Old Carpet Under Pond Liner
But as the popularity of waterbed is decreasing you can easily find old waterbeds and take out the liner from it.
Old carpet under pond liner. A water bed liner is more strong and durable than epdm pond liner. I just happen to have a load of oold carpet and the underlay that i have taken out of the house when a wooden flor was layed. Old carpet is cheap and you can even find roadside freebies. The pond is about a week or few days from being finished maybe less.
It s 7 by 13 and slopes 4 under the waterfall to 5. Lol i only spent 20 but i ll remember that next time. Carolyn now you tell me. I was wondering whether this would.
Dean we used old carpet and completely covered it by the liner. I built a pond out of landscape timbers and plywood and now need something to put under the 45mm liner. 45 mil pond liner is very strong and puncture resistant but it does have its limits. On the plus side.
Using a 6oz thickness of underlayment can improve the punture resistance of your pond liner by 400. I have heard carpet but would cardboard work. The pond liner i currently have in the garden is old and needs to be replaced. Installing a pond liner shows our process of arranging the rubber liner after the underlayment is installed the pond liner was installed some years ago.
But they are not cheaper than epdm. Cheap outdoor carpet for my pond. As said dense old carpet is fine. We have an old bed duvet to use for the bottom and old clothes for the sides.
The price is right. Waterbed liner does the same job that a pond liner does. I m about to install a pond and have heard that some people use a special fabric layer on the soil before they put the liner down. A waterbed liner is sufficient for a small garden pond.
Pond underlayment has only one job and that is to protect your pond liner. It will suppress weeds growing up through your gravel while still allowing water to drain. Thanks in advance for the help and for putting up with my threads. It s thick sturdy and easy to handle if a bit heavy.
I just wanted to check with the experts here of what my grandad has suggested to me to use instead of underlay. Synthetic carpeting can take thousands of years to fully decompose in a landfill recycling is the. Apparently it stops little stones sticking through. Lots easier to work with.