JoaniePA
Joanie
I'm one of those who had to have a pond, despite the number of large deciduous trees overhanging. Well here in Philly the leaves have started turning and falling, and I started looking for a pond net. Everywhere I looked they wanted between $100 and $300 for a cover of 15 to 17 feet wide and 22 to 25 feet long. We went to the local homecenter and purchased two 10 foot lengths of 3/4" PVC pipe and a few connectors. We connected the two lengths together, joined them to each other in the middle to make a big X and then stretched a 20' X 25' pond net to the pipe with plastic zip ties. We drove rebar into the ground in four locations around the pond, and standing on either side of the pond, hubby and I were able to bend the pipes into a curve and slip the ends over the rebar to hold them in place. We then stretched the net down and secured it to the ground in a couple of places with tent stakes. Total cost, about $25 and it works GREAT! Very easy to do in about 15 minutes. picture coming