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Old 16-08-2008, 10:48 PM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
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Sheila wrote:
Pete C wrote:
Sheila wrote:
Yesterday we were talking to a guy who builds ponds and he said
that a vinyl liner will crack in several years and a rubber liner
is the way to go. We were talking to him about how to redo our
pond. Is vinyl, which we have not going to hold up for many years?

Sheila

Vinyl will last 4/5 years if your lucky. Depends very much on how
much exposed material is in the sun. Butyl is the way to go, usually
guranteed for at least 20 years.



Is Buytl a time of rubber? I've not heard of it before.

Sheila

"Polyisobutylene" is synthetic rubber.
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Pete C
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