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joiner_uk
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 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:09 am Post subject: Pond dig uncovers huge rocks |
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I started digging my pond out and I am now 6' down, just got to get the rest of the pond dug out to this level.
But the size of the rocks down there are huge 
A neighbour told me an old mine use to be near my house.
Could this be it in my back garden?
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leebwk
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That certainly does look a bit to uniform for it to be natural rock
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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This was taken near Tetbury, the whole area was several meters deep, unfortunately we dug it up as you can see, we saved the large stuff and seeved the rest for the back fill.
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Hoovie
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Joiner,
Looks like you are uncovering an old building or something - call Tony Robinson and Time Team - they may did your pond for you 
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Mooncat
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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When I dug a pond in the garden, I hit rock at 500mm deep, so I stopped digging, the fish have never complained. 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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How deep are you going? What are you putting in it?
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Telmay
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: |
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When I first moved into my last house it had a 6ft square deep pond which was so unsafe as it was also level with ground - all the fish just lived at the bottom so you could never see them, so drained it and filled it in. The amazing thing was there was fifty fish in the bottom - they all go re-homed and are still living in my mates pond.
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joiner_uk
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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The pond will be for koi carp so the depth has to be 6' minimum for the fish to survive in winter.
I am also building a top bond this will act as a vegetable pond filter full of weeds, reeds etc only 500mm deep that will keep the water clean. The water will be pumped into the top pond and flow back down into the main pond. I have plenty or rocks now for my waterfall
Maybe this is just natural stone like thescruff suggests. I will keep digging and find out sooner or later 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: |
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It looks like some very nice rocks you will have though cost a fortune at a local garden centre I would bet
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: |
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It would be nice to think it was an old building 
Just remember thin walling stone retails at £300-400 a tonne, and you probably have a tonne in that pile already. 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| Hoovie wrote: |
| It looks like some very nice rocks you will have |
I have just turned into Yoda  
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Just remember thin walling stone retails at £300-400 a tonne, and you probably have a tonne in that pile already |
It could be worth carrying on excavating even after the pound is big enough
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:45 am Post subject: |
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I almost feel like giving up when the pick goes in and strikes solid rock  . But then I think of all the decorative stone I will have and trying to picture how nice my pond will be
Thescruff are you sure about the price per tonne £300-£400?
Sounds a bit expensive
If I can get that sort of money I will excavate the whole garden
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thescruff
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Have a look at the japangarden link I posted above. you nice big bits.
Some stone they also use for roofing tiles, it depends what you get out and size.
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joiner_uk
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| thescruff wrote: |
| Have a look at the japangarden link I posted above. you nice big bits. |
So it is did not realise it was that much to buy.
Any one need any cheap dry walling stone/flag stone £300 per tonne LOL
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