Preformed Garden Ponds
Preformed ponds are the key to building your first garden pond, sure they might not be as unique as a custom built pond, but you are going to save yourself some serious hassle. Small steps at a time, after completing a preformed garden pond installation, you can look at taking on bigger and better projects.
Preformed ponds are available in most garden stores and can be found online, it’s recommended ordering them rather going and collection from a store or warehouse. Even the smallest garden ponds are going to be pretty damn difficult to fit in the back of the average family car.
What size do you go for? It’s common for most beginners to misjudge garden pond sizes, sadly many are left unhappy with their result because they just wished they built and installed a much bigger pond. You see, once the pond’s in the ground, it doesn’t look that big anymore.
It’s recommended you take the time and perhaps experience other peoples garden ponds to get a real idea in your head of the space something like this will take up.
Installing a preformed pond is pretty easy compared to other pond installations, the key point is simply just creating a level base that the structure can be supported (usually with sand) to prevent the weight of the water cracking weak spots. With a well installed pond, you should expect at least twenty years life expectancy, not too bad for a days work right? The key to success with this is planning, so take down some notes and start having a look at a few preformed pond designs.
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