Preformed Pond | Laying the Pond Edging

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Method

Lay 5 mm of scalpings or 25mm chippings-to-dust laid in a dry mix with 6 to 1 cement or compacted into the path area. This should finish level with the lip on the pond edge. Create a tube to carry cables and a pile of stones for wildlife exit to safety

Crazy Paving

1) Lay out the pieces in position before fixing. Use the best pieces for edging the pond. Secondly, place out the stones for the outside edge of the path. Use the rest of the material to fill in the centre.

2) Lay the pieces one by one on a bed of cement, lime and sand mortar (1:1:6). Lay level going round the pond and falling away slightly coming away from the pond edge. TIP: Start with one of the thickest pieces, this will gauge the mortar thickness required.

3) Point the pieces with a dryish mix of cement, lime and sand mortar to prevent it staining the paving pieces.

Paving, mortar and fall ... see image enlargement above

Rock Edge

Lay rocks on a good bed of mortar or cement with an inch overlap over the pond edge.

If they are holding back soil, ensure they knit together well and lean back slightly so that water and soil do not drain into the pond.

Paving Slabs on a Formal Shape.

Place them in position and cut the slab in the middle of a side to get them to fit exactly (odd number of slabs) or at each inside end (even number of slabs).

DONT FORGET if you want a pump or lights in pond, lay a piece of tubing under the paving through which you can thread cables. Leave a piece of wire as a draw cable threaded through it.