how do you protect an entire room floor from a leak?

[TREE KING]

i did a search and couldnt find anything on this subject im surprised. i just went through a couple of disasters at my apartment. both times my aeroponics system was leaking water and i didnt know. i came very close to getting kicked out cause water was leaking through the downstairs neighbors ceiling.

i got a 3 light aeroponics system and what happened is water wasnt flowing back into the res properly from a tray so when i was sleeping one of the trays starting overflowing. i guess there was some roots blocking it. i woke up to a disaster and 3 messages from the landlord. now i need to make sure this never happens again, what can i lay down on the floor of the entire room to protect me incase a leak happens? is pond liner what people use? someone mentioned that a while ago but i dont really know anything about it. what would you guys do if you were me?

 

[gtgio]

The first thing that comes to mind to me would be laying down a giant sheet of pond liner and stapling it a foot up the wall.

 

[Treetroit City]

Here you go, this may help.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=67522

 

[rambone]

second the pond liner

 

[TREE KING]

Here you go, this may help.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=67522

thanks guys il check the thread out

 

[dansbuds]

Damn .... all these guys beat me too it ..... even the link to pico's thread . alot of good advice here TK !!!!

 

[medmaker420]

pond liner is the best method and then put some panda or poly on top that to reduce any ripping that could happen to the pond liner itself.

 

[gtgio]

I read a post yesterday where some guy said that his buddy that built his flood tables stapled the tarps below the water line...So the wood started rotting because of leaks. Hilarious. Make sure to staple it high up and you'll be 100% A-OK.

 

[TREE KING]

is there any way to put it up without stapling and destroying the wall? thats the only thing im confused about i was trying not to harm the wall

 

[ak-51]

Staples in the wall aren't a big deal. They're pretty easy to pry out with a knife or pull out with needle-nose pliers. Then you just spackle over them. Maybe thumb tacks would be slightly less damaging.

I would do staples over tape. I've yet to find a type of tape that has any kind of adhesive power that doesn't leave any shit behind when you pull it off. The last place I moved out of I had to sand off all kinds of residue from duct tape, gorilla tape and electrical tape that I had put on the walls for various things.

 

[TREE KING]

Staples in the wall aren't a big deal. They're pretty easy to pry out with a knife or pull out with needle-nose pliers. Then you just spackle over them. Maybe thumb tacks would be slightly less damaging.

I would do staples over tape. I've yet to find a type of tape that has any kind of adhesive power that doesn't leave any shit behind when you pull it off. The last place I moved out of I had to sand off all kinds of residue from duct tape, gorilla tape and electrical tape that I had put on the walls for various things.

the only thing is the wood on the bottom of the wall is too short to staple to can i staple the liner right into the drywall?

 

[gtgio]

Staples in the wall aren't a big deal. They're pretty easy to pry out with a knife or pull out with needle-nose pliers. Then you just spackle over them. Maybe thumb tacks would be slightly less damaging.

I would do staples over tape. I've yet to find a type of tape that has any kind of adhesive power that doesn't leave any shit behind when you pull it off. The last place I moved out of I had to sand off all kinds of residue from duct tape, gorilla tape and electrical tape that I had put on the walls for various things.

Have you ever heard of gaffer tape? It's mainly used by cinema lighting techs. It has about twice the hold of your average duct tape while leaving no residue behind. The only downside is that it's pricey.

 

[medmaker420]

all you need to do is have either a pvc frame around where you need the pond liner attached and mount the liner to the pvc piping NOT the wall itself. I wouldn't use wood to do this even though if that is what you have you build the frame within the room without needing to mount it to the wall or the liner itself.

 

[TREE KING]

all you need to do is have either a pvc frame around where you need the pond liner attached and mount the liner to the pvc piping NOT the wall itself. I wouldn't use wood to do this even though if that is what you have you build the frame within the room without needing to mount it to the wall or the liner itself.

but if i staple it into the wall i wouldnt need anything else right? not wood or pvc. i know at least a small section would where you walk in

 

[Treetroit City]

You could always build a frame out of 2x6 and staple to that. Like you were building a sand box.
I stapled to drywall and will eventually have to spackle. Not a huge deal. It's not like you have to really sand or anything. Just put a tiny bit on your finger and smear it in the hole and wipe clean.

 

[TREE KING]

You could always build a frame out of 2x6 and staple to that. Like you were building a sand box.
I stapled to drywall and will eventually have to spackle. Not a huge deal. It's not like you have to really sand or anything. Just put a tiny bit on your finger and smear it in the hole and wipe clean.

tell you the truth its not really a big deal il just use the stapler. the room is too big to deal with all this wood and shit its 18' x 12' it will be much easier like this thanks. hopefully they got pond liner big enough for this room at home depot

do i cut a rectangle piece of the liner so it fits or do the ends just hang over after i staple it?

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

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[TREE KING]

i think il be all set guys thanks for the help

 

[supermanlives]

farmtek has all kinds of liners . you prob wont find a liner that big at hd.i couldnt when i looked.

 

[jm420]

biggest key with pond liners is make sure to do the corners correctly,typically refered to as "dog eared"its always nice to have a wet vac handy as well