New Ray Pond - For my Flowers
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Thanks for the encouragement! My biggest concern is heating it, the rest is easy.
Yes, I will be using a firestone liner 15' x 15'.
The base is only 2x4's, there will be a layer of foam between them and the concrete floor, as well as foam between the pond bottom and the plywood. The sides will be 2x8's that I can insulate with fiberglass.
Yes, I will be using a firestone liner 15' x 15'.
The base is only 2x4's, there will be a layer of foam between them and the concrete floor, as well as foam between the pond bottom and the plywood. The sides will be 2x8's that I can insulate with fiberglass.
Having been down this road before, you are going to want to design a lid to keep your heat loss and evaporation to a minimum.
I made mine with a PVC frame and a sheet of clear, plastic drop cloth. It kept evaporation down and let the light in but, it did not keep much heat it.
I would also suggest trimming the top of the pond with Trex deck boards that you can find at any of the major home improvement stores. They are plastic and are not effected by the moisture.
As a final note, folding the liner inside the pond neatly is not as easy as you may think. I found that placing some water in the pond helped me place the liner by holding it in place.
Good luck!
Colin
I made mine with a PVC frame and a sheet of clear, plastic drop cloth. It kept evaporation down and let the light in but, it did not keep much heat it.
I would also suggest trimming the top of the pond with Trex deck boards that you can find at any of the major home improvement stores. They are plastic and are not effected by the moisture.
As a final note, folding the liner inside the pond neatly is not as easy as you may think. I found that placing some water in the pond helped me place the liner by holding it in place.
Good luck!
Colin
rvrrays;2618949; said:
Some great points, I definitely need to make sure that I do not underestimate how wet the top rim will get when the cover is on. For the cover I already have a dozen steel wall frames (8' x 4' x 1.5") I am going to fill them with insulation of the dense foam type and skin them with plastic paneling. These will be rigid and relatively light. There will be cut-outs for lights. For the most part in the winter the this thing will be covered with just viewing windows for viewing. The lights will be set into the cover so they will have light daily on timer. I know, not ideal, but I would rather they have a lot of room and warm water.
