Post #553667 by BigDTiki on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 8:28 AM

Hi there!

I’m new to this forum but stumbled across this topic via a Google search and believe it or not we are tackling this exact same project right now.

We moved to a house by the lake that has a unique concrete pool with a fountain on one end that we are in the process of refinishing. We are tackling the fountain first and while it’s functional, it’s sort of cookie-cutter. We wanted a giant stone tiki that has water shooting out of its mouth onto a waterfall and then into the pool – sort of like a grotto.

We did a lot of research and couldn’t really find anyone to do what we wanted without costing us a small fortune, so we are taking the DIY approach and thanks to the internet, we found step-by-step instructions that are pretty easy to follow.

We altered our existing waterfall to make it more of a grotto and added a ledge over the top for a waterfall and got it all covered with the metal lath over the weekend.

I also worked on our tiki head and while he’s still a work in progress (and my first attempt at tiki making) he’s starting to grow on me. A few more features and some stain and I think he’ll be amazing.

I’ll post some additional pictures in the correct forum once we start covering the lath with our faux stone mix, but just wanted to say this is a totally doable DIY project if you’re up for it.