Pond Safety Net

[Kaniff]

Does anyone know where to order some pond safety netting (preferable in Canada)? The only places I can find are in England. Does anyone else use something different than netting to protect against children falling in? Building a fence is not an option.
Cheers

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I'm not sure of the quality of this net but Big Als is in Canada www.bigalspets.ca/protective-pond-netting-14-ft-x-20-ft.html

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I don't have human children but to protect my dogs we built a fence around the pond area (not the entire yard) to keep them out. The pond isn't very big and my husband did the work so it didn't cost too much.

 

[Kaniff]

I'm not sure of the quality of this net but Big Als is in Canada www.bigalspets.ca/protective-pond-netting-14-ft-x-20-ft.html

Thanks but thats only to protect from leaves falling in. Im looking for something more heavy duty that can take the weight of a small child.

 

[Kaniff]

I don't have human children but to protect my dogs we built a fence around the pond area (not the entire yard) to keep them out. The pond isn't very big and my husband did the work so it didn't cost too much.

A fence would be the easiest solution but with the design of my backyard it would be impractical to build a fence.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Okay, sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

Hopefully others on the forum will be around and reply with something that will work for you.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Thanks but thats only to protect from leaves falling in. Im looking for something more heavy duty that can take the weight of a small child.

Does anyone even manufacture such protective items?

 

[MitchM]

Garden centres will have netting that is strong enough to hold a small child. You can buy netting that is designed to support large vines or tomato plants.
The difficult part will be how you sufficiently anchor it to the sides of your pond.

 

[peter hillman]

As much as I didn't like it, I put up a wire fence around my pond when my daughter began to walk. It was simple, effective, inexpensive and now, it's gone.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Economy-Fen...227163?hash=item4ae79a459b:g:8ZkAAOSwBahVHLg5

 

[barryian]

Okay, sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

Hopefully others on the forum will be around and reply with something that will work for you.

Unfortunately, I have a great winter net tie wrapped to pvc and I have a pool with a loop loc. I've been all over the internet when I was searching for my netting and I have to say, you're looking for a needle in a stack of needles. Anything strong enough would obscure your view completely. Do to the pool, my backyard is completely fenced and gated. Best of luck. Hope you prove me wrong ....

 

[morewater]

Does anyone know where to order some pond safety netting (preferable in Canada)? The only places I can find are in England. Does anyone else use something different than netting to protect against children falling in? Building a fence is not an option.
Cheers

No such animal exists. If a fence isn't an option, you might want to lay a 2x4 framework and then put lattice on top of it. Alternately you could overlay the 2x4 framework with steel mesh (a little more expensive). Were you to hinge the 2x4 framework, you'd have access for service.