Originally Posted By: fish n chips
If you are going to have a dock with posts into the ground, get them in before it fills up.

And if its still possible, make sure the pond is compacted the proper way.

Are you having a beach area that needs completing before filling.


Thanks, fish. I was advised against compacting by our local NRCS person, who came out to view the site. He said compacting would make sense in other parts of the country. But here in NH, and at my site specifically, there is so much ground water percolating up to the surface that you don't want to retard it by compacting. It is filling pretty quickly without rain! I feel very lucky.

Instead of a dock, we are leaving some huge boulders at the proposed waterline.

We are definitely planning for a beach, and will select the location as the dig gets closer to completion. There will be sand, for sure. Any other advice?

Thanks again.

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