The Pond Liner is in.

I recently took a trip to Home Depot to purchase the pond liner and a few other items.  I had trouble finding the right type of pond liner for my system.  The plan calls for a pond liner that does not contain EPDM and is no less than 20 mil.  My concern was price, of course.  I am trying to build this prototype system at the lowest cost possible.  Many of the online pond liners were either too expensive or not the right size.  I was looking for a 6ft by 11 ft liner.  I did not want to cut the liner I just wanted the right size.  I finally just decided to get the pond liner sold at Home Depot and would cut it myself.  The pond liner I bought from Home Depot was from Total Pond pond skins 10ft x 13ft.

The first thing I had to do was to measure and mark off 6ft. Thanks for the help son!

I decided to install the liner without cutting it first.  This was not what the plan called for.  I was concerned that I could potentially screw up and could not go back if I already made the cuts.  Therefore I decided to do it when I was installing it.  It did make it more difficult to install but I have never done this before so I wanted to make sure I gave some room for error.  I did have to remove some of the staples and install again.

I still have to get the 2x2's, paint, and add to the top as trim.  I have the week of Thanksgiving off and I plan to get the plumbing and electricity done so I can fill with water and get the system going.