Construction II

Construction II

The installation of the pond took almost 3 months.


This is the start of the lower pond. It would fill each night with almost 3 feet of water! The final solution was to dig the pond one day and pump it out the next day. But, they had to have the liner ready to insert along with the under gravel filter and pea gravel ready to install.	Rob walking past the lower pond from another angle one Saturday morning.


Simba is Woody's Chow and was always working around the pond as you can tell by these pictures. He loved chasing the squirrels and watching the deer.

In Progress

Below are images showing progress being made. Some of the pictures I have do not show much progress, but it is there in some, and not in others!


The day that we came home and the upper pond was lined was a special day. It was then that we realized how large the pond was. All of that black liner really made it look huge!	One of the critical parts of the upper pond is the island. This was a key piece to Rob and I for defining the pond. We designed the pond more for people than fish. Dedicated koi enthusiasts felt we should not have the island. This is the foundation of the island going in. There are pieces of rug under the boulders to protect the liner.	The almost completed island. An additional two layers of rocks placed on the island after we decided to raise the level of water in the pond an additional 6 inches from the original plan.


The filtration system is going in at this time. The white tubing is PVC pipe with an overlay of wire mesh screen and then pea gravel as the filter medium. Describing the type of filtration system in Seattle can let a koi enthusiast know which of the major koi retailers you go to. Our system is all natural, no chemicals or machinery/lights are being used.	Matt is pictured here surveying the start of the island construction. This is from the stream to the upper pond.	The island after the additional rocks had been added along with the hose that would go to one of the two pumps running the system.


Since we live in the county, the zoning requirements are much different than any of the cities. As part of this "attractive nuisance" that we were installing, we had to add a fence. But, we wanted to enable people to view the yard, and that was one thing our neighbors asked when we explained what we were in the process of doing. Pictured here are the fence posts at the back of our property. We have deer go through the yard, and the intent with the fence was to let them see in and hopefully jump the fence as it is only 5 feet tall. To keep a deer out an 8 foot fence is recommended as well as one that they cannot see through to know where they are jumping.	Pictured here is the lower pond as seen from the existing deck. The light square is a piece of carpeting to protect the liner from the boulders that will be placed for the waterfall.	The rocks that were used for the waterfall.


A view of the spot for the waterfall and where the stream and grotto will be. The rocks for the waterfall can be seen on the left side of the picture.	The grotto was completed one night when I came home from work. This is the completed version I found on coming home.	The grotto and the waterfall completed prior to starting the waterfall. The stream was in place at this point, but was not lined yet.


One of the woodworkers finishing the entryway.	Charlie, the master craftsman who built the fence and entryway.

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