30,000 gal pond construction (cost $2009.)

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construction of my pond. from july 2004 to present(feb. 07)
i built this pond by hand all by myself(except the bulk of the hole, i used a back hoe i borrowed from work)
costs:
ultraguard liner 20mil 35'x50'@$.36sqft $630
fiber underlayment $324
freight shipped to nearest warehouse $156
sump pump, 3500gph 2"in/outlet around $400 + $20month
filter/skimmer, $399+tx (what a rip-off)
all plumbing, electical wiring, outlets, etc. less than $100
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things i didn't pay for:
back hoe, to dig the bulk of hole
concrete truck, to speed up water filling
boulders
tri-axle dump truck, to haul boulders
loader, to load dump truck
van, to pick up liner/underlayment
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the 'almost' completed pond. summer of 2007. **33' long 23' wide 6' deep** and according to pondmarket.com 34000gal adjusted for ledges 30000gal. i had no idea.

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@kareeseboone6011 2 жыл бұрын

I pissed off a world class pond builder when I said you don't have to spend 165 Grand to build a pond! This is just another example of resourcefulness and willingness to get it done. That you do not have to spend an arm and a leg to be happy. Well done!

@davidriley8590 6 жыл бұрын

I HAVE BEEN BUILDING PONDS ALL MY LIFE, TO SAY THIS WAS YOUR FIRST POND YOU DID A REMARKABLE JOB, WELL DONE.

@EVallone 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. This is exactly what I had in mind. We were thinking of the all natural pond, but yours (with the filter and waterfall, but still natural) makes so much more sense to me. Beautiful job! Again, thanks so much for sharing.

@basquechutaz1979 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, I've been thinking about doing this but for a small swimming pool for the family. I have the space and time for it. Thank you for taking your time to share.

@CavanalK5 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool. Thanks for taking the extra time to put together a video for others.

@beautybeast3649 6 жыл бұрын

Not just the Pond alone but the Entire Outdoor space got Nicer. Congrats 👌🏻👌🏻

@ColeAviation 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job!!! I'm in the middle of putting a Koi pond in my self.

@wmc9722 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice! And thanks for making and sharing this video! You are a great builder.

@worldoffish4573 6 жыл бұрын

Thought my pond was big until I saw this badass monster pond!! Very nicely done my friend ;)

@petrodvoretz 9 жыл бұрын

wow that's what I call a work of love! Beautiful! Well done

@kevino3866 7 жыл бұрын

That waterfall looks really nice, great job!

@GianniAzul3609 8 жыл бұрын

You never showed us the damn fish!

@monark181 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic pond - well worth all the effort!

@kmfw1160 7 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!!!! This gives me some ideas for my future pond.

@trixie9246 7 жыл бұрын

Congratulations- your pond looks fantastic - cheers from Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@quantumphaser 6 жыл бұрын

That's $9 over my budget :-)

@quantumphaser 4 жыл бұрын

@@thakurrudrapratap 😂🤣

@Umarth1 2 жыл бұрын

Thats $2000 dollars over mine 😢😂

@MrONAZable 8 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna go build my own pond now! Let me just go get my big ass cement truck.

@maxlombardo2702 7 жыл бұрын

Dachief Everytime I read this I laugh harder. 😂

@apauln 6 жыл бұрын

The CONCRETE (not cement) truck is only to fill water faster, it was not used in building the pond in any way. So your sarcastic humor has no merit. The concrete truck just replaced a simple garden hose. Do you have a garden hose?

@lawrencecarr4973 4 жыл бұрын

@@apaulnhi new to your channel how wide is your pond how deep good job on it

@apauln 4 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencecarr4973 33'x23'x6'deep

@MickScarborough 12 жыл бұрын

My mother has had a cement lined pond in her backyard for 35 years. No leaks, no cracks.

@Samhain2323 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing !!! Excellent job !!!

@CheeseQueef 11 жыл бұрын

You are the god of pond making

@SandyridgeGR 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done my friend. Doing the exact same thing...

