What Does it Cost to Patch a Hole in a Pond Liner?

3/20/2019

Average costs to patch a hole in a liner in Northern NJ

Quite often we receive calls and are asked “I have a hole in my liner, how much does it cost to patch the hole in my liner?” This is just too broad of a question to come out and answer. It’s similar to asking, How much does a pond cost? A preformed plastic pond isn’t going to cost you much...as you may be able to get one from a neighbor or at a local garage sale, maybe even for free. However, that custom ecosystem pond is going to be a bit more.

Hole in Pond Liner

There are numerous factors to consider which will help determine the price for patching a hole in a pond liner in Northern, NJ.

Some of the things to consider when thinking about patching a hole or even contacting a professional to help with this are:

Are you sure it’s a hole in the liner? This is an important one!
Where is hole? How big is the hole? Do you know what caused the hole? You found the one hole are there other? Do you know the hole’s location or is time going to need to be spent to find the hole in the liner, how much time?
Is the hole in a location that is even repairable? How old is the liner? Can the type of pond liner you have even be patched?
If the location of the hole is in the main pond area, Do the fish need to be housed in a holding tank to properly patch the pond liner?

These are some of the many variables that will be taken into consideration when a professional is providing you with a cost to repair that pesky hole in your pond or water feature liner.

Pond Liner Repair Cost

Most Northern New Jersey pond contractors will be able to provide this service and prices will range from one pond professional to another. However, this is one of those services it’s almost impossible to put a number on without seeing the hole. So, let’s use a best case and a well let’s call a not so desirable scenario.

Best-Case Scenario: You know exactly where the whole is, you can see it! It’s so obvious you could take a picture of it easily and send it to a professional for confirmation.   It’s about the size of quarter and you have no idea how it got there.   We would consider this a miracle and a best-case scenario.

You should expect the pond liner repair from the Best-Case Scenario above to cost $125-$300.

Not So Desirable Scenario: You can see the hole, it’s in the main pond and the pond drains to almost empty because of the hole. A rock was thrown into the pond you knew where it landed, and it punctured a hole. The main problem, your fish. The fish now need to be removed from the pond during the fix, the liner patched and fixed and the fish now returned to the pond.

You should expect the pond liner repair from the Not so Desirable Scenario to cost $500-$800.

A pond liner patch repair has many variables which can affect the cost to repair that liner. These prices above should give you a very good idea of what you can expect a pond liner patch to cost.

Things to Consider

Has the company ever patched a liner?

Does the company provide any kind of guarantee on the patch? If it fails, what do they do?
Some companies may provide a guarantee on the patch others may provide a credit towards another option or they may not guarantee anything.

Another important factor to consider in the cost of your pond service is the company you are hiring. A Northern New Jersey Lawn and Landscape will often be less expensive than bringing in a company that are pond specialists. Retaining trained specialist in a specific field of expertise is costlier than hiring general laborers. Our Team Members at A Frog’s Dream are taught by industry experts on a continuous basis on the methods of installing, servicing, and maintaining water features.
If you have any other questions on the price of having your pond liner patched or any other questions please contact us here.

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