Making A Plan Of Your Outdoor Pond
A pond plan is a drawing that shows the various phases and elements of your pond building project. The plan could be anywhere from a single page to a dozen or more pages depending on how ambitious your pond ideas are. You could also choose not to draw up a pond plan, but you’d be missing out on a few things. For example, in the course of creating a pond plan, you’ll often discover flaws in your design. It also allows you to make changes and improve your pond without spending a single cent.
A pond plan is especially useful when you are working with a group. It allows you to coordinate and guide your friends so that your project moves smoothly. It can also be an invaluable asset when you need to secure building permits for your outdoor pond.
The Planning Process
You can save a lot of time if you have the blueprints of your house to refer to. If not, don’t worry. It’s easy enough to start from scratch. Basically, you should identify existing features of your site and draw it into your plan, then mark what you need to change to build your outdoor pond. Just stock up on paper and measuring tape, and prepare yourself for a couple of hours of drawing.
Property lines and permanent features, such as your house, should be clearly marked along with paved paths, trees and gardens. Understanding the limits of your building space will allow you to better position your pond’s main features. Coping, walkways, fountains, streams, and waterfalls are a few of the things that you should carefully draw into your plans, especially if these features need to be approved before being built.
Make sure that you don’t try to site your pond too close to your property’s limits, as that would constitute a form of trespassing. Check your diagram against local building restrictions to ensure that your boundaries are correct. The plan should also indicate other important pond building details such as wind direction, plumbing, gas lines and electrical circuits. Take care when crossing new utilities with existing ones.
Diagrams of Walls
Your pond design may be partially or fully raised, meaning that you will be building a wall. You’ll need to make a cross-section drawing that shows the height, width, and thickness of the wall. Also indicate the material you will be using and any features you’ll be adding to the wall such as planting shelves and built-in plumbing.
Learn more about Pond Building. Visit Michael W.’s site where you can find out all about building an outdoor pond, with practical tips, tutorials and inspiration.
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