Ok, points noted and taken. so what is that pipe called?
It's just galvanized post I think 1.25 inches in diameter. I comes in 8 and 12 foot lengths. There are two grades with one quite expensive. The lesser grade shouldn't cost you more than $20 per post. The more expensive one is more like $40.00. You want the cheaper grade.
We have a menards here in Bloomington. do I need to mess with concrete? can I just pound those metal posts in the ground and leave it at that? How do I cut them off if needed?
No concrete needed. Drive with a pile driver and sludge hammer. Cut with a hack saw. There are also two grades of sleeves to slide the posts into. The cheaper ones are fine and are painted vs. the much more expensive galvanized ones. If you can't find them, the Angola Menards up here carries them as the store is in lake country.
The pond is really small. it is round and will be 50 ft across maybe when full?? I'll take a picture tomorrow and post.
An 8 foot pier should do fine for a pond of that size.
I've not been up in NE Indiana much, always wanted to visit the land of the limberlost. (read all of GSP when I was young)
Thanks everyone for your replies!
Lynnie
I used to live within 3 miles of the Gene Stratton Porter Mansion. I've ice fished near it on Sylvan Lake many times. Funny I knew a guy up here that referred to Bloomington as God's country. I spent a year in Bloomington at I.U.
