Tom W.,
Welcome to pond boss....Pretty place you have there. I like the used car analogy. If I were you, I'd try to find a "pond guy"......not just a "dirt guy". Big difference. I was lucky enough when I did a renovation and expansion 2 years ago to find the folks that I did....and they stayed under budget. The added expense as you mentioned, is getting the sludge moved away from the pond after it is mucked out. 5' was removed from my li'l BOW. They pushed as much as they could away from the pond, but we had to hire a dump truck to come in and haul it to other areas on the property. Good luck. Keep posting pics of your progress.
Charlie

Last edited by stickem'; 05/04/16 04:19 PM.

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