| Nico,
One advantage the people in the US have that we in Europe never see is the use of a concrete mixture called Gunnite (is Shotcrete the same thing?) This is a concrete mixture (beton) that is sprayed with a large high pressure hose onto surfaces that are even vertical! You dig a hole, put in the pipe work,add the steel reinforcement and shoot in the concrete. It works very fast. This is all a spin off of the swimming pool industry. Many American home have them unlike those of us in Europe. To make a pond is simply a matter of changing the plumbing. Using gunnite makes it possible to have all sorts of free-forms and curves that would be very difficult to do using blocks and rendering (or expensive at least.
Very versatile stuff
Great looking Pond Tom. You should be very proud! |