I can see now why you are missing the message, when you go into your messages, you have to click on the title, in our case it was 'HI LYN' then you will see the whole message. I think you have only looked at the first intro line. I have sent another.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Update. Well what a turn up. Ended up with a great deal from Bradshaws after I'd decided to buy from a local Aquatic Centre, who would do the 5m x 4m Butyl liner & underlay for £200, but, after ringing Bradshaws again with a query I had, who's price was £207.99 with a delivery date of 5 to 7 days, I just happened to mention that I'd rung earlier trying to use the discount code, which was rejected. The query was sorted, then they said that they would waive the P&P which was around £18+ & give me delivery tomorrow for the £207.99 What a result. Thanks again to Lyn for the Bradshaw's link, I'd never heard of them.
Update on fishpond recon. Well advanced now, new underlay, Butyl liner, paving flags cemented around the pond in castellation form etc, but need advice before I refill & re-install the fish. There's an overhang of the slabs of app 2" & so the mortar pointing under the slabs adjoining the liner, finishes off the appearance. Now I need to paint this mortar to blend in. The eventual water level will be app 2" below the bottom edge of the pointing, so do I need to apply the "special" paint that seals the lime content of the mortar mix in, as is recommended for concrete ponds, or would it be okay to use, say, a "normal" matt paint, or even a spray paint, which would be a lot neater. I'm sure I'll get good advice from this forum.
Use the special paint. The pond level will go up and down depending on rain and heat so the level will not remain constant at the optimum mark. Better to be safe than sorry after all your hard work.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Oh - but you need to put some pix on to let us all see how it looks!
It's always of great interest to anyone making a pond gsd&f. No matter what type it is, others can learn a lot from your experience and I expect someone will ask you for advice as to how you did certain things.
PS Bradshaws are excellent - I've used them before and would definitely use them again if I needed anything for a new project.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fair enough, I just figured that some might be getting board with my saga. The pond isn't quiet finished yet, but the fish are back in situ, from the confinement of their temp home & the filter pump is up & running. It'll be a few more days yet before it will warrant a picture, but I will post up as soon as I'm happy with the final result.
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B, I did send you a private message first thing yesterday morning. If you havent got it let me know and I will send again.
I can see now why you are missing the message, when you go into your messages, you have to click on the title, in our case it was 'HI LYN' then you will see the whole message. I think you have only looked at the first intro line. I have sent another.
Hi Lyn. Thanks for the code, but they wont accept it. No problem, but it was worth a try.
Cheers
Update. Well what a turn up. Ended up with a great deal from Bradshaws after I'd decided to buy from a local Aquatic Centre, who would do the 5m x 4m Butyl liner & underlay for £200, but, after ringing Bradshaws again with a query I had, who's price was £207.99 with a delivery date of 5 to 7 days, I just happened to mention that I'd rung earlier trying to use the discount code, which was rejected. The query was sorted, then they said that they would waive the P&P which was around £18+ & give me delivery tomorrow for the £207.99 What a result. Thanks again to Lyn for the Bradshaw's link, I'd never heard of them.
I only just used that code last week! And got free p p. Glad you're sorted.
Update on fishpond recon. Well advanced now, new underlay, Butyl liner, paving flags cemented around the pond in castellation form etc, but need advice before I refill & re-install the fish. There's an overhang of the slabs of app 2" & so the mortar pointing under the slabs adjoining the liner, finishes off the appearance. Now I need to paint this mortar to blend in. The eventual water level will be app 2" below the bottom edge of the pointing, so do I need to apply the "special" paint that seals the lime content of the mortar mix in, as is recommended for concrete ponds, or would it be okay to use, say, a "normal" matt paint, or even a spray paint, which would be a lot neater. I'm sure I'll get good advice from this forum.
Use the special paint. The pond level will go up and down depending on rain and heat so the level will not remain constant at the optimum mark. Better to be safe than sorry after all your hard work.
Thanks, it's a no-brainer really. I declare this thread well & truly closed. Thanks for all contributors.
Oh - but you need to put some pix on to let us all see how it looks!
It's always of great interest to anyone making a pond gsd&f. No matter what type it is, others can learn a lot from your experience and I expect someone will ask you for advice as to how you did certain things.
PS Bradshaws are excellent - I've used them before and would definitely use them again if I needed anything for a new project.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fair enough, I just figured that some might be getting board with my saga. The pond isn't quiet finished yet, but the fish are back in situ, from the confinement of their temp home & the filter pump is up & running. It'll be a few more days yet before it will warrant a picture, but I will post up as soon as I'm happy with the final result.