To stretch or not the Liner

I live at N63.28546 E9.84247

I am new here :-)

I got sick of the Internett and computers

I have dug a big hole in center of my garden, looks like a "pond".

Now, the serious part;

the liner;

Do I stretch it over the pond hole and let the weight of the water stretch it down ?

(sorry for my bad english, please feel free to correct..)

or

Do I wrap it inside the hole as a tablecloth and then pour on the water?

I have the Hozelock garden liner

 

Hi DryasAnne, First you put in a liner underlay or a thick layer of sand, this will protect the liner from sharp stones etc.
I found the best way is to put the liner in, and press it gently into the hole then fill with water.
Most places will say

"Lay the liner over the hole, put heavy stones on the edge, then fill, lifting the stones slightly as it fills"

I have never had this work the way its supposed to. Good Luck

 

Hi.

Welcome to GC.

I don't know the answer to your question, as I've never made a pond, but...

... your English seems fine to me. I fully understand your question, and I like your sense of humour. Its like 'I got sick of sitting in front of the computer so I went out and dug a hole'

 

Thank you!

I have an old carpet to use as underlay.

Next, the bottom, is this the proper method;

Dig deep and make an even /level pondbottom,
put in the liner as flat / smooth / even as possible,
and
make alle the landscaping on top of the lining
(rocks, plant baskets, pumps, hoses, tables etc)

I am tempted to make some minor landscaping below the lining, such as a small ridge and the waterfallstructure,
but should all this be done after the liner is in place ?

 

The problem with old carpet is that old carpets rot so they no longer give protection to the liner, the other problem is they are often not flexible enough to fit in all the spaces, if it does fit the carpet is too soft. Its the same with newspaper.
Some liner makers insist you use their underlay or the liner guarantee is void.
I found a brief video clip Installing a pond liner

"Landscaping" of the liner itself is a bad thing because it is more places to trap objects. Ideally the liner should be a flat and smooth as possible when finished.

If you are going to have fish you will also need a biological filter and pump.

 

I made a "shelf" around the edge of mine for "marginal" plants so that they are in shallow water, and I have the liner under the soil on the flower beds around the pond (this soil is mostly above the water level, but just a couple of CM below the water level, so it gets wet). That gives me an area for plants that like boggy conditions.