Russetts Developments supplied and installed a pond liner to an existing natural pond which was no longer holding water due to ground seepage. The existing shape of the 1,000m2 pond was maintained. We will take you through the process of restoring this large garden pond to it's original beauty.

1. Installation of pond liner in big
garden pond restoration
project
Russetts Development Ltd

2. Original natural garden
pond
This natural garden pond was no longer
holding water due to ground seepage.
The existing shape of the pond covered
an area of 1,000m2.
Working with the original pond design,
RDL worked with a team of landscapers
to remove all stones, rocks and the
overgrown aquatic vegetation before
installing the underlay and pond liner.

3. Installing the protective
underlay to the pond
The geotextile protective underlay
was installed to offer protection to
the pond liner from possible damage
by sharp stones in the ground which
may have gone undetected when
clearing out the pond.

4. EPDM rubber pond liner
EPDM was the chosen membrane to
line due to its superior flexibility and
strength - ideal properties for this
size project.

5. Pond liner fabrication
The pond restoration project
included a section which runs under a
single track road bridge.
Two large liners were joined together
with a narrower strip running under
the single track bridge.

6. Onsite pond liner
fabrication
Two sheets of EPDM 1mm pond liner
installed to the two ponds on either
side of the bridge were fabricated
together by installing a liner under
the bridge.

7. Hot bonding pond liners
Pond liner sheets being fabricated or
hot bonded together onsite.

8. The role of an anchor
trench
The underlay and pond liner was
installed and secured in position by
running them up into an anchor
trench which was dug around the
ponds perimeter.

9. Pond liner installation
Here we are pulling the 1mm EPDM
pond liner into place across the
1000m2 area of the pond.
The lining of this big pond project
was completed within two weeks
after the ground works had been
completed.

10. Completed pond project
The end result was a stunning garden
feature that retained both the water
level and quality of water.