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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I feel like I remember somebody saying they tend to cause flooding or water damage? Like I guess the foundation can separate and water seeps in? I could be completely misremembering that though.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    If true, that definitely assumes it’s built on a slab foundation or into a basement.

    Where I’m from, where full basements are the norm and slab foundations are mostly for commercial properties, it would be entirely above the foundation (first floor is at least 5 foot above the basement floor) and have no impact whatever on sealing.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    We used to put indoor koi ponds in houses too.

    From the pit standpoint, you could excavate the whole thing, put a sump in then build it two-level.

    There's always a way, it's just not usually cheap.

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