Page 6 - Installing The Pond Liner

This pond liner is made of a thick, yet flexible material called EPDM. Penny is pushing it into place with her feet (shoes off to avoid puncturing). Before placing the liner, some left over floating floor underlayment was laid down on the soil to reduce the possibility of punctures to the liner. One can use old carpet or cardboard as well. Note the stacked cinder blocks in the lower right of the photo. These will be pulled out and placed on top of the liner and act as supports for the three flow forms that will sit on top of them. Having the liner under this feature will ensure that any spillover or leakage from the flow forms will drain back into the pond. The spaces between the cinder blocks will be back filled with lava rock and plants in potting tubes will be planted into this medium to take advantage of this extra source of moisture and provide additional bio-filtration.