Backyard pond

20 years ago

My brother Roger and I are finishing up this pond project. It's our first pond with a rubber liner. We also did all the rockeries and drip irrigation for this client.

Eric

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gmom74
20 years ago
Beautiful! I would like to have one like that.
bigack
20 years ago
Oh wow, can you come to West Virginia when you get that done? lol. It's beautiful!!
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clairdo2
20 years ago
And come to my place too. we want to make a pond but it's going to be much smaller...
socks
20 years ago
Nice home, and the pond looks great, very natural.
Konrad___far_north
20 years ago
Very Nice!
Was that dug out with a backhoe or bobcat.
Konrad
eric_wa
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks Everybody,

Konrad,

My brother has a John Deere 4310 Utility tractor. Loader on the front, backhoe on the back. We also have a box scraper for grade work.

Eric
aliska12000
20 years ago
That looks idyllic. It's a beautiful house, too. My house has brown cedar shake shingles (painted, naturally they are kind of beige), but sure doesn't look as nice as that one. I always wanted to add a loft, but raise the roof a little differently like an idea I got from a magazine.

The reflections in the water in the first photo really set off the photo. Good job!
juanital
20 years ago
Wow, beautiful home and pond! since you may be taking in orders, you can come to mine in Ohio, too...

Just excellent...
aliska12000
20 years ago
Is that a newer home or has it been refurbished in a masterful fashion? Do you know if those are wood shingles or siding? I don't think you can get siding that looks like that.

I want to know because I have always fought putting siding on my house because it would ruin the charm of the shake shingles. If those are real shingles, which I am guessing they are, I would have to tear off all mine and put on all news ones which would be too costly. A lot of my shingles need replacing before it is painted or I'm not going to be happy with that.
eric_wa
Original Author
20 years ago
aliska,

They are cedar shingles. Red cedar I believe. The owner recently put on a fresh coat of stain. So not a new house. Not sure how old this house is. Sorry to hear your shingles are painted. Once they are painted you can never go back. In my opinion staining and or oil is the only way to go.

Eric
aliska12000
20 years ago
Mine were stained dark green, then I had it painted it brown to cover the green, so I guess now I can't go back. It needs painted again. Now I don't want it brown or green and had a nice medium-to-dark taupe picked out. Then my neighbor bought a fixer-upper next door and sided it with taupe! Now I don't want mine the same color, but he couldn't have known. He says he sides all his jobs with that color. I like the shade of brown your client used better than mine. What a difference a small change in color tone makes!

Incidentally, I sent the link to my family because it's such a nicer version of what I wish my house could be. The ones who responded just loved it. My son especially commented, and he ordinarily doesn't want to look at stuff I send him (not a lot either). He just built a brand new expensive home.

I know you did the pond, but it's a cohesive whole now; one aspect of the scene complements another.

I just found out my house was built in 1931; have been through thick abstract several times trying to find it, finally called the city and they looked it up.

I was going to tell you to compliment your client on the meticulous manner he has maintained the home and his taste in arbors and ponds, but maybe he doesn't know you posted a photo on the net.