12' Pondless Waterfall in Arizona Backyard! Wait until you see this COMPLETE backyard MAKEOVER

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A Mature backyard gets a waterfall to make it an oasis in the desert! This 12' pondless waterfall completes the backyard with a complete walking path around it and gorgeous views from the house and patio.
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PondscapesAz is located in Queen Creek (Maricopa County), Az (Arizona). We specialize in maintenance and construction of backyard fish ponds, boulder waterfalls, fountainscapes, decorative water features, natural looking koi ponds, koi fish ponds and outdoor goldfish ponds for backyard landscapes.

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@pamfisher7700 Ай бұрын

Very natural looking...I love it, Ralph!!!

@pondscapesaz Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@robertforrest7956 2 жыл бұрын

Such enthusiasm from your worker's!! They're like yeah, more coffee please then I'll think about it... 🤣 Nice pondless!!! 😁 Landscaping can make or break the whole effect, turned out sweet... 🤩👍

@catherineengle4196 2 жыл бұрын

Check it out!!!! Love seeing the landscaping in the finish. It looks great Ralph...God bless

@senielle 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing natural looking waterfall, great job, guys!

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙌

@rs33489 Ай бұрын

Nice job…..exactly what I would like for me yard. 👍🏽

@pondscapesaz Ай бұрын

Thank you, Let’s make it happen! 😃

@lindaleslie5634 2 жыл бұрын

The landscapers only put the frosting on your beautiful cake!

@Eric.Mercado 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job fellas! 👏 it was the perfect size and location for that yard.

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The feature did fit nicely in this setting. I would not have gone bigger.

@danielhanawalt4998 Ай бұрын

Several years ago I built a water feature for our back yard. I used stones I had dug up from a little excavation I had done for the waterfall. I made it about four feet high and so it would fall into a small pool. The water would flow from there by a little stream to another small pool sitting a little lower than the upper pool. Watching yours and others videos about building water features, I see some mistakes I made. I didn't backfill the liner enough in places along the stream bed and didn't remove enough grass along the sides. The grass wound up growing over the sides and into the stream causing excess water loss. Turned out pretty nice and looked fairly natural. But a few years ago I added some river and pond pebbles. Then started having algae growing in and have had to continually pull it out. It's a hair or string like algae. Not a big problem, just had to keep scooping it out. It's about like a clog of hair in a sink drain. Yuk. lol. Good video and very nice waterfall you guys made.

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... looks very natural! Love how the bottom of the boulders are hidden/buried!

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@riesche82 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea with the reinforcement tape

@mahonrijaussi2925 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites brothers awesome job

@CleanEarthWaterscapes Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I’ve watched this many times and catch new little details every time. Your work in inspiring my friend. Thanks for the great content as well.

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the kind words 😁

@landscaperescuewithstuartm6141 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!! Those after shots are great I Love the transformation!!! Pondscapes Az changing lives!!!!!

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!!

@clarita20 6 ай бұрын

Amazing

@besamemucho5 2 жыл бұрын

An amazing piece of work…congratulations guys…

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙌

@billyfranklin9422 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great!!

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@keithwebb4787 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful as usual! Picked up some useful tips as well! Thank you for sharing Ralph!

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Keith!

@Tony-InLosAngeles 2 жыл бұрын

Nice 😊

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!

@AtlantisWaterGardens Жыл бұрын

💪

@magicworldbyjorg 2 жыл бұрын

a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

No, Thank you!

@magicworldbyjorg 2 жыл бұрын

@@pondscapesaz Thank you very mutch... have a nice Start of the week .... see you….

@kcender3771 11 ай бұрын

Ralph I have watched this several times and I learn something each time, especially when I read your answers in the comments. I like the 'bib' method you use and your explanation is very good! I also like how you have large rocks and gravel outside the spillway; that is different than I've seen before. I know my deer will want to drink from the one I build and that will give them a place to stand w/o injuring the liner or my built up mound (they love to climb mounds of dirt). I saw that you used a 4-8 pump and I was curious what the head was on this 12' feature. This is the BEST video I have watched and I have seen a lot of them!

@pondscapesaz 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the kinds words. This feature had about 5’ of head.

@royrussell8531 4 ай бұрын

Love it, awesome job!!! How do the reservoirs collect the water with all the holes in it before sending it to the holding tank? Thanks for sharing!!!

@pondscapesaz 4 ай бұрын

The water is contained throughout the entire system via the rubber liner that is installed prior to the blocks.

@PaulConnor100 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful waterfall guys, that's about the dimensions I was thinking of for my waterfall , what size of pump are you working with to get that flow?

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This pump is a Aquasurge 4000 to 8000 gph.

@allhearthomecares Жыл бұрын

Do you guys come to San Diego, CA? I am looking to have one installed within the next 6 months.

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

We have traveled for many projects. Give us a call to discuss your project. Pondscapes office 480-987-7781

@perryjohnson4403 2 жыл бұрын

now that's a place you can enjoy after a long day at the office. Question: does it matter where you put the pump vault? thanks and keep the video's coming.

