with 2 coats for vertical sides to build up thickness but on a pond like this you could probably get away with a single coat of thicker render.
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We have a large and interesting pond which is part of a water flow from an upper pond on our neighbours land. The water then flows from our pond down to other neighbouring land.
It has been lined before we bought the property but badly by the look of it. It has numerous 'bulges' where the lining is lifting and it leaks so dries out in the summer unless we keep it topped up.
I feel that lining in concrete etc is the best option but what difference will the water flow make to your recommendations?
Many thanks, William James
I'm glad you found the video useful.
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q2: how can i calculate pond oxygenation requirement? to chose the correct aeration system? and how i calculate how much aeration that fountain can add to the surface?
and really I'm appreciating your help, time and efforts in order to help me.
thanks a lot agin, looking forward to hear from you.
Usually a good cascade returning water from the filter will be enough to agitate the surface of the water but if you wanted an air pump you could get an aerated bottom drain which seems quite popular - look up the 'spindrifter bottom drains' on the internet and they should give the recommended air pumps for those.
If you were after a standard air pump and air plate / stone see what is available from your local stockists and they should advise you on the size required based on the pond dimensions.
The render sticks to the blocks and the fibreglass sticks to the render.
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But now I am planing to build one for my brother and I would like to make it from concrete.
You have all details about the concrete and render mix but what is the thickness of the render? I can figure out the concrete thickness and the steel bares used in it but the render is an issue for me. Hope you don't consider this as a stupid question.
Thanks
Glad you enjoy the videos.
I can't reply to your comment for some reason. It is illegal to move amphibians in the UK but if you want to see newts the best time is in darkness as they are mostly nocturnal.
Even locally where there is a series of ponds packed with great crested newts we used to get surveys done by an ecology group and there could be a dozen of them tramping around on a night in and out of the ponds when the newts were most active. Luckily the surveys are done by only 2 guys now so the population is less squashed than it used to be, lol
Me get some for my pond thanks it will be very much aprciated
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