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2010/6.3, June 30 — Hiding Face Rings, Water Damage, Interview and more

June 30, 2010 WATERSHAPES.COM

In most backyard swimming pool projects, we install the drainage systems for decks after the swimming pool’s plumbing, basically because the pool plumbers use big trenchers that will likely destroy the small drainage plumbing if it’s already in place. That sequencing, combined in one instance with bad timing and a minor lapse in… [more]


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2010/6.2, June 16 — Villa d’Este, Cold Joints, Saltwater Pools and more

June 16, 2010 WATERSHAPES.COM

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2010/6.1, June 2 — Low Bidders, Ready-Made Fountains, Concrete’s Majesty and more

June 2, 2010 WATERSHAPES.COM
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2010/5.2, May 18 — Designing with Heirlooms, Learning from Others, Water Resources and more

May 18, 2010 WATERSHAPES.COM

A smart man learns from his own mistakes, a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.”

If you follow that Latin proverb, then you might conclude that the watershaping industry is populated by a fair number of smart people and a few wise ones. There are others out there, [more]

It’s human nature: We often neglect the quality and profound importance of that which fulfills our most basic needs.  At a minimum, we expect breathable (if not clean) air, abundant food, warm beds, companionship, clothing and, especially, clean water. We take these and…  [more]

It might sound a bit strange to put it this way, but when it comes to design work, one of the most useful things you can do is to think about how you think about design.

If you’re like me and have been working as a watershape designer for more years than you care to count, much…  [more]

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2010/5.1, May 4 — Classic Water Chain, Soils Testing, Interview and more

May 4, 2010 WATERSHAPES.COM
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All About Soils
Through the past several years, I’ve witnessed a debate among people in the watershaping industry about whether every construction project should require soils and geology reports as part of every design and engineering process.  [more]
Roman Fountains, a designer and manufacturer of fountain-system packages and components based in Albuquerque, N.M.  [more]

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