From The Building of a HUGE Water Feature – 2015. Posted by C N’R Lawn N’ Landscape on 3/08/2016 (60 items)
- Digging out the floor of the water feature…
- More digging…
- Dig, Dig, Dig!
- The area was very soupy, mud mixed with water – very tough to work on with – it would…
- Working on the berm/shelf of the outer edge of the feature…
- A happy employee!
- The Grande Bio-Falls Basin being set with class 5 base…
- On the left, you see the skimmer (lower part of feature) that will provide "pull…
- Different depths created in the feature, deepest is where the fish will try to surviv…
- Different depths created in the feature, deepest is where the fish will try to surviv…
- A good look at the class 5 (rocky fill) to support the feature edges…
- Starting to take shape! Boulders next!
- Great look of the feature bermed edged just before liner/boulders start getting place…
- A Big boy with a small toy…
- Digging trench for drain tile under the liner (entire water feature) to help with wat…
- trenching (for draintile)
- Trench, Trench, Trench!
- Mucky mess…we highly recommend not walking through…you might sink!
- 3/4" river rock around the draintile wrapped with fabric…
- A view from the Skimmer looking at the Spillaway
- Largest snake found in Minnesota!
- Compacting the bermed edges for full support!
- Rubber liner installation…very heavy!
- Sand placement on top of liner in preparation for the boulders….
- Outside berm (edges of feature) placing boulders begins now!
- Continuing to place boulders…
- 3/4" rock on top of the sand that was placed on top of the liner to create the a…
- Filling with water (water testing)
- Liner placed behind boulders of course…
- Building up around the Spillaway area – with boulders, and rock creations, along with…
- Feature is starting to take shape!
- Continuing to place boulders…
- This is part of floor with different depths…
- Different depths of the feature are easy to see here – shelf in place
- Finishing placing boulders…
- A wide view of the propsed 40×45 foot water feature being formed! Amazing…
- Pieces of the puzzle…
- Machine teamwork! Skid to bring in boulders, backhoe to grab and place…
- Reaching in to place boulders on the lower shelf area
- Another view of the reach – perfect!
- Washing boulders off…
- Great view with no water yet…can see the different levels, shelves, etc…quite a p…
- Wide view w/o water
- Wide view w/o water
- Placed some out-croppings for design perspective
- Looking natural! At this point, it is saying to us "I want water!"
- More views w/o water
- More views w/o water
- Bio-Falls Spillaway waiting for water – basically done at this point…that black bas…
- Lowest area of feature … Fish will sleep during the winter…
- FINAL RESULT PICTURES
- FINAL RESULT PICTURES
- FINAL RESULT PICTURES
- Anthony was so proud, he just had to swim in it! C N'R takes deep pride in thei…
- FINAL RESULT PICTURES
- FINAL RESULT PICTURES
- This is a keeper! Frame it. Put it on the wall!
- FINAL RESULT PICTURES
- Where is Waldo? …. or the Frog?
- A view from the patio that was installed during this particular project…and yes, pa…
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