We built next to our pond. When doing out elevations I set our basement footing 6"s above our full pool height. We love waking up looking over our pond every morning. If it's winter or summer it is such a calming effect on us. My wife and I spend so much time sitting at our pond and its just a short few steps down to it. We are not so close that it effects the air temp and it keeps the bugs from being around the house all the time.
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