{"id":194,"date":"2010-07-28T02:09:01","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T02:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2026-08-30T18:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T01:49:44","slug":"construction-techniques-liner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/construction-techniques-liner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pond Liner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"194\" class=\"elementor elementor-194\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aac412 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aac412\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c92196\" data-id=\"17c92196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303cca13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"303cca13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">When I was introduced to the pond\/waterfall\/rock making industry, PVC liner was material that was used to waterproof our free-form ponds. It was available in 10 to 60 mil thickness, and we used 20 and 30 mil most often. We would excavate the site, install our plumbing lines, fine grade the site, install the liner and place concrete over the liner at anywhere from three to five inches thick. When I went into business for myself, I investigated other types of pond building materials and construction methods. I began using EPDM rubber as an alternative to PVC because I discovered that the PVC liner became brittle over time and was it difficult to add a patch during repair work. The Rubber liner I use is available in 45 mil thickness. There are many types of liners available made from various materials for a wide variety of uses and applications: Polypropylene, PVC, Hypalon, HDPE, LLDPE. reinforced polyethylene and even geosynthetic clay. I&#8217;m sure each has it&#8217;s pros and cons, but for the ease of installation and accessibility I prefer the rubber liner. Here are a couple pictures of liner installations:<\/p>\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\n<summary><\/summary>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-installation2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"wp-image-242 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-installation2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-installation2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-installation2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is one heavy PVC liner!<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-is-almost-ready-for-concrete1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-243 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-is-almost-ready-for-concrete1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-is-almost-ready-for-concrete1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-is-almost-ready-for-concrete1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Making sure everything is in order.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Backyard-Koi-Pond-liner-install.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Backyard-Koi-Pond-liner-install.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Backyard-Koi-Pond-liner-install.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Backyard-Koi-Pond-liner-install-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liner installed for a small Koi pond.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-for-a-creek-being-installed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-for-a-creek-being-installed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-for-a-creek-being-installed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Liner-for-a-creek-being-installed-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These guys are seaming two 10&#8242; wide x 100&#8242; long pieces of liner together.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was introduced to the pond\/waterfall\/rock making industry, PVC liner was material that was used to waterproof our free-form ponds. 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