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Sun, Feb 17, 13 at 19:33
| I probably shouldn't place a pond over a drainage pipe, correct? I just spent two days digging a five-foot circle, about 1 foot-deep, and at the very last section discovered a drainage pipe. |
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- Posted by frankielynn (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 12:50
| I assume that you want the pond to be deeper than 1 foot. Can you move the pipe over? What is it made of and what is it draining? |
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| I was planning to dig a foot and then build up the bricks a foot, making a 2-foot deep pond. The heavy water (300 gallons) wouldn't be good sitting on the pipe though, correct? The pipe provides drainage from sprinklers and rain water. I can now see how this pipe connects a nearby drain to another drain on the side of the house. |
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- Posted by frankielynn (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 20:17
| So it is corrugated black pipe and would smash under the weight of water. I would lay some heavy plastic, mix some sakrete and pour a slab of concrete over that area to about 1/2 that end of the pond to give the wt. of the water a larger area to press down on. Round off along the edge in the center of the pond to keep from puncturing the liner. I hope this helps. Maybe someone else will give a solution. |
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| I would just cover it with a 2X8" piece of treated lumber. Even that is probably overkill. |
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| That sounds a lot better than digging a new hole somewhere else. Thank you for the replies! |
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