Once we removed the old liner, I raked all the loose material (soil, old mulch, etc) back from the edge. I wanted to get the skimmer installed first, then take the pond down to the final levels (currently 16" deep). I want to have three levels, 16", 20", 24". Here's several photos:
Here's where I've pulled back the loose material from edges:
This is the stone we selected, with 1 yard of #4 river gravel:
We started sorting the stone, Large-Medium-Small so we can better see what pieces are available when we start the coping (necklace around the pond) and the waterfall. Presently, about 2/3 the stone is sorted and the remaining 1/3 is still in a jumble:
More to cme.
Quietman
