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Initial Excavation and Site Shaping

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Giant Pond, Waterfall, Stream & Bridge-in just 12 hours ?!? It can be done.

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What happens here

A large team of workers is seen manually excavating the area for the pond and water feature. Dirt is being moved from the dig site using shovels and wheelbarrows to create berms for the waterfall, following a 'cut and fill' method where no material is exported off-site. The goal is to create a balanced site where all excavated material is reused on-site. The scale of the project is noted, with approximately 15 tons of boulders and 2-3 tons of river rock to be incorporated, all moved without heavy equipment.

Goal: Excavate the pond area and use displaced soil to create berms for the waterfall, ensuring no material leaves the site.

Tools and materials

  • Boulders — Creating vertical elements of the pond and waterfall structure
  • River Rock — Covering horizontal surfaces and integrating into the design
  • Shovels — Digging and moving soil
  • Wheelbarrows Jackson — Transporting excavated soil and rocks

What they say

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build all over again. What we're doing is all of the excavated material goes from the dig site to build the burm for the waterfall. Nothing gets exported off site. This is a cut and fill. This is a balanced site. Uh Brian, for a pond this size, about how many ton of rock will you be bringing in? I'm guessing I didn't do the calculations, but I'm guessing we have about 15 15 tons. That's it. The pond and probably have another 3 to four. Anywhere from 6 in all the way up to 24

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