You should keep that in mind

Disadvantages of PVC films

When choosing a PVC pond liner, you should keep some of the disadvantages in mind:

• As a rule, "sandwich foils" made of two different materials are necessary, as single-layer PVC has poor properties
• the environmental balance of PVC is simply extremely bad
• the disposal of PVC is hardly possible in an ecologically harmless way
• there may be vapors (although most foils are harmless today)
• the foil is not really ideal for living things in the pond

If you want to use a high-quality pond liner, you should therefore take a look the EPDM foils throw.

Need for gluing

As a rule, there is no longer any need to glue a lot on the pond itself. Pond liners are welded in the factory with special devices. You can simply order the film in the required dimensions from the dealer.

However, if you build your own pond and rely on sheeting, you often have to weld these individual sheeting yourself. To do this, the liner sometimes has to be adjusted to the pond itself - in this case, adhesive techniques are used, as well as to repair damaged liner.

Please also note that Repairs will hardly be successful after just a few years due to gluing. In this case, gluing can usually no longer be used as a repair method for PVC films.

Gluing procedure

The PVC film must first be cleaned and dried thoroughly (for repairs). The application of the adhesive and the bonding must always be carried out according to the instructions of the adhesive manufacturer. Work very carefully here,

When gluing, the film must be on a firm surface; after gluing, the seam should definitely be weighed down with sandbags. After gluing, the seams still need to be sealed.

The formation of waves in the film must be avoided at all costs - which is not always easy in practice, especially with longer stretches that you want to glue.