Building a pond can be a fairly inexpensive undertaking. Building a pond can be an expensive undertaking.
Confused yet?
We will cut through the confusion in this article, and hopefully provide the information you need to proceed with the pond of your dreams. We are J & A Excavation, providing outstanding, professional excavation services in the Greater Fort Worth area. Call us for a quote on pond excavation, driveway excavation, building pads, or other jobs related to the excavation industry.
Now, though, let’s talk about ponds.
The cost of building a pond depends on several factors.
First and foremost, the cost of building a pond is dependent upon the size of the pond you want. Logically, a small goldfish pond construction, you dig yourself ,will cost considerably less than a half-acre ranch pond excavated by a professional excavating company.
Doing a small pond yourself can be done for under $500. Hiring to have a large pond can cost over ten-thousand dollars. Unfortunately, for those hoping for a definitive answer to the question about cost, there is no definitive answer.
Ponds, if dug properly, will require proper soil, some sort of drainage system, piping for the pump and drainage, a sealant so there are no leaks, or a liner which also prevents leaks, and later on the cost of maintenance. It is much more detailed than simply digging a hole in the backyard.
Building a pond yourself or hire it out.
On that topic of detailed work, know that the larger you go, the more detailed the pond excavation gets. A small backyard pond, using a liner and a basic pump system, can be done by practically anyone capable of the physical demands of digging the hole. The larger ponds require soil analysis, yards of topsoil moved, yards of filler soil brought in, a system of piping installed, a knowledge of soil types, and continual maintenance.
You might be surprised by the number of ponds we are called in to save, DIY projects which have gone terribly wrong.
When in doubt, take the high road of experience.
We do not want this article to sound self-serving, but the simple truth is that most ponds larger than that goldfish pond mentioned earlier require expertise in the construction. This is something which can be found in YouTube videos, but it is a major leap from watching a video to actually constructing a livestock pond which is a half-acre in size.
Our goal, in this article, is to give you a professional’s opinion. If you are reading this from Topeka, Kansas, this article is in no way self-serving. It is our opinion that large ponds should be left to the professionals who di that sort of thing for a living, Yes, it is going to cost you thousands of dollars, but that money spent means there will be water in the pond, and a healthy water environment, each and every time you look out at that pond, and that is the goal.
A final word about J & A Excavation.
J & A Excavation is locally owned and operated. We are the people you can when the job is too large, or too complicated, to be consider a DIY project. We do it right the first time, every time. Call us today for a job quote.