Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: Boys and their Toys
OK – it’s been a while! But before I could continue with the latest antics of our swimming pond project, I had to take a deep breath. Why? Because although the overwhelming feedback for my first eight blogs was positive (for which I thank you), the last post seemed to raise a few male hackles. […]
Professional Finish For Your Deck: Is Oil or Stain the Best?
Now that you’re done constructing your deck the only thing left to do is to add the finishing touches. Both oils and stains have their own distinct advantages. In this post we’ll have a look at both finishing materials. Finishing your deck with an oil or stain is an important step to ensure that your […]
Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: Sand, Cement, Water and one very irate woman!
Well, well, well – three holes in the ground. (OK – so it’s an old and tired joke). Actually, we just have one very big hole in our yard, with a factory second fibreglass pool in it. See? If you’ve been following my blog, you know that my dream is to give my girls a natural swimming […]
Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: The (W)hole Disaster Concludes…
Even if you’ve been paying close attention as you’ve followed my journey into the unknown, you’re forgiven if you’ve lost track of where I’m at. Even I’ve lost track of where I’m at 😛 A quick recap is undoubtedly warranted… In the beginning there was an idea. That idea was to build a natural swimming […]
Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: The (W)hole Disaster continues…
With a non-existent budget for a swimming pond and a very flexible time line, how have we suddenly ended up with a tight deadline to get a hole dug? If you missed the previous post, hubby and I were “discussing” which excavating guy to use to dig a hole for a factory second fibreglass pool, […]
Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: 1 Big (W)hole Disaster
If this is the first time you’ve read my blog, here’s a quick summary – We are a family with three young children (two with disabilities). I got the idea into my head to build a natural swimming pond for them. We’ve found our location and chosen our pond liner. Now we need a hole. […]
Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: Snakes and Ladders
This is Part 3 of Rebecca’s project. If you missed the beginning, you’ll find it here. Yes, this is kind of what I had in mind. Well sure… bigger and finished but I’m sure you get the idea. Read on, fellow travellers. There is a sound logic behind all this. Just ask my […]
Should you roof your deck?
Last time we talked about deck flooring and balustrades. With the flooring and balustrades in place your deck is ready to use. But one vital question remains – to roof or not to roof? Installing a roof isn’t just about protecting your deck from the climate. In fact, as long as you’ve properly weatherproofed your […]
Our Natural Swimming Pond Build: Location, Location, Location
We live on 100 acres, so technically, we could have located our swimming pond in a thousand different locations. The reality however was that we needed the pond close to the house. Not all of our children are water safe, so we either swim with them, or stay at the waters edge. My husband and […]
How to build your own natural swimming pond – Part 2
In our earlier post we covered the basics of building a natural swimming pond (NSP). If you didn’t catch the post, you can find it here. As promised, today is all about getting your hands dirty. So let’s move the chooks and the yurt – well maybe not the yurt – and get started… Layout Don’t […]