| Harry's Pond |
| The Before Pictures |
| The Finished Product |
This water feature had been installed by the previous
owner and Harry inherited it when he purchased the
house. As you can see, there was some interesting rock
and mortar work done to create a waterfall effect. The
biggest problem with this water feature was that a preform
pond had been set into a slope, and it had settled to the
point that it wasn't holding water. The back of the
preform was mortared into place, so we tried to save the
feature by elevating the front.
owner and Harry inherited it when he purchased the
house. As you can see, there was some interesting rock
and mortar work done to create a waterfall effect. The
biggest problem with this water feature was that a preform
pond had been set into a slope, and it had settled to the
point that it wasn't holding water. The back of the
preform was mortared into place, so we tried to save the
feature by elevating the front.
These pictures were taken one year after the project was completed. As you can see, we elevated the front edge of the water
feature and kept it in place by mortaring a rock wall under the lip for support. The top row of flat rock is not mortared, but set
in place, so the preform liner will be easier to remove in the future if need be.
feature and kept it in place by mortaring a rock wall under the lip for support. The top row of flat rock is not mortared, but set
in place, so the preform liner will be easier to remove in the future if need be.
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Just a quick note about the properties of water. In it's
liquid form, it seeks it's own level. You can always count
on water to be level front to back and side to side.
Apparently whoever installed this preform pond was
unaware of these characteristics and just figured the top
of the water would slope down from back to front like the
pond liner. Not so.
Since the back of the pond liner was mortared in place, I
had to dig out the front and sides, pry it up out of the
ground, backfill under it until it was level, and then mortar
in a rock wall to support the liner once the top rocks were
back in place.
liquid form, it seeks it's own level. You can always count
on water to be level front to back and side to side.
Apparently whoever installed this preform pond was
unaware of these characteristics and just figured the top
of the water would slope down from back to front like the
pond liner. Not so.
Since the back of the pond liner was mortared in place, I
had to dig out the front and sides, pry it up out of the
ground, backfill under it until it was level, and then mortar
in a rock wall to support the liner once the top rocks were
back in place.
Can I just say really quickly here that I absolutely HATE it when
you can see any plumbing or vinyl tubing.
you can see any plumbing or vinyl tubing.