3 tips when purchasing pond liner

Pond liners can be made to fit practically any sized pond and there are a number of choices when it comes to choosing your pond liner, many of them come with a life time warranty and can be very cost effective.

The types of liners available on the market are:-

1)  PVC – This is a budget option pond liner which can be purchase in 0.5mm and 0.8mm thickness.  A PVC pond liner can be folded and taped to fit your pond and is suitable for smaller ponds, it is advised that you use pond underlay with your PVC liner to ensure that it lasts as long as possible.  This type of pond liner does actually come with a lifetime warranty but this will be subject to correct usage and care.  PVC pond liners are available in a number of sizes but these sizes are restricted to a maximum of 25m X 12m in the 0.5mm, and 25m X 10m in the 0.8mm, it is not recommended that you try to exceed these sizes by attaching 2 pieces together, if you do require a larger liner then it would be advisable to choose either a Greenseal or Firestone rubber pond liner.

2) Greenseal – This liner is probably the closest to Butyl, as Butyl pond liners are not often an option anymore due to the import costs other liners have been developed to take their place and the Greenseal pond liner is really the next best thing.  The Greenseal pond liner can be purchased in thickness of 0.75mm or 1mm and is a textured rubber pond liner that is easy to fold and shape to fit your pond.

Also with a lifetime warranty (subject to care and usage)  this liner is available in 8m width X up to 40m length and you can purchase 2 sizes and attach them together if you require a larger size.  It is still recommended that you use pond liner underlay, this is simply to protect your liner from any objects which may protrude from the soil beneath.

3)  Firestone – Available in 1mm thickness this liner has a smoother rubber texture and although it can still be folded, it may be more difficult to position than the 0.75mm Greenseal simply due to how thick it is.  Although this is the toughest pond liner in the market place it is still recommended that a pond liner underlay is used.  The Firestone pond liner also has a lifetime warranty subject to care and usage and is available in 15.24m width and up to 30.48m in length.

Keep in mind though that if you are unsure where exactly the leak is you really shouldn't not just let the water drain as if it is lower in the pond liner then you could risk killing any fish you have in your pond.  If you do not know where the leak it is recommended that you filter the pond water into a holding tank and also transfer you fish.  The pond liner then can still be repaired in the same way as mentioned earlier and if you do find that you have to drain the entire pond then it might also be a good idea to do any required pond maintenance whilst you are there.

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