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Hi,
I am just embarking on building a pond in my back garden. We have dug a nice hole and got to the point where we are ready to buy a liner. I know there have been many threads on liners - bear with me.
Everyone seems to suggest EPDM is the way to go, except the Americans who seem to be all using RPE. When I search for RPE on the UK aquatic websites no one sells it. There appears to be one seller on Amazon who do.
Can anyone explain why the UK has such an aversion to RPE, and is there a good reason for it? I realise it is less flexible, but there are lots of places selling HDPE which is pretty similar but not reinforced. My pond is a simple design of 2 pools with one flowing into the other. Both are fairly round, so no complex edges.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks
Ben
I am just embarking on building a pond in my back garden. We have dug a nice hole and got to the point where we are ready to buy a liner. I know there have been many threads on liners - bear with me.
Everyone seems to suggest EPDM is the way to go, except the Americans who seem to be all using RPE. When I search for RPE on the UK aquatic websites no one sells it. There appears to be one seller on Amazon who do.
Can anyone explain why the UK has such an aversion to RPE, and is there a good reason for it? I realise it is less flexible, but there are lots of places selling HDPE which is pretty similar but not reinforced. My pond is a simple design of 2 pools with one flowing into the other. Both are fairly round, so no complex edges.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks
Ben