Hi All
Looking for some advise on how to restore an old filled in pond and waterfall.
We moved into the new house about 6 weeks ago and found this filled in pond in the back garden - suspect to be about 15yrs old.
Pics below show how it was initially with gravel and soil over the bed as well as numerous plants.
Digging down I found a layer of medium gravel under the soil , under this was then a grey/brown clay layer and then smaller "pea" gravel.
Under this is where I found a lot of bricks and blocks and other hardcore material possibly from when pond was first built .
The pond liner looks to be intact as still holding water , but is very discolored with a lot of brown/red buildup on it which is not fully coming off even after power washer and a decking brush.
We also found the original pump (hozelock cascade 5500) which is still working , wiring to house switches just cut.
We also found the blue lights under the small bridge which 1x still works , armour cables for outdoor lighting also cut from house supply/switch.
This was used to pump the water fall/feature which runs from the top , near the tree down into the pond.
My thoughts were to take everything out and put back in just the pea gravel and have water to come up to 6 inches above the gravel.
Would anyone recommend putting the hardcore/bricks back in to bring up the level ?
Also any idea how to clean this pond liner to bring back to black , appears to be rubber type material
Any advice is welcome as a complete novice in regard to ponds
Many Thanks
Paul
Looking for some advise on how to restore an old filled in pond and waterfall.
We moved into the new house about 6 weeks ago and found this filled in pond in the back garden - suspect to be about 15yrs old.
Pics below show how it was initially with gravel and soil over the bed as well as numerous plants.
Digging down I found a layer of medium gravel under the soil , under this was then a grey/brown clay layer and then smaller "pea" gravel.
Under this is where I found a lot of bricks and blocks and other hardcore material possibly from when pond was first built .
The pond liner looks to be intact as still holding water , but is very discolored with a lot of brown/red buildup on it which is not fully coming off even after power washer and a decking brush.
We also found the original pump (hozelock cascade 5500) which is still working , wiring to house switches just cut.
We also found the blue lights under the small bridge which 1x still works , armour cables for outdoor lighting also cut from house supply/switch.
This was used to pump the water fall/feature which runs from the top , near the tree down into the pond.
My thoughts were to take everything out and put back in just the pea gravel and have water to come up to 6 inches above the gravel.
Would anyone recommend putting the hardcore/bricks back in to bring up the level ?
Also any idea how to clean this pond liner to bring back to black , appears to be rubber type material
Any advice is welcome as a complete novice in regard to ponds
Many Thanks
Paul
