Showing posts with label koi pond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label koi pond. Show all posts

Friday, August 27, 2010

Pond excavation

Mother nature left us a large boulder in the middle of the pond excavation. The boulder was so huge and solid that we had to rent a jackhammer. Even with the jackhammer, it took a good eight hours to break it down into manageable boulders. The smaller boulders were used to embellish the hillside.




Brothers, Braulio and Aldo took turns on the jackhammer. The boulder was so solid that it had to be tackled in sections.


Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Look and feel for the Japanese Garden and koi pond

This is the look and feel my wife is desiring for our Japanese Garden koi pond. New sliding glass doors and windows with the pictured design are currently being priced.

Japaneses Garden & Koi Pond

Demolition has begun to make room for the Japanese garden and koi pond.

To our surprise the concrete slabs removed ranged from 5 - 7 inches in thickness.

The areas that were covered with concrete will be replaced with river rocks and Japanese theme stepping stones. I will design and sculpt the prototype stepping stones. I will then fabricate the molds in order to cast enough concrete stepping stones to cover the rear and sides of our home.

Additional retaining walls will be installed to hold back the hill side.


The area where the green dumpster is located is where the koi pond is scheduled to go.

The garden holes is roughly outlining where we intend to excavate.