Having a pond and keeping it presentable and family enjoyable is a lot of work and effort much more than maintaining grass or a garden. If you hire it done expect $$$$. Reconsider buying it, unless it is a very good $$ deal. As mentioned buying dirt and hauling is expensive. Before I would ever buy a pond I would request a chemical bottom soil analysis similar to how farmers regularly collect & test their fields but in your case testing for presence and amount residual pond weed chemicals historically applied. Some degrade very slowly or not a all. Sometimes an older pond is mostly a 'chemical' dump to control weeds and algae. You don't need that liability.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/14/20 11:47 AM.
