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The following pictures are just a few of our projects completed from 2013 until 2016. To follow our current projects and to learn more about the hobby, view over 1500 videos on our Instagram account

This is your classic homemade waterfalls which typically is not supported properly and usually lacks aesthetics. Sadly, this waterfall actually collapsed one winter, killing some of the fish. Despite the spatial constraints we were able to use our tripod hoist and move the large stones out, pour a footing and reasemble the falls in a please manner...

This was a very large project completed in the Fall of 2016. 20 x 22 pond, 6 feet deep with bottom drain, jets etc. The big challenge however, was the large stone wall the client wanted. We had to also set up a block wall behind the stone, and complete for the most part 1 course at a time. A custom built heavy duty metal support had to be sourced to hold the heavy stone above the 4 foot spillway...

The is a great modification for those who have filterfalls. The normal process of cleaning is to remove all the media and perhaps shopvac which is arduous. By installing a simple drain, this can be opened with the pump still on, and the media washed out right in the filterfalls chamber itself. A thorough, quick cleaning using pond water and getting ride of all the sediment...

The client originally asked us to replace the 1 cracked stone with a new one. The waterfalls contains no less than 3 types of stone which will almost never look right. So I recommended we pull it apart and rebuild a higher falls using granite, the same type of stone around the perimeter...

Below are 3 ponds built over the last few years. The first is built with cascade stone. The second is formal and quite deep for its size. The final one is informal using armour stone...

This pond was a fresh build in 2016. The nice feature was integrating the liner right into the existing patio. I often see the design flaw with stone placed beside a patio - the look is just too heavy...

Here are a few more projects, the first being a large one up in Mount Albert. Leaking pond with a poor waterfalls so everything was redone. The 2nd was a small pond for a few goldfish with a nice splash rock. Third is a koi pond with bottom drain, jets and we moved the fish to this new home when it was ready...

This was a large project - good sized pond with bottom drain, vortex, skimmer, jets, lighting etc. It was completed during the Summer of 2015. The plants notably took off in 2016 as we were there servicing the pond...

Although our tripod hoist cost over 3k with block and tackle, it has proved very valuble in moving heavy stones in tight quarters. Although slower than a backhoe, their are no acess issues and lawn damage using the hoist so it is often the better choice...

This was a small project as we turned a small pond into a pondless waterfall feature. The pond was leaking, and the clients were tired of caring for the fish but still wanted the sound of water. We found quite a few holes in the liner as we took things apart...