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Im still thinking on buying this house in Ohio. It has a 1/2 acre pond with a leak. Can a pond always be fixed? I know were the leak is but have some questions for someone that knows about fixing them. I would like to call and talk to someone about it. If you can email me your phone number. sconner@woh.rr.com
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Steve, those are some hard questions to answer. For the most part, I would say that 97.98577772% of the time and pond can be fixed depending on how much money you want to spend.
I would do all that I could to understand the exact function and nature of the leak. However, I feel to do so would require draining the pond.
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A high % of repair techniques would involve draining the pond as well.
What do you think is the nature of the leak? Bad spillpipe, leaking through the dam, leaking under the dam, porous soil in the basin, ???
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I was told a sand vien. I think Im going to have another guy come in and just redo it. How much do you think it will coast? The water is pumped out already. Here is what it looks like. Sorry no better pics. [img] [/img]
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Cost would vary greatly with the method used. I am not qualified to give an estimate, but if you have good clay on site that can be moved a short distance and packed (1' minimum, 2' better) over the vein of sand, that would be the least expensive and could be figured as a # of yards of material moved so far and then compacted. More exotic methods like ESS13 (I always get that alphanumeric combo wrong ) or a liner would be notably higher. P.S. Nice deck. Hot tub and towel rack?
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How much would you think? He said the leak is about were the bricks are.
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Like Theo says, you need some good clay to pack over the leak, and you really want 2' of clay.
If you had the clay on-site, a total SWAG would be $5K give or take, but please realize I have no authority to guess on pricing.
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How much runoff area does that pond have, it looks like it's on top of a hill.
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Its about 1-2 feet higher than the fields. There is a drain in the back.
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Very observant Eastland! How did I miss that?
zoeconner, how does it fill?
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Just by rain water. They had hoses from the house gutters run to the pond.
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Im still thinking on buying this house in Ohio. It has a 1/2 acre pond with a leak. Can a pond always be fixed? I know were the leak is but have some questions for someone that knows about fixing them. I would like to call and talk to someone about it. If you can email me your phone number. sconner@woh.rr.com
thanks Steve Steve, Having bought and sold a property with a leaking pond (which I eventually drained and filled in), I would sure get some solid advice from a local excavator before putting a contract on this place. If you are buying, you are in a great position right now because of the huge downturn in real estate. The photos make it look like the pond has held water for a substantial period because of the vegetation line. But, as Sunil and Theo have said, you will need a lot of clay to seal it. Unless you must move soon, I'd look at other properties. In my area (northern West Virginia, Western Maryland, and Northern Virginia), there are a lot of great pond properties and sites. In my opinion, this holds for most of the north eastern third of the country right now. Don't commit without lots of good advice. Keep us informed. Ken
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When I built my pond about 3 years ago I took core samples with a well driller, the soil was not suited for a pond. The pond builder said we can fix that by hauling in clay and he lined it very well and it has been a very good pond. It is expensive but I wanted a pond. I have house gutters running to the pond and I have not added much water for the last two years. A small pond can be repaired.
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Hey Zoe" Where in Ohio is thi?
I was just wondering I am in Ohio and the water level fluctuates a great deal around here and you will need for water to be able to get in the pond. Rain flow will help but I am not sure if that will be good enough. Probably will be, but I would like my pond to be below the water line of the surrounding properties. If you do excavate I would consider that to be changed?
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Where is it located?
The county's soil and water department may already know about it and offer some more background. They can also give you runoff figures, soil type, surrounding soil types, etc...should be free too.
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Brian, has the EPA breached your dam for blocking that stream yet?
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Its in Lima. I had someone who really knows his stuff when it comes to ponds come look at it. He said he never seen a pond that couldnt be fixed. He is only going to charge $2,500. Thats awsome news! I had one guy say $5,000 and another $13,00. He is going to change the beach area because thats where its leaking. Does someone have a layout of a beach that I can have him do. I will have a lot of little kids swimming. In the picture the beach is in front of the picnic table. thanks
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Well I got the house. Cheeper than what we ask for. Can someone tell me how I should make a beach? Right now the beach will be filled in since this is where the leak is. Im just looking for examples of slopes. It will be atleast 1-2 months before it gets fixed. Cant wait!
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Can someone tell me how I should make a beach? Right now the beach will be filled in since this is where the leak is. Im just looking for examples of slopes. There are some good beach threads here somewhere, but here are some general pointers (IIRC): 1. You want some kind of edge at the end of the sand in the pond to keep it from wandering off - like a row of cement blocks. 2. Landscape cloth under the sand is usually thought of well as it helps keep plants from growing on the beach. 3. Shallow is good for the beach, both above and below the water. People loath walking out on a 3:1 slope. Maybe 5:1 for a beach?
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Wow, Lima, Ohio. Haven't been there in maybe 3 years, but I used to get out there couple times a year. Buddy's dad still lives there...nice town.
Good luck with the pond. It'll be a fantastic addition to your family!
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Hi Ryan: Not yet, I think they may have come to the realization that I do not have a creek. All the paper work from the county explains it is a ditch line. I think they may leave me alone. I have heard nothing in a year? I am hoping they are satisfied.
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zoeconnor I've got 3 "beach related" links built into this anthology thread. Read down to the beach and geotextile links. chasing a dream stuff
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Thanks
Heres something else I just found out. I have an artesian well about 20 feet from the pond. Its a green pipe in the ground sticking out about a foot. What is it? Good or Bad to have?
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Heres a link of a virtual tour of the house. Look for the picture backyard and youll see the pipe. About 50 feet to the left of that is the pond. But they dont show it because it just a hole in the ground now. http://tours.justsnooping.com/2423338/
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Artesian well is like having a gold mine. Generally they flow huge amounts of water. Looking at the size of your pond I would think a liner would be a good option.. Especially if the good clay is not found locally to the site.
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