Top: Richard Cohen Landscape & Construction, Inc. used
two low-voltage TOP Lights-brand brass underwater
lights with three-watt LED lamps to illuminate the
architectural centerpiece on a side yard outside the dining
room window.
Bottom: Two brass underwater three-watt LEDs uplight
the fountain. In ground well lights (MR-16 lamps, 35-watt)
and uplights (UL-142, MR-16 lamps) illuminate the
plantings and trees. Landscaping here is myrtis compacta
���Sheen��� on each side of the fountain, and P��hutukawa
(Metrosierous tomentosa) in the background.
As there was no previous hard or softscape to
deal with, the company���s first step was to roughgrade the site. Next, the pool was excavated,
steeled, plumbed, and brought up to gunite. They
then installed the large trees and rock waterfall,
and started on the masonry and concrete construction. Overall, the project took nine months
to complete, using 12 to 15 workers.
A wide number of trades were employed to
complete this stunning project, including excavators, steel installers, plumbers, electricians,
gunite installers, masons, cement workers, landscape laborers, irrigation technicians, and carpenters. Also, the installation took a wide range
of equipment to complete, including a DitchWitch Mini Skidsteer, Bobcat 843 & 453, trenchers, cranes, and Canoga cement mixers.
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