Pond cost?

[jmeghunts]

Just an idea so don't torch me too bad here but have you thought about DIY? Maybe go borrow some cash, buy a dozer and do it yourself then sell the dozer when you get done. I'm sure there are some risks involved like the dozer breaking or taking a loss on it when you get done. But let's say you buy one, keep it a month then sell it. Fuzzy math: $300 in interest on the loan, $1000 for fuel and beer. You are still better off and you get the satisfaction of doing it yourself. I have met some guys that drive dozers and I don't think it can be that hard of a job if ya know what I mean.

[bklem]

I was quoted 25k for 1 acre, simple rectangular in area that is not rocky with good clay. Probably not gonna get much size in that price range. Sorry my 2 cents

These guys are hammering you but I had a 2 acre lake bid out three years ago and got bids ranging from $45K to $75K. We went with the one with the best references and he came in $5K under his bid of $55K. This was no rock and good clay.

[hardtner]

A general guideline around here is $10k per acre.

[Antlers86]

I'm in the wrong business! Those are some crazy prices. 1 tank would almost pay for the equipment. Tank a week your sittin pretty come October/Deer Season to take the rest of the year off!

I've always heard $100-$150/hour. Prices mentioned above are $500-$750/hour! At that rate they better fill the tank full of water, stock it full of fish and spread grass seed afterwards!

[RMW]

These guys are hammering you but I had a 2 acre lake bid out three years ago and got bids ranging from $45K to $75K. We went with the one with the best references and he came in $5K under his bid of $55K. This was no rock and good clay.

What kind of equipment did they use and how long did it take them to accomplish?

[DUKFVR]

We paid about 11 thousand for a 3/4 -1 ac pond about a year ago. No rocks & good clay.

[Chew]

Any of you guys not have good clay? What were the options they gave you if so? Liner? Bentonite? Anything else?

[bwssr]

I will have to go bentonite

[Murdock]

I have a new 40hp kubota with a front loader but don't know if I could dig this black land.

[cashcropper]

4.5 to 6k for around 3/4 acre. Get a good trackhoe operator,3 dump trucks and a medium sized dozer.

[Jaybo31]

Do some looking around for someone who will do it for the dirt. My mom had one dug last year and the guy did it for free because they used the dirt. They build foundation pads.

[bklem]

What kind of equipment did they use and how long did it take them to accomplish?

No idea on the equipment but it was BIG stuff. It took about a week to ten days. Two acres, max depth of 20', with several depth changes and contours for structure.

[gonehuntin]

Call Robert Keener at 214-325-3300. He will dig a 150x90x10ft deep pond for $2950.

[Drycreek3189]

Get at least three bids. Prices for ponds in general are gonna be all over the map. What Joe Blow got his built for has no relationship to yours. I've been in the dirt business for fifty years, and believe me, every job is a little different and some of them are way different.

[8mpg]

Dont know what part of Texas you are in, but call Mike Otto... hes one of the highest recommended people in the US when it comes to building a pond and is very affordable. They key to a pond is holding water. People who can run a dozer or excavator is not the same as a pond builder.