Tools

1. Shovels, Pick
2. Wheel Barrow
3. 2ft Level
4. Brick Trowel
5. Pool Trowel
6. Pointed Trowel
7. Mason's Brush
8. Paint Brush (2 inch)
9. Linesman Pliers
10. Gloves (rubber, leather)
11. Mixer (bigger jobs)

Materials Needed

• Liner
• Underlayment (old carpet?)
• Pump
• Tubing or PVC
• 4x8 2" foam
• Chicken Wire 1"
• Dobbies (optional)
• Concrete Mix
• Sand Mix
• Color
• Portland Cement
• Tie Wire

The Process

1. Stake out shape with hose
2. Dig hole, level base and top edge
3. Remove roots, rocks, sharp objects
4. Trowel on a 2" layer of damp sand or underlayment
5. Incline sides about 20 degrees
6. Make plant shelves a minimum of 10" wide
7. Place liner carefully, do NOT damage liner
8. Liner calculations - 2D + W + 2 by 2D + L + 2 where:
       D=depth in feet
       W=Width in feet
       L=Length in feet
   example:
       pond 5 feet wide and 8 feet long and 2 feet deep
           2*2 + 5 + 2 = 11 feet
           2*2 + 8 + 2 = 14 feet
9. Build rock shapes with 2 inch foam.  Fasten with tie wires
10. Cover foam with 1" chicken wire & dobbies.  Use tie wire to secure, being careful not to puncture liner
11. Place concrete on foam (cement, sand, gravel)
12. Plaster rock with sand mix (cement and sand)
13. Fill pond
14. Plumb waterfall