We start removing material from the pond to make room for the clay liner. We haul all the fill up to the garage ***Link to Our Amazon Store for all our favorite tools www.amazon.com/shop/hometowna... Email us at hometownacres@outlook.com
Watching many pond built I was thinking in the beginning there was “no” clay base. Glad you have realized this and getting that much needed clay. Am enjoying the rebuild of your pond.
Adam, I suggest you shoot sod with mulch that back fill by the house before it starts raining and avoid erosion of the slope. It’s amazing how efficient it is moving dirt when the operator is one with the machine! Very well put together video. Ralph could link his business to this video to promote his work if he even need to.
One thing about you and Doug, you both leave me wanting more. Great video. I even want to watch you pick up all the rocks that are exposed and that rolled down your new hill. 🤣😆🤣😅😎
Honestly the best part of this project is getting front access to your home. Looks great, and doesn't make you feel like you're going to fall off your front porch!
Adam, it’s great to see how much your style of editing has changed. Your delivery, format, and engagement with us, the viewers, is top notch. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations on your recent move to be a full time content creator. Not sure if you intended it all along but your style in capturing, presenting, and documenting your projects has been at a high, if not professional level all along. Some of your early videos showed you playing with different formats of illustrating viewpoints of what you captured and creating unique perspectives. IMO you have a catalogue of topics that you can market to your new subscribers so a recommendation is to make comments from time to time letting them know the earlier content is sitting there if they want to see “what happened before”. This is best when doing topics in a playlist so a person can hit all the pond videos which includes the design, build, playtime, heartbreak, remedies, and final solution. Likewise if you have woodcutting equipment that you are reviewing or doing trials whether they be proof of concept or marketing trials before actually taking ownership. I suspect that you could negotiate the manufacturers ability to use those videos (on your site) in ways profitable or cost reducing against a purchase. Likewise, you could have special ones that are produced/edited uniquely for them which are not on your site but could include a cross pollination pointer to other interesting content on your site (to grow your subscriber base). One more thing….now that you are full time, I strongly recommend that you find relevant manufacturers to visit and tour which fit into the area of interest for those people (myself included) who love to go along for the ride. It doesn’t hurt to visit other RU-vid channels where cross pollination creates a rising tide where all boats get a rise.
I’d keep putting more fill, on that slope by the house, to greatly reduce the slope % and make it where you can mow it. Looks like it will require a lot more fill to accomplish that.
Pond is coming along great. How ever I do have one concern about the fill project in front of the house. A year or so ago Captain Kleeman had a problem with his pond dam. The embankment was sliding down the hill because he didn’t take the time to scrape off the grass And top soil before tracking in the new layer of dirt. He had found out that as the grass began to decay it turned into A greasy layer and allowed the hill to slide away. I apologize if I’m coming across as being an armchair hero that is not my intention it’s just something that I have noticed if you or your contractor have a rebuttal I’m sure we’d all be happy to hear it.🙂👍
Good on you man! I watched a few of your video's. Right on man. You're giving me some more energy to finish my projects. We building two homes in Costa Rica on the Nicoya Peninsula. Its been such a challenge. Two steps forward, 5 steps back. Nothing moves in a straight line here. They say "Pura Vida", but that really just means "góod enough" Thanks again for the motivation.
Wow Adam! You guys really moved a lot of material. It looks like you have the right guy for the job with the right equipment finally. I'm sure the finished product will be great and exactly what you wanted. Bill H from Cranberry Township
I can sense your resolve in fixing this damn pond once and for all. You wont find me shooting any arrows at you because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have done any better. Git-r-done and move on. Fun to watch this project.
Hometown!…looking good, front of the house draped out nicely…shame you sold all that topsoil from the start of the pond…but oh welp!…you’ll come across more one day….you got a solid twofer!…jeez…a threefer! Great video!
Adam, this video is so great!! The different camera angles, the editing, the way you showed digging the dirt out, & then delivering it to you & how you spread it was so interesting to watch. And, your background music, as always, was so relaxing. I'm thankful you found the people to get your pond fixed. Y'all will enjoy it forever!! Congratulations! God bless you and your family!! 🙏 💞👍
Fingers crossed 🤞 for you that the pond works out perfectly. Some of those drone shots were awesome. It's human nature we take things for granted. You have an absolutely beautiful property which most of us could only ever dream of owning. Appreciate it every day and most importantly enjoy it and make memories with your family. Can't wait for the next video.
Loved all the camera angles and great footage in the video, Adam. Glad you were able to use the fill dirt in the house and garage area, and now you have plenty extra in reserve for another project. Happy 4th of July to you and your family!!🎉
Good effort reusing the waste. Is it worth utilising the sheep’s foot compactor on the front path area to help with subsidence. Second thought is compact the wood area to set your self up a hard work pad.
Brilliant camera work and music. Awesome stuff Adam. You always do the right amount of fast forwards and aerial drone views for the viewer - and are awesome with camera placement.
Just my 2 cents on the sidewalk in front of the garage to the patio to the other deck I would pour a huge patio/sidewalk all across that area, then the hill I would put rock on it so I would never have to mow or worry about it. Looks good, good addition to the addition
Happy 4th to you and your family! Enjoy today and blessings for the upcoming challenges! You keep after it with humor and a great work ethic. Your pond should recover quickly and the enjoyment will begin! Stay well, stay safe!
Adam, your pond project and sidewalk are looking great. The expansion area for your firewood business will be a great investment and a nice area for a future building. Blessings to you and your family on this 4th of July.
I have a large 15 yr old pond, supposedly limestone-bottomed. This is all very interesting to me. I'm no expert on the topic, but your approach looks well-researched and solid. Best of luck.
Great video Adam, so glad to see your pond done right this time. It should give you years of enjoyment. Adding the topsoil to the front of your house not only provides the access you want but I think it makes the front of the house look more stable.
This was a GREAT video. Really enjoyed it. The back/side of your house looks great. I know you will have green grass covering that whole area with a nice sidewalk down the side of your house in no time. Everything you do to improve your property is first class. Keep up the good work!!!
Sir, excuse me but I have to watch all your videos one by one! All best from Poland, Europe! :) I have old small palace on 6ha + 3ha, forest also a pond etc and a lot of projects like you have :D
Like you I need to redo my pond to get it where I want it. You’re going to have a beautiful view for a big front patio/porch! (Just in case you run out of projects lol)
👍 Huge improvement to your house sighting! I think you are going to be very happy with the new real estate. I’m betting you get your pond to hold with the work your doing.
Great job Adam after a long day on the 4 there’s something about dirt work which sure is fun to watch that’s way I like watching Dirt perfect, Mike, Morgan and let’s dig
Adam, consider adding bentonite to your 1’ of clay if you can get it while your pond is dry. It’s an extra sealant to be sure. 1’ of clay doesn’t give you a lot of extra margin. Bentonite can help seal that up tight while dry.
ADAM, looks like you 'got it covered' !...(the walkway that is, Lol). I think you might need a 4x8 white board mounted in the garage to keep track of all the projects you got going on! ..Sheesh! It's ALL gonna look great when it's done.
Nice work on both sides of the project. Looks like you buried your down pipes, but they should be easy enough to find and expose. Looking forward to the next video - I'm completely invested in your pond project!
Adam you have some good knowledge guys, the house part looks so nice, once you grass seed it. Shame you have had to muck around so much. Good luck mate