@rhomtown2000 12 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed seeing your video and thanks for not adding annoying music! You did a great job with filling in a bare hill and making it pleasant to look at. Now for a patio between the house and the pond to chill on......lol

@LorraineHatrix 13 жыл бұрын

You are amazing to tackle such a big project. I am proud of you and your pond is lovely. Happy New Year from Australia. XXXX

@jasonudliketoknow 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent job and video. Eff all the haters, this was a job very well done.

@sofiakaos5278 6 жыл бұрын

Not rly especially the cant wait to get fish il go buy em right know! Its not hating thats just plain wrong to do for the fish.

@angelaburroughs8744 6 жыл бұрын

jasonudliketoknow hi

@plowmaster1206 6 жыл бұрын

What video? Fkn slideshow

@jamiehart6318 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Can't wait to start on mine in the spring, luckily I have a spring and a well...

@Zanzubaa 9 жыл бұрын

Great work. I especially like the rock work.

@pac6010 13 жыл бұрын

Screw all the haters, this is a very nice pond. Maybe its a little short of filtration but then again natural ponds only have plants and they seem to do alright.

@MrLeonard55 13 жыл бұрын

Really nice job. The suurounding landscaping and all. Looks like a very relaxing place to hang out.

@Lysergzwerg 8 жыл бұрын

i like it. looks very naturally. greetings from Germany

@davidmee980 7 жыл бұрын

Good job would be a great way to make any backyard with enough room look amazing really cool project

@ParoonGuy 14 жыл бұрын

Wow looks great and the amount of work u put in it......Great

@BIGHORSENUTZ 13 жыл бұрын

Awesome photo record and Great job.

@johnarizona3820 10 жыл бұрын

Nicely done and the video itself was awesome. Thank you for posting! Have you thought of a green house cover for winter time?

@edgundlach2811 2 жыл бұрын

You did a great job. Although you were being a bit lazy not digging the deep part by hand. Lol Great idea using the concrete truck as a water truck. We at work (retired chicago plumber) have used them as gravel trucks. Really beautiful! Sincerly, Ed

@Sashacola 14 жыл бұрын

Very nice job. I just built a 520 gal pond myself with a flexable linner and that was hard enough work so I can only imagine what it was like for you. I spend about $1200.00 on everything. Since I live in Florida, the most costly part was buying the rocks ($575.00) Since Florida is mostly sand unlike the northeast where I grew up,I couldn't just go to the river and get them myself, I had to buy them at a supply store where they are trucked in from another state. Again, nice job.

@PearsAreOkay 6 жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful man, nice job

@commercial09 16 жыл бұрын

WOW hell of a job, very very nice work

@robyngerell6941 9 жыл бұрын

Looks like a backyard pond done DIY style alright!

@yvonneost12 13 жыл бұрын

God some people make stupid comments , to the man that built this ~ you did'nt have a clue ?? well you carry on through life not having a clue , because thats a beautiful job , well done. from Sydney Australia..awsome !!! job.

@MrShadyfish 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. I like that you weren't afraid to go big and used lots of rocks to create a natural effect...not the "ring of rocks" so many ponds have. The bog garden, or what you call "natural filter" at the top is a good thing to have. You need a few more plants, shrubs and aquatic plants tho. And that overgrown hot tub up on the hill has to go. Get an inground.

@kieranjames3036 9 жыл бұрын

Waterfall looks amazing in winter

@apauln 11 жыл бұрын

that was my first time in a backhoe. wasn't getting anywhere with the hoe, so i basically used the front(loader) and kept driving in and out of the pond digging it out until i couldn't drive into the pond safely anymore. i know exactly what you mean and i definitely would do it differently now.

@vildotcom 14 жыл бұрын

love this video. good visual of everything you would want to see in a pond. i especially like the pond sounds in the background. although music is great, it was a good break to watch a nice calm pond video.

