Waterfall Repair and Lighting Upgrade in McLean VA

Water features are great - until they aren't. When the stream bed starts losing water, the flow looks off, or the lighting stops working, what was once a standout backyard feature just becomes something you ignore. That's exactly the kind of situation we came out to fix on this McLean property.

We repaired the stream bed and waterfalls on this natural stone setup. The rock work here is substantial - large flagstone boulders stacked and positioned around the pool edge, with two separate waterfall drops feeding into the pool. Getting the flow right means more than just making sure water moves. It means checking how the liner sits, how the stones are seated, and making sure nothing is redirecting water where it shouldn't go. Our guys worked through the stream bed by hand, repositioning rock and gravel where needed to get everything moving cleanly again.

We also installed new lighting throughout the space. This is the part that really changes how a yard feels after dark. A water feature without good lighting basically disappears at night. With the right fixtures positioned along the stream bed and around the falls, the whole area stays usable and looks sharp well into the evening.

What we love about this kind of work is that it's not just cosmetic. A stream bed that isn't sealed and flowing correctly can lose water steadily, which puts stress on the pump and leads to bigger issues down the road. Catching it early and doing the repair right keeps the whole system running the way it should. That's the goal every time we're on a job like this.