HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-03-16, Page 5Cam Steckle (front) of Cobble Design sits beside the pool of a large indoor waterfall built in
the Zurich company's workshop last week. At left is Elroy Wagler, the stonemason who taught
the course, while Brian Steckle sits on one of the 1,500 kilo stone blocks that help make up
the indoor water garden.
Waterfalls can be built
anywhere, even indoor
By Adrian Harte
T -A Editor
ZURICH - The employees of
Cobble Design in Zurich are going
to miss the latest addition to their
garage, a huge indoor waterfall and
constructed of granite.
It was built in only a few days as
part of a course in waterfall con-
struction and flagstone walkways
taught by Milverton stonemason
Elroy Wagler for more than a doz-
en landscapers interested in this
growing field of backyard magic.
Stones weighing more than 1,500
kilograms were forklifted into
place inside the Cobble Design gar-
age. A pond liner underneath al-
lowed a flagstone walkway to be
built up around the falls, and a
false bridge covers what only ap-
pears to be a stream connecting
two pools.
"You can start as low as a few
thousand dollars," said Wagler, de-
scribing the newfound interest in
backyard watergardens. One like
the one at Cobble Design, however,
could cost up to S20,000 depending
on the installation.
"There's really no limit," agrees
Brian Steckle, of Cobble Design.
Although the company has been
doing some waterfall construction
for customers, Wagner's techniques
are a step ahead in getting a more
solid final product that can be built
much larger if needed.
"In doing this you're getting a
more natural setting," agrees Cam
Steckle. "People are spending more
of their money at home to have that
vacation at home they can enjoy all
year."
Waterfalls can be used to disguise
dull concrete retaining walls on
sloped properties, or can dress up a
simple backyard pool into some-
thing special. Wagler shows off a
plan to add a waterfall beside a
swimming pool, and even though it
appears to flow into the pool, the
false bridge hides the fact the water
supplies are separate.
Flagstones can overhang the edge
of the pool, disguising the straight
edges. The waterfall's pond can be
a hobby in itself with the care and
feeding of water plants and fish.
Although the course was taught in
Zurich, attendees came from as far
as Collingwood and Toronto to
study Wagler techniques of choos-
ing arranging, cutting, and placing
stonework.
As stunning as the waterfall at
Cobble Design is, it can't stay in-
doors forever. Cam and Brian are
opening up their doors to any inter-
ested members of the public inter-
ested in seeing it this Friday evening
from 7-10 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m
to 5 p.m.
After a couple of weeks, the wa-
terfall will be broken up for reas-
sembly, outdoors, for permanent
display at Cobble Design.
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