Choosing a pond liner for your garden water feature can seem quite a daunting task.  This can be tough when juggling budget versus quality that will offer the best pond longevity. The most common types of liners for garden ponds are PVC and rubber pond liners. Epalyn (EPDM) and Butyl are two examples of rubber liners. We would recommend a pond liner made of rubber, which is durable, flexible, moderately inexpensive and easy to work with. Rubber liners will last for decades if installed correctly.

Epalyn and Butyl

Epalyn and Butyl pond liners are ideal for use in all size and shape installations including more demanding applications.  These rubber liners mould readily to pond contours. They are also extremely flexible and highly elastic despite their thickness. Their versatility is based on the fact that Epalyn and Butyl can be fabricated into various size sheets. They can also be fabricated in to box-welded pond liners for vertically shaped designs.

Epalyn is slightly more flexible than Butyl and is similar in appearance. There are, however some superior physical properties such as tear and tensile strength.

PVC Liner

PVC pond liners are more suited for small, basic ornamental garden ponds. For larger more demanding applications, Butyl or Epalyn is more suitable. 

For larger lakes and reservoirs other materials are available on request. This may require on site fabrication.

Additional care and expense must be taken to protect pond liners against punctures and stresses. This applies to both during and after their installation. If ponds are to be exposed to the use of wildlife, pond liners may get damaged by animal’s claws. In this type of situation extra care needs to be taken.

In addition to advice on choosing your pond liner, you may also be interested in information on Pond Planning and Construction 

Please note: If ordering our PVC pond liner, we supply to a maximum width of 10m and a maximum length of 25m. PVC is supplied on a 10m wide role hence not being able to cut PVC wider than 10m.