@AugustineDunn 12 жыл бұрын

Also, multiple levels promotes multiple temperature zones. Multiple temperature zones promote natural "currents" and that helps the water circulate naturally. And when water is circulating it also helps regulate the temperature over all. Not totally NEEDED but it's good to have if you can.

@tristaferencik746 4 жыл бұрын

I would love an update on this! We live in Arizona and my dream is to have a swimming pond 😍

@gumper5242 15 жыл бұрын

Great Job ! Looks GOOD !

@Lin-hj4fh 8 жыл бұрын

awesome! it looks beautiful.

@suburbanbackwoodsentertain4060 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job man.

@apauln 11 жыл бұрын

a few years prior to building this, i hand dug a pond (similar size) for my sister and brother-in-law, with a shovel, pick-ax and a wheel barrow. i still should get the props.

@dingodogie 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great, deep enough to swim in on a hot day!

@SamSmithVev0 13 жыл бұрын

That looks really hard work and commitment but I'd say it defo added great value to your house :)

@jarrodpenton2649 6 жыл бұрын

Great job you have the pirfict location and you did a fine job sir 👍

@seanyroche 13 жыл бұрын

well done, would love a pond like this with some koi and lillys in it. congrats

@lois3356 9 жыл бұрын

1:17, well that escalated quickly... let me just get my concrete truck, this garden hose is taking too long lol

@MissionaryInMexico 6 жыл бұрын

Luís L It's like finishing a boxing match with a shotgun.

@TheDennyDeefella 7 жыл бұрын

A fantastic job there

@Havoc_750 12 жыл бұрын

Nice job. You've given me an idea for my first place

@jigsawsgametrap4761 6 жыл бұрын

After all that step by step footage we don't get to enjoy footage of seeing the fish in the pond I demand another video

@viennaroo 13 жыл бұрын

hey grat job....building mine right now so I know how much work it is.....well done

@markadoglet 14 жыл бұрын

That's a very nice pond, we have one in our back garden that we started to build in 1962 all out of concrete about 20 ton, but your liner is a much better idia, we have had a few problems with leaks over the years.

@AccessibleCruises 4 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful

@julianhernandez3807 12 жыл бұрын

bad ass pond man i did my own pond too by hand it almost done but yours look way much better than mine lol

@kimuseni 6 жыл бұрын

Great build

@VinceDigiacomo 11 жыл бұрын

YOU DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB...PAT ON THE BACK...

@terrybrown7763 10 жыл бұрын

what an awesome transformation, this totally Rocks. so sorry about the pun.

@Lolatronn 9 жыл бұрын

that was not too bad i can deal with puns i dont know about them

@kameronasalaulau 13 жыл бұрын

Beautiful pond

@lizzymandile2022 9 жыл бұрын

lol it was taking to long, so i used my concrete truck XD

@Arteolike 14 жыл бұрын

Well Believe it or not, i installed a pond for my cousins for the trill of it, and added a Ultra-Gard to their pond 30Mil PVC (thicker than yours) and in one year because of the boulders the liner tore in 16 Different place's in less than a year, So i relined it... I bought a 45 Mil EPDM Anjon Pond Liner w/ Lifetime warranty, and paid less than i did for the PVC. Till today No leaks, No fuss, No refilling everyday, No problem!

@apauln 16 жыл бұрын

thanx, i did a lot of work while my back was killing me. i had to roll all boulders from around 50' from the UPPER left side of the pond. if you notice, left of the water fall, the ground drops sharply, that's where i had to avoid losing control of those giant boulders and having them roll in and distroying the pond. it took everything i had to move them a foot let alone stopping them from dropping to fast down that steep slope...

@lulurowan303 9 жыл бұрын

My pond is very close to this size and has a shit load of rock and bulder around perimeter.All work done by myself by hand...no backhoe.Damned near killed me building this thing but in the end was worth every sore back and curse word.

@akbychoice 7 жыл бұрын

Lulu Rowan I want to build another pond like I did at our last property, that is the reason I haven't.