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

The pump vault should be installed at either side of the excavation for the aquablox. I try to put it on the same side as where we put the waterfall spillway but it doesn’t always work out that way. I don’t like the pump vault at the end or in front of the stream because it takes up more space and is harder to hide. Thanks for watching 👍

@rudyarredondo7732 5 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful waterfall, hope when we get ours it’s like this. They ordered a medium kit with 3pl-3000 pump. You think that enough flow for 16’ft medium?

@pondscapesaz 5 ай бұрын

Who is “they”? 3pl flow in this waterfall would definitely not look the same as this.

@rudyarredondo7732 5 ай бұрын

@@pondscapesaz the aquascape contractor in San Antonio that’s going to build for us. I was going to ask him either way if they should upgrade the pump. Thank you for replying

@pondscapesaz 5 ай бұрын

We all have our own style and opinions but with a 16 ft stream I would recommend an Aquasurge 4k to 8k pump.

@rudyarredondo7732 5 ай бұрын

@@pondscapesazthank you, I will ask about that, plus the 3pl does not have the app like the others

@antomano5623 2 жыл бұрын

Bigger!!!! More water crashing down for better sound effects. A little higher for the water fall. Over all looks good.

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips 😉

@blainecahill3619 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any benefit of using that 1/4 minus rock over fill dirt instead? Thanks!

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

I like that it compacts tighter and is cleaner to work with when wet.

@blainecahill3619 2 жыл бұрын

@@pondscapesaz awesome. So you do most of your structural mounding with that but still do edges with dirt?

@marcuspoe9353 10 ай бұрын

nice job guys.

@pondscapesaz 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@billboswell4509 Жыл бұрын

Wow, very natural. Was there a reason the soil was not compacted or excavated and replaced with stone under the large boulders at the highest spot to prevent them sinking in?

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

We do compact as we build up our elevations. Usually I use 1/4”minus as it compresses very tight and doesn’t settle.

@billboswell4509 Жыл бұрын

Good to know. We are scraping away the topsoil then using washed 3/4 stone and compacting in 6" layers under 8-10 boulders of half a ton each.

@raymondtremblay489 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ralph, you told me previously on another job that I commented on, about the why you need to do bib lining that it depend on the situation, am I understanding that on this particular job that instead of trying to achieve the right level of each ( bassins or levels ) as you call them, whit the dirt underneath the liner by flipping on and off till you achieve the desired level it give you more control the way you did on this job? What will be the disadvantage of having the water going to the gravel instead knowing that you will have gravel over the bib liner...Thanks in advance for this response.

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Raymond I like using this technique because it gives me more flexibility with my rock selections. There could absolutely be a disadvantage if you don’t do a good job of sealing the levels with your foam and liner/fabric. Inevitably water will leak through each level ( because the foam is just a water diverter, not a sealer ) but it is not a problem as it passes through the gravel then hits the liner and rolls downward into the vault to be put back in circulation. If there is excessive leaking due to poor bib sealing then you will have a situation where the amount of water rolling over the falls is less than desired and you potentially have a high volume of water in motion that is not seen because it is passing through the gravel instead of over the top of the waterfalls. Great question!

@davidjamesellis99 Жыл бұрын

@@pondscapesaz I am so thankful for people like you that do these videos. I have learned so much from yall. I do have a question because I am confused about why you use the "bib liners". Maybe I am confused. It is my understanding that you have the underlayment against the ground, then the liner, then you have your stone placed along with gravel for the stream bed. Then it looks like you put the bib and then another layer of gravel. If I am understanding this correctly, why do you need the bib? What is the difference between the lower layer of gravel and the top layer? Again, thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. I know it takes a lot of time and intentionality to do them.

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

@@davidjamesellis99 thank you for the kind words. You are correct about the order of materials for the bibbing process. The reason we do this technique is we have more freedom with the rock work when creating waterfalls. Instead of flipping the liner and backfilling with dirt which eats up liner length we do the bibs that allow a wide canvas to build on.

@chiccenhawkc 2 жыл бұрын

💯🔥💙👍

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

🙌

@madentertainment5771 2 ай бұрын

How much would something like this cost?

@pondscapesaz 2 ай бұрын

Something like this would start around 15,000

@suegarza-aguilar7265 Жыл бұрын

How much does something like that cost.

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

Starting point for a pondless this size is $15,000

@kimhansen8615 Жыл бұрын

Nice fall, but a bit wierd how it 'sit' ON the landscape/garden, rather than IN it. I realize that's when you don''t have a natural slope, but it still make a piece and not a part..

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

Ok. I wonder if you’re watching the entire video…

@51inches Жыл бұрын

WHAT WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS COST APPROXIMATELY??????????????????????

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

20k range

@51inches Жыл бұрын

@@pondscapesaz THANK YOU.....I WAS CURIOUS......GORGEOUS JOB......

@pondscapesaz Жыл бұрын

@@51inches Thank you!

@pondhobby 2 жыл бұрын

Seems very disorganised

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@pondscapesaz 2 жыл бұрын

What would you have dot to clean things up?

@riesche82 2 жыл бұрын

You are smoking crack Ralph did an awesome job explaining in great detail how this is built The waterfalls I always see people build looks like a mound of rocks this looks like a great Creek coming down a Hillside Very natural with the rocks set into the ground instead of on top of the ground

@ArizonaTortoiseCompound 2 жыл бұрын

@@pondscapesaz Your work looks great and nice videos!