Hi,
Im thinking of building a pond. I am going to build a brick wall in a sort of shape like this looking down from above (well not quite that shape but u get the idea.).
|------------| | | \ | \ | \--------- The wall we be about 3 feet high from the ground and then I will put decking around at I expect about 12 inches from the ground. So I will see 2ft of the wall above the decking. Then fill inside the walled hole with 1ft of soil, then lay a rigid pond on top of the soil and back fill it all in.
Does this sound reasonable to you?
Will a wall one brick thick be enough support for all the soil and the pond.
Ive heard of retaining walls - ones that sort of click together - like lego:-) Would this be stronger?
Im still reading up on depths of footings etc as the idea is at its very early stages.
Also any gotcha's I need to think about.
Im a novice at brick wall and pond building although not too bad at indoor DIY jobs. The house is all complete now though so I need a new challenge.
TIA, Scott