~ A little "WATER FEATURE " addition to a drab backyard (pics)

[spanishleprachaun]

     Here is a simple project I created over the past 2 days.  As you can see, nothing more than grass and fence for the most part.  Now I just need to get the night time LIGHTING effects in pics ! Looks really cool.


THE BEGINNING :




AND AFTER :

[purplepshn2004]

Very nice Carlos!  Wish I had half your talent!  I just love looking at your work, well done!

[Ky Kim]

Looks great, you have a gift.  I bet in a couple seasons those people will be calling you back for a bigger water feature/pond.  You went and got their feet wet....
Kim

[Sean]

Looks great!

With a nice slope like that a nice wide meandering set of offset falls with several catch basins would have looked great. A project I have had in mind for quite some time.

Cheers,
Sean

[miguynmkoi]

You did another fabulous job!  I really like the waterfall configuration.  Studying this one   

Hope you don't mind my copying your design....I can only hope to have a fraction of the professional shine your work shows.  It's nice to have something to look at and work from it.   

[spanishleprachaun]

      thanks all !   it was a fast, simple little project.  I was thinking about doing a more elaborate design, have some offset falls coming from the sides... I'm not one to just build em straight towards you,..... but my liner dictated how wide I  could get,.. so it had to be narrow and straight.  Have another project next week that will be similar , but with chop block and slate... that should be interesting

[milliemax]

  That's very nice considered the postage stamp sized yards that come with those Mc Mansions these days!
  Whatever happened to "starter homes"??????
  A 2-3 BDRM house with a YARD with hopes to move UP to a better home.
  Amazing!
  Nancy

[spanishleprachaun]

[marla]

That's what I need in my front yard, just a little one.  Very nice

[mcp]

Carlos, Beautiful work as always we have come to inspect from you. Love the way you showed from start to finish. Love the falls.

[Don]

Great Carlos,

I'm a newbie, but just wanted to say I too like the way you do the multi-tiered falls with settling pools.   

Don

[spanishleprachaun]

Thanks all for the kind words !  Hoping maybe some of my creations helps others in their designs and builds.  The only thing extra I wanted to do, but the client did not see as a big deal, was to cut down the TRIM sides on the bio filter build inside the waterfall.  I don't like how it was a good 2.5 inches over the surface of the water spilling out.   If it was cut down a bit, I think the GAP SPACE at top there would not drive me so crazy.... but maybe it's just me.

[miguynmkoi]

I think only your trained eyes could see the gap first but you are right about making the gap smaller.  Note to self......

[bunny56lbc]

OH Wow , I like that ! U did a Great Job !

bonnie

[stephie]

     thanks all !   it was a fast, simple little project.  I was thinking about doing a more elaborate design, have some offset falls coming from the sides... I'm not one to just build em straight towards you,..... but my liner dictated how wide I  could get,.. so it had to be narrow and straight.  Have another project next week that will be similar , but with chop block and slate... that should be interesting

o(wow thats a real nice water fall.i will be building my pond soon may i copy your work on the waterfall..you did and excellent job carlos.do you have any tips for a first timer on how to do this..thanks in advance..

                                                  stephie

[spanishleprachaun]

     thanks all   Stephanie.... just do a search for any post by myself... I've put down some step by step tutorials and tips on stream-pond-waterfall building.   It should get ya going