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    kingspan or polystyrene for pond insulation

    hi

    need to get my boxweld liner to fit perfectly so i am going to use some boards for in ground shape and the added benefit of insulation.

    Has anyone used polystyrene in an in ground pond as it is almost half the price of kingspan.

    I was going to go with 50mm thickness floor type


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    I've got 100mm poly in just because it was cheap floor and walls and seems to have held well it dose compress a little where as you can run up and down Kingspan

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    Kingspan is pretty strong until you go through the foil layer on it but hopefully you will never do that with it if used upright or under a tank etc.

    If you do have to put it some where it will get walked on while you are working with it put some cardboard or something over it OK.

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    hello


    gone with kingspan. Its to line the walls of my pond so i can get exact shape for my boxweld. The floor of the pond will remain as sharp sand with pond underlay on top.

    Got a good kingspan deal and it seemed stronger than poly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimJones View Post
    hello


    gone with kingspan. Its to line the walls of my pond so i can get exact shape for my boxweld. The floor of the pond will remain as sharp sand with pond underlay on top.

    Got a good kingspan deal and it seemed stronger than poly.
    It is stronger than poly as it's a dense foam material Jim.

    Good luck

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    thank you

    forgot to mention I will back fill the kingspan to where I have dug out with sharp sand as the pond fills up.

    will take a while !!!! ha ha ha

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    out of curisosity is there a "minimum" thickness kingspan e.g. I think it goes down to 25mm, is this OK?

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    Hi Lee


    i am on 30mm kingspan for this and was advised by the people at the building store that If correctly supported by the backfill this will be more than adaquate but not for the base hence i am using sharp sand for that.

    you should of seen 50mm - looked like Tank armour!! would have to dig the pond twice as wide

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimJones View Post
    Hi Lee


    i am on 30mm kingspan for this and was advised by the people at the building store that If correctly supported by the backfill this will be more than adaquate but not for the base hence i am using sharp sand for that.

    you should of seen 50mm - looked like Tank armour!! would have to dig the pond twice as wide
    I was looking at using 100mm double thickness under my QT as it is raised about 8" I think

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    Thanks, I'm not trying to hijack this thread but I'm about a month away from needed to fibreglass my setup and didn't know if there is a general consensous on the minimum thickness for kingpan on floors and walls?

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    Hi Frimley

    for the base you might want to check at the local builder store what pressure it can hold for your QT. They were great with me in terms for side of the pond pressures .
    having seen the strength and thickness of 50mm assuming your QT is not going to be massive I think you would be safe with 100mm .

    i was very surprised at how strong it was.

    Hope that helps

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    thats Ok Lee

    not a problem

    hope someone is reading this who has done it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimJones View Post
    Hi Frimley

    for the base you might want to check at the local builder store what pressure it can hold for your QT. They were great with me in terms for side of the pond pressures .
    having seen the strength and thickness of 50mm assuming your QT is not going to be massive I think you would be safe with 100mm .

    i was very surprised at how strong it was.

    Hope that helps

    Jim
    Hi Jim,

    My QT is 500 gallons so not big compared to a pond but it has benched feet so there is a gap under in and that's where I need to insulate amongst other places so it is not going to need to take the weight of the QT just insulate it.

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    50mm would ace then in my opinion if its not taking any weight. Its extremely dense stuff and that would be thicker than rockwool insulation.


    get down to the local store or go on MKM building supplies website and they give all the thermal properties per thickness on there

    hope that helps

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimJones View Post
    50mm would ace then in my opinion if its not taking any weight. Its extremely dense stuff and that would be thicker than rockwool insulation.


    get down to the local store or go on MKM building supplies website and they give all the thermal properties per thickness on there

    hope that helps
    Nice one Jim

    I've got to get on the case with the insulation ASAP as it's that, the bottom drain on the barrel filter and the electrics that are left to do before the big fill up.

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    The foil on Kingspan/Cellotex type insulation adds a lot of structural integrity to it Vs polystyrene .... there's always bargains to be had second hand e.g.: https://www.secondsandco.co.uk/palletsofboards

    Shop around and find it even cheaper ...

    Edit: the cheapest UK place to buy new stuff (and as an aside plasterboard if you ever need that for anything else) is:
    https://www.ccfltd.co.uk/branch-locator

    Phone them though and negotiate too (certainly our local branch is open to that within reason) ... they are the place about 95% of the "budget" ebay resellers order from (I only found that out from questioning a delivery driver a few years back and have used them direct ever since) ... they'll do small pond size orders direct no problem ...

    Frimley if it doesn't have to bear weight you can use just about anything including super thick cheap fluffy loft insulation. Also remember Kingspan/Cellotex only has superiority to polystyrene when it's new ... that decreases over time till a few years later it's about the same as polystyrene which remains constant for donkey's years ...

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    Ah yes the good old itchy shit you put in your loft. The only thing is as there is a possibility of it getting wet due to splashes or leaks maybe something with a bit more strength to it may be a better option for me?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeM View Post
    Thanks, I'm not trying to hijack this thread but I'm about a month away from needed to fibreglass my setup and didn't know if there is a general consensous on the minimum thickness for kingpan on floors and walls?
    I didn't line my walls with anything when I had my glassing done it was laid straight onto the block work and base, now its filled with water you cant see any of the mortar lines. Only issue with doing it this way is you lose insulation value if you're thinking of heating, I've got a half in half out of the ground pond though so I wasnt overly worried and don't plan to heat just yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frimley Koi keeper View Post
    Ah yes the good old itchy shit you put in your loft. The only thing is as there is a possibility of it getting wet due to splashes or leaks maybe something with a bit more strength to it may be a better option for me?
    I don't think the odd splashes/soaking would affect it that much if at all ... I would imagine it would only be constant soaking that would do any harm to it ... if your bothered about fibres just give it a spray with hairspray or something similar and the itches will be kept at bay ... just saying you can get the same or more insulation value a lot cheaper if you don't need the structural strength of the rigid stuff ...

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    Worth considering then Trace

 

 

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