POND CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN SERVICES IN TEXAS

Designing and building ponds all across Texas, from residential ponds to lakes, we are here to help you to satisfy all your pond construction needs in Texas.

Building Ponds in Texas

 

The three key factors to succeed in building a pond in Texas are:

 

  • Desing the pond before beginning with the construction
  • Have a skilled and experimented team to construct the pond
  • Use sodium bentonite pond liner to seal your pond soil

 

For the last 50 years, we have been working on ponds doing pond design, pond construction, pond reshaping, and pond repair.

 

Contact our experts to design and construct your pond.

Building a pond in Texas

POND DESIGN

 

When we talk about pond design, we are not only talking about how it looks like, if it will have trees around or a dock, etc. We talk about much more important things that will determine the path of the pond construction, like:

 

  • What are you planning to use the pond
  • Where do you want us to build the pond
  • How big and deep it must be
  • What is the soil composition
  • Where is the nearest water source
  • What is below the construction area
  • etc.
Pond construction layout

Why does the pond design matter?

 

The Pond Design matters because it helps us detect possible problems before we have a dozer in an 18ft hole or something more complicated.

The problems originating from the lack of design are costly and involve more than just throwing some sealer on the pond.

 

Our pond construction service begins with the pond design to ensure that you will not need extra repairs or fixes in the long or short term.

 

Contact us to know how pond design services can benefit your pond construction.

Mesuring a farm pond before the pond liner calculator

Pond construction in Texas.

 

Building ponds in Texas have some difficulties. One of the most important ones is the lack of clay in the soil composition, meaning that you can’t just compact the soil and hope it holds water. You have to install a pond liner.

 

When choosing a pond liner, you need to consider the purpose of the pond because the liner experiences different stress when farm animals walk through it than fish and plants can cause.

 

At Lonestar Minerals, we build and repair ponds using Sodium Bentonite because of its resistance, versatility, and natural origin. These characteristics allow us to construct all kinds of ponds with the confidence that we are giving you a long-lasting solution that will save you money, headaches, and water.

Pond construction in Texas

Why build ponds with Bentonite.

 

  1. The investment is comparable to other pond liners
  2. Bentonite maintenance costs are almost null.
  3. Compared to rubber liners, the risk of “puncture” or “tears” is almost null.
  4. As a neutral mineral, bentonite preserves the ecology of the pond, not altering the pH and being completely safe for fish, amphibians, and vegetation.
  5. Bentonite can self repair from small punctures.

 

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applying bentonite pond liner in a farm pond

What our clients say about our work.

Danielle BoldtDanielle Boldt ★★★★★ With great hope that sodium bentonite will repair my leaky earthen dam, I reached out to Lonestar GTC Minerals. Their Customer Service, primarily Diego M., was extraordinary! He efficiently and professionally walked me through what I should/should not expect, purchasing options, material pricing and freight. He even PROACTIVELY checked the shipping status and reached out to me when he saw an erroneous entry in the freight tracking....said he would handle any problems if needed....who does that these days? Wonderful! If you are looking for SB, Lonestar GTC Materials is the place to buy.Stan LairdStan Laird ★★★★★ Rick over at Lonestar Minerals provided us with 2500 lbs of bentonite clay to seal a concrete dam that was leaking. We mixed a combination of Damit pond sealer/bentonite and has slowed the leak to merely a seep.Elizabeth CansecoElizabeth Canseco ★★★★★ Purchased 90k pounds ( Two truckloads) of Bentonite from Lonestar. The sales team and logistics folks were friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Highly recommended. Carla was great help.John ShadrachJohn Shadrach ★★★★★ Lonestar did an outstanding job on our 45,000 pounds of Bentonite. Turn around time, price, and communication is umnmatched. We will absolutely be using Lonestar again.Thank you LonestarSandy ColeSandy Cole ★★★★★ Great place. Art was wonderful. The storm blue a branch into pond liner. I got sodium bentonite from Lonestar GLC minerals. Two days out, pond stopped leaking! Thank you, Lonestar!!Juan Alvaro DuranJuan Alvaro Duran ★★★★★ Fantastic experience with a great team and company. We had three full truckloads of bentonite delivered to Austin on time, and everything went smoothly. Thanks to their product, we now have an excellent retaining pond. Highly recommend!Richmond ElliottRichmond Elliott ★★★★★ Arthur Mendez and Ricardo Arzac are super individuals. They are so easy to talk to and are willing to take the time to listen to your problems. Both are extremely knowledgeable. I met Ricardo when I picked up a load of bentonite in Bulverde. I know he was busy, but he took the time to study some pictures I had and offer several possibilities to approach my issue. Talk to them once and you will be amazed. You can't go wrong!!SemperApeStrongSemperApeStrong ★★★★★ My experience with Lone Star GTC Minerals was outstanding. Rick offered top-notch customer service, explaining all the pond details I never knew. Plus, their pricing is extremely competitive. I highly recommend them!Dan HardenDan Harden ★★★★★ I am a resident of Illinois and I contacted this company and they gave me excellent advice on how to appropriately apply bentonite to my existing pond that is leaking. It was all without purchasing anything from them. Above and beyond for customer service!Kevin HenningKevin Henning ★★★★★ Great service. Everyone was a pleasure to work with and the job was completed in just 3 days. Thank you Lonestar.js_loader