using carpet to line a pond

[seneca]

I'm about to install a pond and have heard that some people use a
special fabric layer on the soil, before they put the liner down.
Apparently it stops little stones sticking through. I just happen to
have a load of oold carpet and the underlay that I have taken out of
the house when a wooden flor was layed. I was wondering whether this
would be ok. I could put down both the carpet and the underlay for
extra cushioning. What I need to know is would the carpet begin to
smell once it got damp. The last thing I want to do is have a terrinble
smell coming from around the pond once it is all fitted and then the
nightmare of having to get it all out.


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seneca

[Dean A. Markley]

seneca wrote:
> I'm about to install a pond and have heard that some people use a
> special fabric layer on the soil, before they put the liner down.
> Apparently it stops little stones sticking through. I just happen to
> have a load of oold carpet and the underlay that I have taken out of
> the house when a wooden flor was layed. I was wondering whether this
> would be ok. I could put down both the carpet and the underlay for
> extra cushioning. What I need to know is would the carpet begin to
> smell once it got damp. The last thing I want to do is have a terrinble
> smell coming from around the pond once it is all fitted and then the
> nightmare of having to get it all out.
>
>
Nah, you should be OK with that. Just make sure you backfill and have
all the edges of the carpet covered. By the way, I actually purchased
that cheap outdoor carpet for my pond. Works well.

Dean

[Carolyn LeCrone]

"Dean A. Markley" > wrote in message
. ..
> seneca wrote:
>> I'm about to install a pond and have heard that some people use a
>> special fabric layer on the soil, before they put the liner down.
>> Apparently it stops little stones sticking through. I just happen to
>> have a load of oold carpet and the underlay that I have taken out of
>> the house when a wooden flor was layed. I was wondering whether this
>> would be ok. I could put down both the carpet and the underlay for
>> extra cushioning. What I need to know is would the carpet begin to
>> smell once it got damp. The last thing I want to do is have a terrinble
>> smell coming from around the pond once it is all fitted and then the
>> nightmare of having to get it all out.
>>
>>
> Nah, you should be OK with that. Just make sure you backfill and have all
> the edges of the carpet covered. By the way, I actually purchased that
> cheap outdoor carpet for my pond. Works well.
>
> Dean
We used old carpet and completely covered it by the liner. We went to a
carpet store and they let us use the stuff in their dumpster.
Carolyn

[Dean A. Markley]

Carolyn LeCrone wrote:
> "Dean A. Markley" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>>seneca wrote:
>>
>>>I'm about to install a pond and have heard that some people use a
>>>special fabric layer on the soil, before they put the liner down.
>>>Apparently it stops little stones sticking through. I just happen to
>>>have a load of oold carpet and the underlay that I have taken out of
>>>the house when a wooden flor was layed. I was wondering whether this
>>>would be ok. I could put down both the carpet and the underlay for
>>>extra cushioning. What I need to know is would the carpet begin to
>>>smell once it got damp. The last thing I want to do is have a terrinble
>>>smell coming from around the pond once it is all fitted and then the
>>>nightmare of having to get it all out.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Nah, you should be OK with that. Just make sure you backfill and have all
>>the edges of the carpet covered. By the way, I actually purchased that
>>cheap outdoor carpet for my pond. Works well.
>>
>>Dean
>
> We used old carpet and completely covered it by the liner. We went to a
> carpet store and they let us use the stuff in their dumpster.
> Carolyn
>
>
Now you tell me!!! LOL, I only spent $20 but I'll remember that next
time! Thanks!

Dean