Almost there!!!

[DaneDad]

Framing out my above ground pond this week. It's going to be 8'x8'x3' upon completion. I'm pretty happy to say that I have the 4x4's 8 courses high, bolted with 6" lag bolts. I'm debating going 10 high or to just dig out a few inches.

One question on the pressure treated lumber, if you seal it will it still leach the preservative into the pond water if I decide to create a waterfall using the left over 4x4? I will be using a liner , I'm just concerned with runoff when it rains and having some run into the pond.Anyway I'm happy as hell that I got 95% of the framing done in this heat and humidity that we had this week.

 

[addy1]

You should have small berm around your pond to keep runoff pathing away from it.

With the liner over the 4x4's I wouldn't worry about them. I am using the same to build a small pond on our deck covered by liner. . In fact our new deck has a lot of pressure treated wood, all up hill from the pond, it has been a work in progress since spring, no ill affects from rain hitting it and running down hill towards the pond.