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Stegmeier’s Textured Pool Forming System
Stegmeier (Arlington, TX) manufactures Texturit, an economical, reuseable pool-coping form that provides a stone-edge look…
Following Lines
Through many years of applying small pieces of tile to the complex sorts of surfaces found in pools, spas and other waterfeatures, I find most of the challenges (and opportunities) come in figuring out intersections - that is, places where planes meet, contours change and, in general, a whole lot of attention needs to be paid to getting things just right visually. We at Rock Solid Tile (Calabasas, Calif.) have been fortunate to find ourselves involved in many projects in which
Silver Linings
We've had lots of rain and snow in California in recent weeks.  So much precipitation, in fact, that nearly half the state is now officially out of the drought emergency that has bedeviled the state for the past six years.  If current weather patterns persist through the spring, chances are good that the entire region will be breathing easier for a while. This is fantastic news for watershapers of every description who
2017/2.1, February 8 — Mosaic Artistry, Pond-Size Wisdom, Plaster Pigments and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 8, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Kiefer U.S.A. Manufactures Pro-Dek Plus
Kiefer U.S.A. (Lindenhurst, IL) now offers Pro-Dek Plus, an easy-to-install wet-area decking system for use…
Working Out Front
In my lengthening career as a landscape designer and installer, I have worked on every aspect of a variety of residential and commercial projects - indoors and outdoors; on backyards, sideyards and front yards; on formal gardens, wild meadows and stands of trees; and on pools, spas, fountains, ponds, streams, waterfalls and more.   I enjoy every part of the projects that come my way, but
#25: Water Wall
In concept, water walls are pretty straightforward:  You pump a bit of water to the top of a structure and set up a weir or spillways or a system of emitters to release water so that it moves down the face of the wall the way you want it to flow. In actuality, however, water walls are much more complicated than that.  In fact, there are lots of things that
2017/1.2, January 25 — Fish Out Front, Water Wall Basics, Japanese Style and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 25, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Custom Molded Products Offers Unblockable Drain
Custom Molded Products (Newnan, GA) has improved its heavy-duty channel drain for increased strength and…
2017/1.1, January 11 — Contemporary Clarity, Using Bamboo, Navy Pier Magic and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 11, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…