We used 16 x 8 x 8 cinder blocks to build the walls of the pond.
 
Brick & Mortar
The Lowes truck arrives!
The driver places the pallets of  bricks near the work site.
Bricks ready to be used!
The beginning of the bottom row.
Bottom row...
It’s a hexagon!
I rented a small mixer to mix the cement and mortar.
We did the bottom row several times... it had to be perfect!
 
Two rows done now...
Mixing a batch of mortar in the wheelbarrow.
Mixing mortar...
Example corner... I had to cut every other corner brick to get it to fit.
Three rows of bricks complete...
We used Quikrete mortar...
Progress was slow...
Almost six rows now...
Hole started for the side drain.
The hammer drill... the white stuff is hail.
The side drain...
4” side drain
Cinder block with hole pre-drilled for the 1.5” eductor...
Let’s put all the cement over there... in the hole.
Phil prepares the chute...
It was a dirty job
I helped with the wheelbarrow
Phil got cement everywhere...
Smoooooth! That white thing is the plastic over the bottom drain.
Here’s the pad that we’ll install the pump and filter on.
A cement walkway from the future deck to the future cement pad on the side of the house.
That’s the top row!
Making cuts to complete the corners
George inspecting the cutting process
Lots of mortar to clean up... I’m 5’9”... you can see how deep the pond will be in this picture.
Cleaning up mortar.