What About a Koi Pond Kit?

Pros and Cons of Installing Koi Ponds With A Kit


If you have decided to install a Koi Pond on your property, you may be considering the use of a pond kit. As with all projects that you try to do yourself, there are advantages (pros) and disadvantages (cons) to doing the work yourself. Create a list for your particular project and see if do-it-yourself is really right for your situation.

The biggest advantage to the use of a pond kit for creating your koi pond is the financial savings. When you hire the "professionals", they certainly charge a premium for their work. Using a pond kit yourself and creating your own koi pond environment can really keep the cost of the entire job down. However, if you do something which damages the materials required, or install improperly, you will certainly turn around and turn this advantage into a disadvantage!

Other advantages to creating your own koi pond are items like enjoyment of a job done with your own hands, bragging rights, getting your family involved in the project, doing the job exactly how you want it done, and the fact that the work will be great exercise!

The disadvantages of using pond kits to create your koi pond are numerous, as well. It can take a bit more time to install a koi pond yourself. Simple designs can take only a day, but the greater detail of your design, the longer your installation will take. If you have difficulty finding time to finish projects, something like a koi pond could take months!

Other disadvantages are that installation is a lot of work, you will have to buy or rent tools, you aren't a pro (so your work may take longer and not look as "clean"), all the materials are heavy and lifting will be your job, and you won't have any kind of "satisfaction guarantee" on the work.

It would be beneficial to you to create your own "Install My Own Koi Pond" pros and cons list before you start anything. This will give you an idea if it is a project you truly want to do personally.