If you are interested in building a fishing pond, or if you are thinking of hiring someone to do it for you, this article should clarify the process for you. We are J & A Excavation, serving the Greater Fort Worth area with professional excavation services. Call us the next time the job is too big, or too technical, for you to handle, and only the best will do.
Steps for building a fishing pond.
So, how does one go about building a pond? There are some very essential steps which must be taken.
First, you need to walk off the property where the pond will be located. Mark the boundaries of the pond with stakes and twine. Once that is done, check with the county, or city, to make sure there are no pipes or electrical cables in the area you will be digging.
Two, have soil samples taken to determine what type of soil you have, and how good that soil will be at water containment.
Three, add necessary gravel, or soil, depending upon the soil samples taken.
Four, excavate the pond site.
Five, seal the pond site with a natural sealant so that water cannot seep out of the pond, and add drainage pipes where necessary to control erosion.
Add the pump for good water circulation.
Six, add vegetation along the perimeter of the pond so that erosion does not happen.
Do you have the necessary equipment for building a fishing pond?
All of this begs the question: do you have the equipment necessary to carry out this project? We are talking a front-loader, a dump truck, a tractor, and if you don’t have those machines, you will either have to purchase them, or rent them, from your local farming equipment dealer. Either option of building a farm pond is expensive.
Once you have the equipment, the next question is this: are you trained to operate heavy farm equipment? If not, you might want to stop and think this over. Far too many property owners are injured, or killed, each year from operating equipment they are not trained to operate.
Are we trying to scare you off from doing this project? Not at all, but we would be remiss if we did not point out the problems and dangers involved.
Hiring excavation services for pond excavation.
If all of that seems a bit too much for you to handle, never fear: there are qualified, trained professionals in your city who you can hire to do the job properly. We would simply recommend that you check references for each company, that you ask around for recommendations from other people who have had ponds excavated, and that you check for a business rating for the various companies. It is an expensive job you are hiring for, so make sure you hire a company which is highly-qualified and highly-respected in the community.
A final word about J & A Excavation
J & A Excavation is highly-respected in the Fort Worth area. For all manner of excavation jobs, and dump truck services, J & A Excavation is the name to remember. Call us today about our pond excavation services.