Took three whole months from March through early July, but it’s done. Admittedly, the pace of work was slow compared to what I used to do only a few years ago. It came out really well considering my inexperience with stone masonry. All told, the total price tag came to around ~$1k worth of materials, parts and tools. The big ticket item was a new hammer drill for the holes in those fountain rocks. Still need to hit the rough spots with the grinder and then apply a couple coats of sealer to the whole thing. I’ll get to that this fall after bringing the Goldfish inside and getting it emptied and cleaned out for winter. It’s gonna need a new cover then, too. The fun just never seems to stop.
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The LED lighting, particularly the fountain top, looks really cool. The top light fixture is a piece I custom made with a polycarbonate camera dome and some other miscellaneous bits and bobs. It creates a shimmering cloud of light around the whole patio area, but is masked from direct view so you’re not blinded standing there looking right at it.
