Building 1500 Gallon pond using existing house foundation

[Crazy Taco]

Hi there I am building a 1500 gallon pond. I have had a lot of help from people on here thus far and was wondering if you guys thought it would be okay to build 2 of the walls on the existing foundation of my house. I will be pouring cement on the walls making them thicker.

the pond is going to be 4 feet tall. One of the walls is an exterior wall that will be 10' in length. I would like to put styrofoam on the walls before cement for some insulation.

Also is it okay to pour cement on styrofoam for the bottom of the pond? I was just wondering if it would cause problems with it when the water is put in. The floor is the foundation of my basement.

Thanks a lot

- Crazy Taco

 

[The Amazonian]

Looking forward to see your progress!!

 

[Crazy Taco]

haha yeah Just need to know a few more questions first. I have the glass just need some more advice on the blocks.,

 

[Crazy Taco]

anyone?

 

[Crazy Taco]

bump

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

I wouldnt do it with consulting an engineer, especially not in Ontario

things to consider; differential settlement, freeze/thaw cycles, and expansion and contraction of the concrete to name a few

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

I wouldnt do it with consulting an engineer, especially not in Ontario

things to consider; differential settlement, freeze/thaw cycles, and expansion and contraction of the concrete to name a few

*with out

 

[zelle007]

If you look at the (detailled) building plan of your house, you can see what type of foundation youre talking about. Than you can easily calculated if its possible. We can't tell you that without that information.

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

If you look at the (detailled) building plan of your house, you can see what type of foundation youre talking about. Than you can easily calculated if its possible. We can't tell you that without that information.

I disagree, this is not an easy process. I would keep the pond at least a few feet away from the foundation

 

[Mylek]

I would keep the pond away from my house and although there are factors that can make this viable, I personaly would not take the risk. If disaster struck it could get messy and very very expensive.

If I were to do it I would make a concrete wall at least a feet away from my outher wall and fill that space with as much drainage I could get my hands on. Moister inside a house is not something you want.