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Pond in a Box
Enhance your landscape with this aboveground water garden. No digging required. And the pond is insulated so it can span the seasons. PhotograPhs by Pete Krumhardt
SpecificationS 7 feet 412 inches (8812 inches)4 feet 712 inches (5512 inches) What Youll need pressure-treated 24s for base:two pieces 82 inches long and four pieces 46 inches long
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Step-by-Step Directions
1 to buildthe 82X49-inch plYWood-topped baSe,which
serves as the framework for the pond liner, nail together a 24 frame using simple butt joints. Mark the sides of the base at the one-third and two-thirds points, and attach two 24 base supports.nail the treated plywood atop the base.build side panels with redwood 22s, then add 22 uprights spaced about every 12 inches as shown; reinforce each corner by adding 22 uprights 2 inches from the

gallons:77incheslong44incheswide18inchesdeep(interior); 8249 inches (exterior, includes 212-inch lip) cedar 14s for corner trim:four pieces 23 inches long and four pieces 23 inches long ripped down 34 inch on one side to make corners equal 512-inch cedar lap siding (measure first; cut to fit): 10 pieces 7612 inches long and 10 pieces 4312 inches long Masonry insulation for cavity walls cedar 28s for mitered cap (measure to the long point of the miter): two pieces 8812 inches long and two pieces 5512 inches long cedar 18s for trim boards:two pieces 85 inches long and two pieces 5012 inches long 1 pound 212-inch galvanized deck screws 1 pound no. 7 galvanized nails

corners on both sides. build the end panels using 24s for the corner uprights; add spaced 22s. nail side and end panels onto the base, butting and nailing the corners.

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5 nail on the top pieceS of Siding; finish filling
with insulation.

2 cut a 2-inch-thick piece of inSulation to fit, and lay

it inside the framework; top the insulation with a piece of cdX plywood.drop the pond liner inside the frame,resting the lip on the 22 top rail.

4-inch treated plywood for base, 8249 inches Redwood 22s for sides and ends: four pieces 82 inches long, four pieces 46 inches long, and 20 uprights 1734

6 uSe cedaR 28S to build a cap with mitered

corners.attachthecapwithscrewsplacedaboutevery12inches. add 18 trim boards just below the cap around the entire perimetertocovergaps.fillthepondwithdechlorinatedwater (dechlorinatingaidsareavailableatgardencentersandpetshops).adda pump, a filter, and plants.-

inches long Redwood 24s for end uprights: four pieces 1734 inches long 2-inch-thick plastic-foam insulation, 7946 inches
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3 buttand nail 14 cedaRtRiMat coRneRS.cut cedar lap

siding to fit between trim pieces;nail into place three-quarters of the way up each side.

4-inch cdX unfinished plywood for base, 7946 inches

polyethylene pre-formed pond liner that holds up to 150

4 MovetheWateR gaRden to the desired location, then fill

the cavity between the siding and the liner with insulation.

Find instructions for another above-ground pond project online at www.bhg.com/sippond.

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simply perfect water gardening

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simply perfect water gardening

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