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> > Pam, Hi! Just wanted to add some personal experience to your note. We
> > installed a pond (18ftX10ftX4ft) using roofing liner. During our search
> > for this EPDM liner, I spoke with the manufacturers (there is only two
> > in the USA) of roofing liners and discovered that you may indeed be
> > playing russian roulette. According to the "expert" at Firestone, the
> > roofing liner is treated with a herbicide and an algaecide, but the
> > application of these chemicals is not strictly controlled. Therefore,
> > one roll of roofing liner may contain no chemicals, and the next one may
> > get a double dose of the stuff.
> > We went ahead with the roofing liner, testing now for four weeks for
> > chemical content of the water -- so far no bad stuff, just the normal
> > things. Evidently this roll of liner missed the dose of stuff, but I
> > think this is why the manufacturers will not give a written guarantee
> > that it is "fish safe."
> > We have not added fish or plants yet, but plan to do so soon. A friend
> > of ours who professionally installs ponds uses only roofing liner in his
> > installations, and has for years. He has never experienced a problem,
> > except when he found out we only paid .29 per square foot for the liner
> > we bought.<BG>
> > Roxanne
> Yesterday, I window-shopped a local plant & flower shop for pond
> supplies like liner, etc for my new pond. I walked to the rear of the
> shop and found a roll of EDPM 45 mil liner and committed the
> roofing supplier's name to memory.
> The flower shop was selling the liner for 80 cents per sq'. I needed a
> 20' x 20' liner or 400 sq' for a total price of $320 plus tax. I called
> the supplier and got a full 20' x 50' roll for $300 plus $25 delivery
> plus tax.
> Later in the day, I was working on the pond (hole) when a realtor who
> was showing the neighbor's house said she had just built a pond. She
> said she got her liner from the flower shop in question. When I
> mentioned the roofing supplier, she said the florist warned her against
> using "roofing material" because it was toxic to the fish and plants.
> Lessons: 1. A merchant can charge what the market will bear.
> 2. Caveat emptor.
> 3. Most marketing is pure BS with some lies thrown in.
Yes, The sticker shock is bad at the pond places. I talked to a nursery in
Seattle today and was quoted $10.99/lf for 13' wide material & $14.99/lf for
19' wide material. This is around 80 cents/ sq. ft. I then talked to a place
called the Bambo Place north of Seattle. The lady there very cheerfully
offered to sell me a 5'x5' size peiece for $35. A $1.40/sq. ft.
Been trying to get with a local roofer. Said he would sell me a reminet of
65mil for 50 cents/sq. ft.
It may have stuff on it but the roofing grade is the ticket for me. Shoot i
don't have fish or plants (anymore), the pond is just there to entertain the
Coons & Herons
Hey John where are you getting your material?
david
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