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personally I like to add some logs to my streams/ponds if they look natural or weathered. I would keep them on top of the liner, use loam to berm up the sides to contain the water. and lay the liner in a normal fashion. be sure to leave plenty of extra so you can pull it up higher if you need to. Thats one mistake many builders make on their first couple ponds. Some of those monsters with the moss would make great character rocks too!
 
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I Will be starting this project again ...as soon as the weather gets a bit warmer.

I put the round up to all those gross weeds up on the hill...that area i want to fill with river rock...I'm not sure what kind of weeds came up with that soil I put In there,but after the round up killed them the stalks were close to 1" thick.

anyway I know this has dragged out for a while now...but i will post soon...and ask for all your help and suggestions.

We still have lotsa snow on the ground but its slowly melting away...Be back soon

Daner
 
I Will be starting this project again ...as soon as the weather gets a bit warmer.

I put the round up to all those gross weeds up on the hill...that area i want to fill with river rock...I'm not sure what kind of weeds came up with that soil I put In there,but after the round up killed them the stalks were close to 1" thick.

anyway I know this has dragged out for a while now...but i will post soon...and ask for all your help and suggestions.

We still have lots snow on the ground but its slowly melting away...Be back soon

Daner
lol this is from 2006? I have had a bad experience with ponds last season however I do know a lot about them. Can't wait to see pics. Also post in the networking thread!!!!!!!!!!!
 
So in other words this poor customer had someone install a crap water feature. She calls another guy who says "yeah, I can fix that" but after two years of "work" she ended up with a rock garden. Interesting.....and sad.
 
So in other words this poor customer had someone install a crap water feature. She calls another guy who says "yeah, I can fix that" but after two years of "work" she ended up with a rock garden. Interesting.....and sad.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Another episode of "Trunkslammers - The Series".
 
we would have knocked that thing out in a day and a half.....we would have been running 2 pumps at 2-3k gph....that water feature could have been awesome....we are designing a 25 ft tall rock feature in my own backyard (25ft tall / 40ft wide) will be frames and then spraycreted to look like natural rock formation...will have several different sized and styles of falls...gpmh's somewhere in the 10-12k gph....
 
I would be leery of this job, Why did she let the last guy put something in that she is not happy with? I wouldn't touch this job with out a contract,and having it laid out on paper so see can see what you are going to do. In the past I have had clients sign and date the rendering.
 
we would have knocked that thing out in a day and a half.....we would have been running 2 pumps at 2-3k gph....that water feature could have been awesome....we are designing a 25 ft tall rock feature in my own backyard (25ft tall / 40ft wide) will be frames and then spraycreted to look like natural rock formation...will have several different sized and styles of falls...gpmh's somewhere in the 10-12k gph....
What is gpmh? Gpm is gallons/minute and gph is gallons/hour. For the size feature that you are talking about, 25' x 40', 12,000 gph is not enough and 12,000 gpm would be cousin to a flash flood. Somewhere around 20,000 gph is indicated.
 
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