Raised pond - woodblocx?

[FruityLoop]

Hi everyone,

We are looking to have a raised pond in our garden - 10ft by 4ft, and approx 3ft high.
I want this to attract wildlife, and my OH likes things to look neat (not too 'wild'), so we've agreed that the Woodblocx products would be a good solution. Raised Beds, Garden Retaining walls, Planters, Ponds | WoodBlocX

We've had a quote of £1,100 and before I commit I wondered if anyone else has used them for a pond, or if you know of any similar products on the market?

I know that the price initially seems scary, but they look so easy to put together I think that the convenience may be worth it. Otherwise I envisage lots of railway sleepers, sawdust and expletives being involved in the building of the pond!

[hamsterhead]

Good Morning

I built my own raised pond using decking planks bought from a wood yard and not the one of the big DIY warehouses. The wood yard who also cut them to size which saved me a bit of work. the dimension were 8ft by 3ft by 3ft. With the special screws and the necessary liner it came to less than £100 so much cheaper than using woodblox. It took me about four hours to put it all do together and I had it standing on patio slabs which were covered with polystyrene tiles to protect the liner. Ironically, I no longer have fish so I've dismantled it all and used the the wood down on the allotment. Hope this helps and saves some of your pocket money.

[Two_Sheds]

Hi everyone,

We are looking to have a raised pond in our garden - 10ft by 4ft, and approx 3ft high.

A bit like this? Wooden Above Ground Goldfish Pond with Diamondback Terrapin Guest - YouTube

[FruityLoop]

I hadn't seen that before Two_Sheds - looks lovely and I think is exactly the sort of thing the OH would approve of :-)

[FruityLoop]

Hamsterhead - i don't suppose you have any photos lying around do you?

[hamsterhead]

I may be able to find something.

[hamsterhead]

Unfortunately I'm unable to find a photo. Technology Bah!. I used four inch wide decking planks. Five 8ft lengths for the two long sides and five 3ft lengths for the two short sides. These were screwed together to form a box without the top or bottom. To strengthen the box and make it more rigid I screwed three 3ft lengths on both long sides, (six in total), one each in the corners and one in the middle. Polystyrene tiles were duct taped together so that they covered what would have been the base and placed in the final position on the patio slabs. The "box" was then placed on top and the liner added. I then added the liner, sorted it out and stapled to the top plank all around. When this was all completed I then added two 8ft and two 3ft lengths to the top to add a capping and give it a good finish.

Hope this helps. Let me know if it doesn't