Recent content by poet2dager

thank you for your help, I already tooled the joints when I layed the cinder blocks, my last few steps are putting the liner in, cutting away the excess, and attaching the flagstone to the cinder blocks. I want to make sure to get all the sharp rocks out of the pond so the liner won't get...

Any suggestions on what kind of mortar I should use? something strong that will give a little for expansion and contraction? I also need something that will stick well to the cinder blocks and keep the flagstone upright. Thanks for all your help!

I am probably at the lowest level of knowledge about masonry, would you mind explaining what ( 'tool' the joint) means? or maybe direct me to a website that could help?

yes, I am using a pond liner, cinder blocks are just to add support and some height so the water won't be too shallow and heat up the pond during our hot afternoons. Itsreallyconc: my first plan was to clean the blocks get some mortar and like you said, slap them on after fitting them, but I...

It is natural flag stone, and most of the pieces are 1 1/2 inches thick, as far as the surface of the pond, it has a small small concrete layer with cinder blocks going around it as a wall, this wont be an in ground pond. the cinder blocks have mortar on them to connect them to each other. I...

I am building an above ground pond, I bought flagstone hoping to place it on the wall of the pond to make it look more natural. I am trying to find a good material to use to get the flagstone to stick to the wall, all the larger pieces will be flush with the ground so what I use doesn't need to...