Residential Water Features, Design and Installation

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Water Features and Fountains; Designs and Installations

There has been a continued explosion of growth in the domestic landscaping and water feature sector, as clients look to transform their garden into an outdoor room which represents a genuine extension of their indoor living space- whilst adding value to their property investment.

With the design of gardens and houses being evermore unique, the exciting new trend has been the open-minded use of water features within side the property where once it was only garden water features that were considered. Not only which rooms can benefit from water features but also how they are integrated within the property itself or the garden landscaping. These factors are some of the key drivers influencing the dramatic surge of interest in our unique water features and the specialist service we provide.

With our diverse expertise in different materials, hydraulic engineering, water chemistry and understanding water dynamics enables Tills Innovations to offer huge flexibility in the designs they can offer, ultimately fulfilling our clients’ aspirations.

The image shown here is our black mirror water wall with black dye system, giving a contemporary water feature design, whilst easy to maintain.

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For the last 25 years, Tills have been through an evolution of water feature designs and solutions, originally starting with small modest water features, through to larger commercial schemes and now offering products with a difference.

When initially looking at a garden design, its easy to get excited and go down the path of a bespoke water feature, where its designed from the ground up to fit the design and space of the garden. As water feature specialists, we understand the complexity and costs to deliver a bespoke design, to look amazing and importantly have a robust solution. All to often water features are designed and built by companies who don’t have the enormous broad knowledge needed to create these water features that look amazing but at the same time are robust and easy to look after. As the saying goes, ‘a little knowledge is dangerous’.

Water features need to be designed and made by a specialist. There are neumors companies that have branched out into this complicated market, seeing an opportunity but lack the full knowledge required, such as metal work companies, online garden suppliers selling imported products, to landscapers. We see all to often and receive numerous calls every week asking for us to fix third party water features, which inherently have not been design correctly and sadly need replacing. There is an unlimited amount of things we need to consider, some of which are:

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The constraints of the space, such as levels in the garden.
Size considerations that dictate the type of build or manufacture.
The materials that have the right look and finish in the garden.
The limitations of the materials.
The cost and amount of design work by the water feature specialist for a bespoke design.
The cost of design work for the builders work.
The cost of the work to carry out the builders work.
The cost of most likely multiple visits to install the water feature stages as the water feature is built.
The amount of time and cost to coordination the design work between the garden designer, the water feature specialist, the landscaper / builder, the M&E company and the client.
The logistics of moving some materials from kerbside to installation position.
Are the water and surfaces to look clean like a swimming pool or natural like a pond.
The consequences of how the water feature is designed to meet those two options.
The consideration of where plant equipment is located, some times level dependant and at what size.
The consideration of how to hide the equipment in the garden, but still have accessibility.
The engineered solution to not only produce a beautiful water feature but also provide a robust solution that maintains that look.
The maintenance involved for the client, which should be engineered to be as minimal as possible, within the design and cost constraints.
A specifically written manual has to be produced to look after the water feature.
When more than one material is used, how are they interfaced? Do they need to be water tight?
Designing a solution which has as few joining parts as possible and ensuring those that are needed will never leak.
Ensuring the 25 years of experience mitigates splashing outside the water feature as far as possible.
How to engineer and create the water effects and sound that the client wants.
How to give the client the vision of what the water feature will end up looking like before its created.
After all this, can they afford it? and if they can, do they see the value in a bespoke design?

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The length of time to go through the above process is significant and expensive for all those involved, even to educate and move to the point of a quote, which a high percentage do not order. For this reason we now supply standard products, but with a difference. Products in the past didn’t conjure up creativity, quality, neat details in design or solid robust solutions.

Our products use carefully selected materials and designs which give the feeling of luxury. Hundreds of hours are spent on R&D to ensure the water feature has beautiful details in all elements of the design.

We realise that one of the driving forces of using bespoke is the flexibility of size and shape to give a tailored look for a garden design. So for the majority of our products, you say what size and we make it for you. You have all the benefits of a bespoke design built into a product.

Easy installation with a robust design is critical for the inclusion of a water feature. For this reason we have designed our products to be self contained with easy installation. A number of them come on a pallet for the landscaper to install, or if they are large or slightly more complex we install, which is done quickly and without mess in one or two days.

Our product range is designed to give you a great looking water feature, that’s robust, easy to look after and tailored for your garden. If you didnt know any different, you would think its been designed bespoke for the garden, all without the complexity’s and costs of bespoke solutions.

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Want something bespoke?

We are able to offer bespoke water features using a combination of stone, glass, metals and plastics. Through our design process utilizing our knowledge of water dynamics we create the best effects, longevity and ensure the water feature is safe in its environment.

Through our design process with the client we may start and evolve from a previously created design, but it’s important to note that every time a water feature is designed, its size, shape and environment changes along with the water dynamics. For instance to make a water feature larger you don’t simply increase its size in all proportions, the effect could be totally detrimental to the water feature. We treat every project as a one off tailored for you.

For a full understanding of how we look after our customers from the start to end, please see our Concept to Installation services page.

For a feel of the materials and designs we can provide, please see our project Gallery page.

Every bespoke water feature is designed, manufactured and installed to your particular project requirements.

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