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This pond was constructed on a hillside with two water falls feeding the main body of the pond. The top right waterfall feed is actually a narrow basin about four and a half feet deep. The owner of this pond had used a latex type of coating that didn't last very long. Since being prepped and surfaced with Pond Shield epoxy, he has not had any troubles. The basins were coated with Tan Pond Shield and and submerged rock formations were coated with Clear Pond Shield.
This original piece is a wedding cake style fountain that has been constructed of concrete formed sections. Each section is bolted into place and then Pond Shield Gray was used in conjunction with fiberglass tape to seal the completed unit. After all was cured, the epoxy was abraded and then black glass tiles were set in place. This way the waterproof barrier was installed first in order to preserve the natural beauty of the tile itself.
This custom tank was built to house large fish. The tank body was created using concrete block, sealed with Competition Blue Pond Shield. Afterwards the acrylic windows were put in place with a stainless steel frame using a combination of Pond Shield epoxy and a special Dow Corning silicone. The same method was used for all of the filtration pipes coming through the walls .
Pond Shield epoxy can also be used on swimming pools too. It is completely compatible with chlorine as well as many other chemicals. In this instance, the home owner coated the entire pool with Sky Blue Pond Shield as a contrasting color against the tile trim work at the top of the pool.
This particular Y-shaped pond is about 12,000 square feet, just about the size of a small man-made lake. Because the surface area was so large and mostly uneven, it was decided to spray Pond Shield Tan in order to lay down a more even coat. The black pipe you see running through the pond is actually a city run off line that allows properties above this one to channel run off into sewers well below this property. The pipe, being black, stood out and a special primer was mixed that would allow Pond Shield to permanently bond to the pipe thereby minimizing its appearance .
The concrete walls and floor of this pond were poured at different times. That created a cold joint at those seams. This crew here is using a technique that combines strips of fiberglass wetted out over those cold joint seams to increase the strength properties of the coating. In this way they have ensured that any extra movement in the structure will be absorbed by the fiberglass/Pond Shield combination.
This is one of the more unique uses of Pond Shield, a pond and a fireplace. If you look at the pictures closely, you'll see that the water is channeled through the fireplace. That's right! Through the fireplace, where it is then spilled into the main body of the pond and finally channeled through a small spillway back to where it starts all over again.
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