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Backfill and Shape Berms

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How to install a backyard POND in ONE day Steps 1-7

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What happens here

Use the excavated soil to backfill around the skimmer box and Bio Falls unit. Shape this soil into natural-looking berms (mounds) around the pond and waterfall area. This creates a natural transition from the pond to the surrounding landscape, making it blend seamlessly into the environment rather than appearing as an abrupt, artificial feature. The goal is to feather out the soil over a wide area, avoiding steep, unnatural slopes.

Goal: Create natural-looking contours around the pond and waterfall

Tools and materials

  • Rake Unspecified — Smoothing and shaping soil for a natural finish
  • Shovels Unspecified — Moving and shaping soil for berms and backfilling
  • Wheelbarrow Unspecified — Transporting soil efficiently around the construction area

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we're trying to show that you can do a nine thousand dollar job without high-tech equipment get it done in a single day this kit retail I believe is $1,300 $1,300 you probably got another $700 in boulders Rock and labor for the so we're gonna have rockin boulders total for waterfall for the entire pound and everything we're quite looking about five ton of boulders and then another ton of gravel so a ton of gravel is gonna come 100 square feet 1 inch deep inch and a half deep so with our 11 by 16 foot pound those are the maximum dimensions we're gonna probably have about a hundred square feet of actual flat areas where the gravel is actually gonna go how many boulders on the on the pond

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