Ok.....Some more questions....
I really didn’t have to worry about leveling with my last pond and it’s design. But with this one I will. My yard is flat, and I will be digging by hand. What’s the best/easiest way to go about leveling it?
I was thinking about painting the timber on all of the outside surfaces... a solid base color, taping off in a grid and then spray painting with stone spray paint, giving it a faux brick like finish... I will the leave the top boards/wall caps that are above the liner unpainted, but sealed, perhaps with Thompson’s or something like that. The outside timbers for my bog I would like to do the same. My question though is for the front of the bog, that is overhanging the pond and has the spillway.... can I paint that as well or will the water runoff potentially cause the paint to leach toxins into my water? With my old pond all the stone on the front of my spillway was always wet. If I can paint it great! But if I can’t paint it, should I use the Thompson’s seal to seal and protect the wood? What about chemicals from that? How do I protect the wood that will be most exposed to the water? Here’s a little photoshopping to show what I’m thinking as far as painting.....
What about underwater lighting? Any suggestions of some inexpensive options? I had purchased the typical underwater spotlights for my old pond but never really liked the way they looked like underwater flashlight beams. I want something that gives a nice overall underwater glow. Like this:
I really didn’t have to worry about leveling with my last pond and it’s design. But with this one I will. My yard is flat, and I will be digging by hand. What’s the best/easiest way to go about leveling it?
I was thinking about painting the timber on all of the outside surfaces... a solid base color, taping off in a grid and then spray painting with stone spray paint, giving it a faux brick like finish... I will the leave the top boards/wall caps that are above the liner unpainted, but sealed, perhaps with Thompson’s or something like that. The outside timbers for my bog I would like to do the same. My question though is for the front of the bog, that is overhanging the pond and has the spillway.... can I paint that as well or will the water runoff potentially cause the paint to leach toxins into my water? With my old pond all the stone on the front of my spillway was always wet. If I can paint it great! But if I can’t paint it, should I use the Thompson’s seal to seal and protect the wood? What about chemicals from that? How do I protect the wood that will be most exposed to the water? Here’s a little photoshopping to show what I’m thinking as far as painting.....
What about underwater lighting? Any suggestions of some inexpensive options? I had purchased the typical underwater spotlights for my old pond but never really liked the way they looked like underwater flashlight beams. I want something that gives a nice overall underwater glow. Like this:
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