How are outdoor fountains made?

Answer 1

Both Indoor and outdoor fountains for wall mounting are usually constructed of marble, glass, slate, copper and a light weight resin or some combination of those materials. There are generally no screws or glues used to hold the pieces together. The stone is generally cut in a manner to fit together naturally with the rest of the pieces. The reason is that water would loosen the hold of many glues and it is very difficult to drill into stone without cracking it. The metal is bent to the desired shape through the use of machines and the glass is cut and molded to the correct size and shape. The wall fountain is set up with a pump at the bottom that cycles water up from the base or pond through a tube. The water then runs back down the indoor our outdoor fountain and collects again in the pool. Most fountains are electrically powered, but some use solar power. The copper used in wall fountains is burned to give it a unique and interesting coloration. This process is called teening. After the teening process the copper is powder coated to prevent it from turning green when it ages. Many pictures of wall fountains can be found at www.watergifts.com if a picture image would help you visualize a constructed wall fountain. The last step of the wall fountain creation process is hanging the wall fountain on the wall. A wall fountain can be hung by first attaching a piece of metal to the wall and then attaching the wall fountain to the metal. A video of the fountain hanging process can be viewed by clicking on the word fountain or going to http://www.wall2wallfountains.com/wall-fountain-installation.html