Pond repair

[mrbadexample]

Hi all,

I've accidentally nicked a tiny hole in my pond liner. I was using an engineering brick to weigh down the liner but accidentally knocked it into the pond. What I thought was just a scuff has obviously gone through as the pond's half empty this morning.

Do you think I could get away with using a bicycle puncture repair kit to mend it? I'm not sure what the liner is made of - it's one of these.

Any thoughts?
Cheers, MBE

[roitelet]

It’s probably Butyl. I have repaired holes in mine with a patch of the pond liner and Bostick Professional glue. The glue is a nitrile based one, I have used the glue for sticking plastic plumbing pipes together. Clean the area around the hole and scuff it up with an abrasive paper, make sure the area is dry and stick on the patch. I always put on a much bigger patch than the area of the hole to make sure it sticks well.
Best of luck

[mrbadexample]

I was wrong. The brick didn't nick the liner - there's a join in the liner and the weld has failed.

It's got a 40 year guarantee, so I'll see what the seller has to say.

[mrbadexample]

Happily a new bit of liner should be on the way as we speak.

As a plus, the failed pond liner will be great for lining planters that I might build in the future. Nothing will be thrown away.

[Mr Bones]

We have one of those type liners, it's been punctured twice, once by a magpie (beak) and more recently by a fox pulling at one of the folds (complete jaw shape of holes). The only thing I found that stuck to it is roofing felt adhesive.