Construction

A photo showing the south view of this 3.2 acre pond after the liner was installed. It was done with 4 custom liner panels that were delivered one per semi-trailer load because of their size and weight. We only helped in its installation.

A photo showing the north view of this 3.2 acre pond after the liner was installed.

A photo showing the installation of the lower half of this precast concrete vault. This structure was used to house hydro-mechanical equipment and controls.

A photo showing the installation of the upper half of this vault. This one was medium size, 6'x8'x8' to be precise.

A photo taken a day or two later, after much of the piping structure had been brought into the vault and then progressively backfilled.

A photo showing the liner going down for the streambed at this desert residence.

A photo taken approximately 2/3 of the way to completion on this backyard water garden, the finish work had begun.

A closeup photo of the weir area on this water garden. The black device being installed is a bio-falls that doubles as a biological filtration unit and a weir starter.

A photo taken just after the vault was installed on this project, it housed two 15 Hp pumps, as well as the necessary controls, and generated over 1500GPM.

This photo shows the start of the installation of the recirculation piping.

A photo showing the main transmission ditch and its piping being installed, the piping is 12" PVC.

A photo looking uphill through the main transmission ditch.

A photo showing the upper area of where the water feature would begin its downward course.

A photo showing the lower areas silt fenced and cordoned off prior to beginning installation of the required hydro-mechanical structures.

A photo showing a custom ABS pump crock prior to installation.

A transmission ditch with its first layer of piping installed, the 6" PVC recirculation piping.

A transmission ditch, after primary backfill, awaiting its next layer of piping.

A photo showing the leveling of one of the pump crocks during its installation.

A photo showing the installation of piping and valving in and out one of the pump crocks.

A photo showing a typical resilient seat gate valve installation, this one being 6", post concrete thrust block installation.

A photo showing the lattice work of ditches in the lower areas, as the suction and overflow crocks are installed.

A detail photo showing the installation of the suction and overflow crocks and their subsequent piping and valving.

The stone, Canadian Limestone from Nippissing, Canada, finally begins to arrive.

A photo showing liner installation prior to large boulder being installed. Note the pond shaping going on in the background.

After the large boulder is installed and the liner has been anchored, we began to install the 6a river pebble on the bottom of the ponds.

Because this entire site was made up of sand and the integrity of the sides of the ponds were critical, we decided to line them with concrete to stabilize them and to fill the voids as well.

A photo showing the sides completed with concrete, the river pebble installed, and some grading being done outside of the ponds.

A photo showing the installation of the piping from the fountain basin to the pump crock.

Another photo of the hydro-mechanical going in. In this business, you'd better be able to tolerate working with your co-workers in close quarters.

A photo showing the founatin basin and the pump crock after backfill. Note the fountain nozzle piping in the center of the basin.

A photo prior to the installation of the fountain basin cast iron grate, shown in the foreground.

A photo looking back at the pool slide and waterfalls area. We were responsible for the design and installation of the hydro-mechanical system for these portions of the project.

A photo looking out from the pool slide area, as the separator between the pool and the natural water feature becomes more defined.

Autumn Shores Subdivision, Clarkston, MI