The cost-causing factors in pond construction
Of course, you can create your pond as much as possible yourself. This not only gives you the advantage of free form and size design, but also some cost savings. If you want to save time and effort instead of costs, you can have everything built entirely by professionals. In general, the following cost areas must be included:
- Material for the pool (foil or prefabricated pool)
- If necessary, costs for digging the trough
- Possibly technical equipment
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Basin material
When it comes to the cost of the pool, it depends on whether you opt for a prefabricated pool or a free design with foil. You can get a small prefabricated basin with a capacity of around 50 liters from around 30 euros Basic equipment for a liner pond - i.e. pond liner and protective fleece - amount roughly to the size of the pond to 50 to 120 euros.
Digging the trough
An important question of costs arises when digging the pond hollow. You can save a lot here by doing your own work - although it is of course not always possible or advisable to swing the shovel yourself. Depending on the planned size of the pond and the nature of the soil, it is easy to overestimate yourself here.
If you want to make your pond larger than 5 m² in surface area, you should have it built rather than become overly ambitious. At least help from a motorized device is recommended - and savings can also be made here. Renting a mini excavator for one day and steering it yourself is feasible for around 120 euros. Having a trained landscaper do this work can take several hours of work at 50 to 60 euros.
Technical Equipment
If you only want to install water features or decorative lighting in your pond, you don't need to make a lot of calculations. A fountain pump is available from around 50 euros. In order to save on operating costs, it is worth investing in a solar panel system as a power source.
A filter pump system for larger ponds with a water volume of around 5000 liters is more expensive. For this you have to calculate around 160 to 350 euros.
