exposed liner

[kirby]

My pond is 3 years old and I still have exposed liner because the rocks slide into the pond. Looking for a way to attach the stones to the liner. Any ideas?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Any photos?

 

[addy1]

I had that issue in previous ponds. Finally dug down the edge to make a small shell under water to stack rocks on . They would be covered with water and above water totally hiding the liner. Some effort involved, redigging the edge to make the shallow shelf

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome. Do you have any pictures of your pond? I'm assuming it's a liner pond and not a pre-form, but if you could give us a little more information, that would be helpful. Most of us have had this problem [to one degree or another], so I'm sure you'll get a lot of suggestions.

 

[tbendl]

I made little pockets out of screen to hold rocks at the edge. I have included some pictures. I use the pouches for both rocks and plants and it works really well.
Let us know what you decide to do and if you find another solution since a lot of us have had to deal with that issue.

 

[AJ1500]

Wow what a cool idea, I will be adding that to my list of handy dandy tricks

 

[Mmathis]

@tbendl I had forgotten about that! I would have loved for you to show this to me when I was there.

 

[tbendl]

LOL I didn't even think about it.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Cool idea @tbendl

How do you have the pockets secured?

 

[tbendl]

I have a long strip that sits under the rocks on the ledge securing them.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I have a long strip that sits under the rocks on the ledge securing them.

Very good

 

[tbendl]

Also I used fishing line to sew the pockets so they wouldn't deteriorate over time. Just an FYI.

 

[addy1]

What a neat idea! Post how you did it in the diy thread.
Call it pockets to hide liner edge or something like that.

 

[mgmine]

You could try 100% silicone caulk. This is what is used to hold down granite counter tops so as long as it sticks to the rubber liner it should hold the rocks in place.If it doesn't all you have lost is about $6 dollars.

 

[tbendl]

I worry too much that attaching rocks to the liner is that the possible weight eventually tearing a hole in your liner. I have tried to avoid gluing anything to my liner for that reason.