Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Building a dam rebuilding a dam

Dear Dribble,

Thought I would weigh in here�

If you want a nice pond that you can stock, fish, swim...etc - my suggestion is you hire a local pond builder to come out and give you an estimate to fix your pond. In my opinion - It will probably cost you up to a few of thousand (maybe less) to hire a guy with the right equipment to drain it, dig it out, properly core a dam and clear out some trees. In the precess you can make it a little bigger too. This is assuming you have the correct soil profile. A good builder can tell you all of this. Additionally, save yourself some money and put in an earthen spillway and forget about it. A pond that size could easily be finished in less than a week. It shouldnt cost anything for a someone to come look. Perhaps a little $ for soil tests.

In the end you will be amazed at what a day or two and a dozer can accomplish.

There is NO substitute for the right equipment to perform the right job. However, it�s going to cost you a little up front to get-er-done.

Spend a little and have a nice pond. Get a bid in writing. Then Go for it.

My 2 cents.



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