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- chabev10
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START OF POND MRK3
Well what a bonus i found a manhole right next to where the filter is going, so thats the waste from the nexus sorted out. now ive just got to get the pool sorted out for the fish to stay in and start digging down another 2 feet,Im going for 5ft down 2ft above,
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- gfrears1
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
A great bonus to find the drain!!!
Keep the pics coming throughout the build.
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- Daz
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
good luck mate, at least it wont be too hot up there for all that hard graft [;)][:D][:D]
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
Well heres hoping it all goes well im doing the whole job myself. I got a quote from a firm up here to glass it and i nearly pooed myself £1778 and it only going to be 32mtr squared, and the kit i am buying is £356.lol they are having a laugh eh.
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- marc spudsy
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
i love these pond build topics on the forum, keep up the good work :> its going to hold a fair rew gallons going that deep !!!
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
I wish it would stop raining cant get to do nothing,at this rate it will take me weeks to do it.
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- gfrears1
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
Can you not get one of those Gazebo’s to cover the area where you are working??
They are in Argos–
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/store … 1500054327
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
Ye i was thinking of that the neighbors have a huge one but the don’t speak English they come from Russia lol so that might be a prob asking for a wee shot,but the are cheap enough anyway so might as well get one,so i dont have to listen to the wife narking on about all the stuff laying around the house lol,cheers gfrears1.
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
woohoo the suns out heres a few pics ,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
And some more,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
And a couple more just cause i know you all like pics,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
And thats it for the day tools packed up n fish happy,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
my mate offered to give me a hand to dig a tunnel, thank god took all day hard stuff that clay,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
getting there,slowly,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
bottom drain and air line in place,
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
last ones for today,
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/chabev10/48085_PICT0077.JPG[/img]
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- Budda boy
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
thats coming on really quickly mate, well done and yes the more pics the better. well done[:D]
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
Cheers budda could be done with more hands on from the mates but they aint willing there a bit shy of hard graft ,lol
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- chabev10
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RE: START OF POND MRK3
Day 3 Ive dug out the shelves and filled 68 bags my back is killing me,nearly ready for concrete.
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