@milk2percent416 6 жыл бұрын

What are the laws for building these???

@akbychoice 6 жыл бұрын

Milk 2 Percent there would be different laws depending on where you build it.

@lizbethdiehl318 6 жыл бұрын

I noticed he didn’t mention how he got all those rocks but am curious to know what you spent on yours?

@advancedaquaticconcepts1833 7 жыл бұрын

Great job!! Looks awesome!! How's the water flow? Make sure you get enough circulation....

@sharplikecheddar2 11 жыл бұрын

kick ass dude well done.

@mojoga1 15 жыл бұрын

WOW!! You live in amazing place!! it looks like haven :) very beautiful pond! good job

@JohnPham2015 8 жыл бұрын

Do you plan to put a solar panel for the water pump?

@AvarClan 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done, I have some space in my yard would like to do the same.

@splittense 13 жыл бұрын

nice job, looks good

@nancycampbellgibson2634 7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see your backyard now in 2017.

@apauln 17 жыл бұрын

yes, goldfish feeders are about 10". and rosey reds; the 1st spring had 1000's swimming around. now there are so many generation of roseys(different sizes) and an endless supply of feeders for koi and indoor fish tank... rosey's are so much bigger & heathier growing in my pond than the pet stores...

@apauln 11 жыл бұрын

as long as it doesn't snow on the ice it's nice and smooth. but most of the time it snows on it and with the melting and refreezing it's not what you would think.. but when it is slick i love watching the dog chase a ball on it...

@Arteolike 15 жыл бұрын

Nice! Just got to tell you that green water is making your pond look like a sewage outbreak you need to get a UV or do something about it pronto! The pond would look so much better with crystal clear water!

@IntegraGSR5 14 жыл бұрын

damn ur pond is almost as big as ur house. really really awesome pond u got there.

@TheBurntSportsman 15 жыл бұрын

Damn! I only have a tiny one thats not finished yet. 8'x5'. Yours is awesome

@TheronSax 6 жыл бұрын

Have you flooded your house? A pond immediately uphill from your home with just a plastic barrier?

@ikejohn7270 7 жыл бұрын

Great job! What type of plants did you use as filters

@fahrigonzo 14 жыл бұрын

amazing work!

@alexvanwees4119 12 жыл бұрын

very nice ! ! ! well done !!!

@jobfromdayone 13 жыл бұрын

thank you for posting the video. the pond looks great. how did the feeder fish make out?

@cne1975 7 жыл бұрын

great job fella

@robertatwood2503 7 жыл бұрын

did you do with the 2 foot level bro congratulations on your pond build

@animefangz 14 жыл бұрын

awesome pond

@user-ju6vp8tq2f 9 жыл бұрын

oh wow very good work

@groetwitbaas 10 жыл бұрын

looks good but you built it in a dip or ditch, what happens when it rains?

@joshuawoods1181 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@jaybobuckner1 8 жыл бұрын

how does it look now?

@ntfd125 13 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, I couldn't even imagine doing all of that digging by hand. By the way, what type of rock did you use for the base of the pond?

@Loathomar 11 жыл бұрын

I started this video and thought "WTF you did everything by hand... Hand digging a 30,000 gallons of soil?!?!?" Then read the backhoe, and was like Oh... The pound was kinda meh to start but after a few years, with the waterfill, plants and landscaping, it looks great. Nice video and good work,

@buffdoggi 7 жыл бұрын

why did you feel that you needed a liner and filter and skimmer and all that and where do you get the liner? Thanks

@TheHondafirebladerr 11 жыл бұрын

nice end result looks good

@177onkey 15 жыл бұрын

nicely done

@apauln 14 жыл бұрын

mine's been going now for 5years, no leaks... and as i said, i installed it all by myself, which means a lot of dragging the liner over rocks, gravel, and a lot of sharp stuff. plus the front and back walls of the pond had endless amounts of shall, just have to have a good underlayment. i'm not defending ultraguard, i couldn't care less in what liner to use... as long as it hold water.