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Finishing Touches

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1. We lined the pond walls with 1/8" foam from a pool store.

2. We used a can of 3M Super 77 spray adhesive, from a hardware store, to tack the foam in place.

3. We are unfolding a 20' x 25' black 45 mil EPDM rubber pond liner.

4. Whew...good to see the pond liner fits in there with a foot of extra all the way around the rim of the pond.

5. Liner in the pond.

6. Filling the pond with water.

7. As the pond fills we tried to get most of the wrinkles out, and the least amount of folds in the rubber.

8. More than halfway full.

9. The pond holds about 4,000 gallons of water. We were tring to warm the water in the pond with a small pump and the black hose. The water stays around 70 degrees in the summer.

10. The finished dimensions are about 10' x 16' at the surface, and 4.5 to 5.5 feet deep.

11. We trimmed the excess liner material from the corners. Then we placed 4" retaining wall blocks with some leftover 1/8" foam to protect the liner.

12. Most of the bricks are laid around the pond. With our new filter system, I was swimming on the bottom and vacuuming the dirt from the bottom.

13. We rented a 10" wet saw and cut all of the retaining wall cap blocks, bricks, and flat stones to go around the pond.

14. We installed a wooden fence about 5' above the retaining wall for safety. The tall grasses make a great barrier as well.

15. The final product, complete with fish...

16. ...And finished off with a bench.