Some help for you to choose the right pond liner

For a medium sized pond flexible liners made from rubber are best. Today's preformed pond liners are quick and easy to install. Long life and low cost preformed pond liners are best for smaller garden ponds. Garden pond liners in rubber or plastic materials are best for medium sized garden ponds. The best pond liners are made from butyl rubber or EPDM rubber at least 500 microns in thickness. Flexible plastic non preformed pond liners can be made from 250 micron black plastic sheeting but such non preformed pond liners will not last as long as thicker rubber pond liners. Look for good guarantee. For larger ponds (above 600 litres or about 120 gallons) garden pond liners should be installed - preformed liner ponds become too expensive. Rubber (butyl or EPDM) is the material of choice. You can go as big as you like. Even small reservoirs use this type of material. This Florida USA based ponds liner supplier is expert on building ponds

Liner ponds are ideal for water lily ponds. Remember large ponds need large hassle free pond filters such as these Aquabead Filters for Koi Ponds

For ponds below about 120 gallons it would be very wise to choose from a range of preformed pond liners or preformed garden ponds as they are better known. A word of warning: Do not let your dogs swim in water where flexible garden pond liners are used non preformed pond liners are easily damaged by their claws. If you do have dogs go for fibreglass preformed garden ponds. Unlike for preformed garden ponds the installation of garden pond liners will inevitably result in creases appearing in your pond. This is normal and should not concern you too much. When water is in the pond you will not easily notice them. Do the best you can to minimise the garden pond liners creases however.

Calculation of size for pond liners (the liner will be square or rectangular in shape) is easy by clicking this link.

Flexible pond liner is not suitable generally speaking for an indoor or patio pond rather use preformed pond liners. Fibreglass preformed garden ponds are ideal for this.

TOP TIPS TO HELP YOU WITH THE LINER YOU NEED

  • Budget Consider the whole project; budget for all the materials you are going to use. Then consider the type of liner you think you can afford, but dont penny pinch on anything over 6 sq mtrs (60 sq ft). Minimum 0.5mm or 45mls. Familiarize yourself with what is available. Check what the preformed liners feel like and try to see them in the ground. Gauge opinion from other pond owners.
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  • Buy off the roll when you can or choose from pre-cut sizes
  • Pond Liner Tetra Pond Xavan EPDM Liners - Standard Cut - 13.1'x13.1' Pond Liner
  • To estimate the size of the liner for a pond: length of liner = (length + (2 x depth))+10% width of liner = (width + (2 x depth))+10%
  • To estimate the size of the liner for a waterfall roughly: Length of liner =Length along the horizontal + (2 x height of the head) Width of liner = width of widest header pool + (2 X depth)
  • Plan your pool with one dimension equals a standard width of liner off the rolls. EPDM generally comes in multiples of 5feet up to about 25feet , PVC and butyl in 2 metre widths up to 8metres in some places.
  • Dramatic indentations in the shape use up extra liner. Measure along the contour of the pool excavation just to check before you try to install it. In desperation you can gain a few inches by laying it in skew, using the extra length of the diagonal. Risky though.
  • Dont stretch it into place. I dont care how many books tell you. It needs to be tucked and folded into place. Just before you cut too much off around the top, then you can make sure it is properly fitted by filling it with water.
  • Use underlay and sand especially in gravely and stony situations. The pressure of water magically causes stones to float up through the sand and press against the liner. Very odd.
  • You also need to double the underlay for conservation projects or projects where the liner is going to be totally obscured by stone work.

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