Construction

	Give your footings a couple of days to harden before starting to build on them. The top of our footings were a solid block below the surface, so we started with a double row of solid concrete block. We used solid block rather than breeze blocks for the extra strength and also to help protect the raised part of the pond a little more from the frost. Lay the blocks with a cavity between the rows, staggering the blocks so that the joins are offset. We used a mix of 3 to 1 of building sand to cement for extra strength in the mortar and also put ties in between the rows.     (The strength is important as there's a lot of water to hold up!)
Planning your Pond Making a Start Construction Shaping The Pond Lining The Pond The Waterfall The Electrics Stocking and Planting		We continued to build the double solid block walls up for the back and side walls to the required height. We had planned a rockery and waterfall at one end, hence the difference in heights. We left the front wall with just a single row of solid blocks so that we could use a finishing brick. As each double row was built and set, we filled the cavity between with mortar again for strength.
				We were given over 100 yellow rustic looking bricks, these were used for the outside wall of the front of the pond and also to face the edges on the raised walls. (Where the walls step up) We used the same ratio of 3 to 1 sand to cement for the mortar, but used washed sand on the front wall to give a lighter finish. Remember to use a level when building the walls up as water never lies!

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