Backyard Pond
In early 2016, I plan to decorate the backyard of my house. I have a backyard with a size of 7.5 m x 3.5 m. I had an idea to make a fish pond in the backyard.
For the record, I do not have the expertise to build a pond at all. I'm just looking for references on the internet and apply directly. I build this pond without professional pond builder. The pond will be 210 cm x 180 cm . Take a look at the picture for the details.
Material
As it should, at the beginning of my development to prepare the necessary materials and tools. You can see the list of materials and tools needed below :
- Pond materials :
- Brick
- Cement
- Sand
- Thin Stone
- Wood Planks
- Submersible Pump
- Pipa PVC
- L Socket
- Dop PVC
- PVC Glue
- Stone Pot
- Decorative Plants
- Grass
- Hose
- Tools :
- Hoe
- Shovel
- Crowbar
- Troel
- Measuring Tape
- Hammer
- Saw
Excavate the Soil
The next step I did is dig the soil as deep as 30 cm. Because of this pond will be used for the turtle, so I do not dig too deep.
Assemble the Brick
Next step is assemble the brick for the pond wall
Covering the Brick
Cover the brick with mortar. indgredients of the mortar is cement and iron sand. The ratio is 1:5
After the mortar dry. Apply the waterproofing grout for the inside of the pond.
I also installing natural stone for the outer pond wall.
Install water pump and plumbing.
Enjoy the Pond
After all fill in the water and fish :)