Will this hold?

[SoSolid]

I am building a raised wooden pond on top of some decking in the garden, it will contain 8 tonnes of water, do you think the decking will hold it?

 

[KNiVES]

How long is a piece of string?

 

[SoSolid]

How long is a piece of string?

As long as you cut it. If you cut the string at 1 metre, then it will be 1 metre in length, hope this helps.

 

[ins0mn1ac]

How long is a piece of string?

I was trying to think of something random also!

 

[Anders0n]

I doubt it.

 

[tres]

support system? show us plans man!

 

[Megahurtz400]

A peice of string is double half the length

 

[al123]

Could you build a base out of breeze blocks or something supporting the decking under the pond?

 

[CaptainComedy]

It wont hold unless your decking is a good few inches thick and on many pillars to hold it up - in the end it wont be worth it. Just cut a whole in the decking, build from the ground up with correct foundations result: deeper pool, with better support.

 

[rossyl]

raised decking? Mine is 9ft above ground.

If it's that far above ground - no chance.

If it's not substantially above ground I would cut the deck. Get a mighty circular saw, draw it out amd carefully cut.

Then nail (or screw, dependant on what you have) round the edges.

 

[SoSolid]

The decking is about a foot above the ground, I was thinking of doing what was mentioned here already. Place some supports underneath the decking to aid with support.

 

[MikeHunt79]

Build it, post a vid, this could be as popular as "Will it blend!"

 

[Caseh]

The decking is about a foot above the ground, I was thinking of doing what was mentioned here already. Place some supports underneath the decking to aid with support.

Just cut away the decking, deeper pools are better

 

[SoSolid]

The decking must remain intact, the parents will not allow the decking to be dismantled.

 

[Guru]

8 tonnes is a lot.

Drive your car on to it, then your parents car too, then your girlfriends car, then ask two friends to drive theirs on top of that.

If that holds, you're good to go.

G

 

[gumbald]

Use a crane to hold it up.

 

[Kreeeee]

As long as you cut it. If you cut the string at 1 metre, then it will be 1 metre in length, hope this helps.

The correct answer is twice as long as half its length.

 

[JIM_BOB7813]

I am building a raised wooden pond on top of some decking in the garden, it will contain 8 tonnes of water, do you think the decking will hold it?

Yes it will hold.

 

[psychas]

8 tones no way u need something from concrete or block to hold that.

8 tones its like 6 bmw m3

 

[indyskyz]

8 tonnes!!! how big is this pond

8 000 Kilograms = 1 759.753 986 4 Gallons [UK]