https://littlebigequipment.com/littlebig-blog daily 0.75 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/c0eda552-f977-4972-9c68-317012d2cfa8/LittleBigCelebrates.png LittleBig Blog Looking forward to 2026! https://littlebigequipment.com/littlebig-blog/blog-post-title-one-gk9x8 monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681517186089-UHUEBH2WWH4DU885WPSM/IMG_20210704_140648292_HDR+%281%29.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis - The journey begins This is the very first piece of equipment that I purchased for LittleBig. A used Kubota mini excavator. The whole reason this pond project began was because I wanted to test the excavator out to see if it was good enough to rent out. It was! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681517230736-4F9Y7CI43KSHTOGVGC75/IMG_20220709_153837502_HDR.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis The pond starts to take shape! This is where I had to start digging a little more carefully, shaving layers and trying to smooth out the sides and bottom. I also had to pause at this point to seek out some advice from Walter Ramos, from California Falls and Fountains, who helped me develop a plan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681518201845-DPNUQQZCB53ND4LG26K0/IMG_20220717_120558009.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis Even my daughter jumped into action with a jack hammer! Here she is carving out the spot where the skimmer will sit. I often comment on how kids these days don’t seem to know the value of work, but she is forcing me to change the way I think about that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681518845924-PJM8MD4RUWM4X58YEZZ4/IMG_20220717_123021956_HDR.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis Got the skimmer box in place! Next step is to dig out a trench where the pipes will go from the skimmer to the biofalls, put in the pond liner and start rocking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681518855425-HY0MBQ8J3QA0RIMJ7VT4/IMG_20220528_094301173.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis Check out these boulders I found on free craigslist! Had to drive out to Fremont for them, but well worth the trip. I got about 9 of them in total! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681518893371-W9DD00JHZ3SC7HKFGQ0J/IMG_20220716_171545513.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis Rockin and rollin! Yup, I’m kinda one of those dads. I also found a bunch of these rocks on free craigslist. I would say I had to buy about half of all the rocks and about half I found for free. This saved me a lot on the cost! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681518929889-SXNZ5UNX75SQESHAQ1K0/IMG_20220913_191239_HDR.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis The nerve-racking part. I had to be really careful laying these rocks into the pond. The liner was pretty think, but the rocks were pretty huge. Too bad I didn’t take pictures, but for the big rocks, I had to tie a cable to my skid steer, and the other end to a tree, and used some pulleys and ratchet chains to move and set them gently into place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681518968599-KOXVJQHM4MH809MYH91L/IMG_20220913_191356_HDR.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis In retrospect, I should have doubled up the liner in the corners of the pond, but I didn’t think about it till afterward. That’s what I was thinking about as I was filling the pond with water for the first time. I let it sit for a few days to see if there were any leaks. Luckily, there were none! Phew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681519403525-WCWCCY7GICOI13NWP32C/1.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis Unfortunately, I had to pull out a couple of small redwood trees. Fortunately, free craigslist came to the rescue again. So in this process I got some free rocks and gave away some free trees! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681579421683-S6MMIEUGXYQZFPGC7IHT/MaxandTamika4.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis I’ve never built the landscaping around a pond before and don’t have any experience with design work. So for this part of the process, I reached out to a friend, Tyler, who helped me put my family’s ideas onto paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63980a782b0a4b36fcb44d2f/1681519432716-3D862K0GH3OENTOQKL1O/2.jpg LittleBig Blog - El Sobrante Oasis Luckily for me, Root Volume had a small break in their schedule and were able to come help with the landscaping portion of the project. They did an awesome job beautifying the area with plants, flagstones and a dg pathway. I’ll be highlighting a future project of theirs in the next post! 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