Backyard Pond Liners For Backyard Pond Construction | Types & features

General Tips When Choosing The Pond Construction Liner To Use

When constructing the pond save any soil for later use in constructing a waterfall. Pond liner materials discussed here are suitable for waterfall construction also. Using garden pond liners is the most versatile way of building a garden pond. You can easily create marginal planting shelves and create levels at various depths to suit different types of Aquatic Plants from deep water plants like lilies to mid water plants and marginals that just like wet feet.

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Remove all tree roots, stones, rocks and any sharp objects you find during soil excavation. If you don't then Murphy's Law states that by some miracle these sharp stones will puncture your liner in the future.

For large liner ponds you'll need the help of construction equipment because there'll be a lot of soil to shift. You can buy single sheets of liner up to 30 x 20 meters ( about 100ft x 65 ft) for those extra large ponds.

How To Calculate the Correct Size of pond liner to use ...

Size of sheet in one direction (width) = Pond widest dimension +(Depth x 2) + minimum 1 meter (3ft) wide to allow for edging overlap on both sides of the pond. If you're going to install bog plant planting grooves then allow another 1 meter or 3 ft wide extension.
Size of sheet lengthwise = Pond longest dimension +(Depth x 2) + minimum 1 meter (3ft) wide to allow for edging overlap on both sides of the pond. If you're going to install bog plant planting grooves then allow another 1 meter or 3 ft wide extension

EPDM Pondgard Liner By Firestone ...

In the USA Firestone PondGard EPDM is the industry standard for 45 mil EPDM pond liners and for good reason because it's specially formulated for water gardening projects. It doesn't contain chemical algaecides or fire retardants that are typically found in EPDM liners used in the roof construction industry. This guarantees that these garden pond liners are 100% safe for pond keeping applications.

Butyl Rubber Pond Liners ... Flexible & popular in UK for koi ponds

Ideal for use in small or large ponds. Easy to install.
Extremely flexible and highly elastic yet thick
Lifetime guarantee normally offered

PVC Pond Liner or Vinyl Pond Liners ...

Flexible and easy to use when you want to build a goldfish pond or waterfall. The construction of a flexible liner pond can be achieved cheaply with a PVC liner.

PVC pond liners best in 0.5mm heavy duty UV stabilized PVC
Easily fits to pond contours making ideal for shelves
Good 2 directional stretch capability makes PVC less prone to root damage

Standard Pond Underlay Offers Protection for all liners ...

Extra thick heavy-duty polythene often used.
Look for puncture and tear resistance to give long life protection to your liner
Flexible, to mould to the contours of your pond
To get the right size of pond underlay use the same dimensions as the liner itself. Make sure the hole is lined with sand underneath the underlay.

Repair Kits for repairing and extending liners

If you're not going to use your garden pond liner straight away then store it in a loosely folded manner. Avoid exposure to bright sunlight or extremes temperature variations. Backyard pond liners are often covered by excellent guarantees but be aware that they are often only covered if you use the recommended underlay. Always handle the liner carefully when placing in the pond shell; you'll need to fold, tuck and smooth into shape as much as possible (don't expect to remove all the creases ... you won't). Always slowly fill with water gradually letting more liner "drop" into the pond (ie do not allow the liner to stretch under the weight of water before slowly filling with water. Don't allow the weight of. Once you've finished beware of using sharp objects around the pond and keep animals away.

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A UK company called Bradshaws developed over 20 years ago a liner material called Polyex. This pond liner is different in that it is black on one side and brown on the other. Polyex liners are flexible, strong and durable with a strength enhancing UV stabilized and rot resistant coating on each side of the liner. The Polyex pond liner is available in a large range of grades and sizes. Polyex liners are designed to withstand all natural chemicals and conditions associated with an aquatic environments. It will withstand all types of pond treatment and additives commonly used in all sorts of fish pond and garden environments. Polyex can be used in any type of soil. It will withstand whatever type of soil conditions you have.

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