What you need to build a water featureBuild a Water Feature

If you’re going to build the water feature all by yourself, you will need a some stuff to do that, like a submersible pump, pond lining etc. The links to these have been included down below. Some people prefer to go for the easier option – building the water feature with a kit. You will get more info on this at the post “Building the water feature using kits”.

Pond underlayment:

This is a thickish type of material that goes into the dug-out hole first to protect the PVC/polyurethane/polyethylene lining from being pierced by anything sharp in the hole, like sharp little stones. Pond underlayment comes in different sizes, so you have to make sure that you have enough. A wide variety is available at Amazon.

Pond liners (black polyurethane/polyethylene/PVC):

They not only come in different sizes (in sq. feet), but also in different thickness (in mils). Make sure you get one big enough to cover not only the hole, but also the sides and the area where you want to put your rocks (as in the image below). You can get any size and thickness at Amazon, but rather go for the thicker ones (30+ mils).