Multi-tier waterfall systems from Advanced Waterfall Systems are pre-engineered, natural stone and concrete-reinforced systems that install fast, guaranteed not to leak, and can ship anywhere. Each system is completely customizable in height, depth, and number of cascades, with modular panels that can twist and turn to create water flow in any direction while maintaining waterproof integrity through their concrete-reinforced design. The installation is cost-effective because each tier above the bottom concrete footing uses only a compacted crushed stone base, similar to installing dry-laid steps, and the entire system is factory-tested before shipping to guarantee waterproof performance. Complete landscaping finishing with rocks, gravel, and optional boulder terracing transforms the bare concrete structure into a natural-looking cascading stream within two to three days of installation.
What You'll Learn
- Customize height, depth, and unlimited cascade directions for any pool design
- Install on concrete footing base with crushed stone tiers to reduce costs
- Guarantee waterproof performance through concrete-reinforced design tested before shipping
- Twist and turn modular panels to create flexible water flow direction
- Move with frost control like dry-laid steps while maintaining waterproof integrity
- Complete installation and landscaping finishing in two to three days total
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes these multi-tier waterfall systems different from traditional waterfall installations?
Multi-tier waterfall systems from Advanced Waterfall Systems are pre-engineered, natural stone and concrete-reinforced panels that are factory-tested to guarantee they won't leak. They're customizable for any height, depth, and number of cascades, and they install quickly using cost-effective crushed stone foundations.
How long does the complete installation take?
Installation takes approximately two to three days total: assemble the panels in about half a day, complete the rest of installation in another day and a half, and finish landscaping and planting in an additional day.
Can the waterfall flow in different directions?
Yes, the modular panels can twist and turn to create water flow in any direction. They can flow all one way, the opposite way, or alternate in different directions like in the three-tier system where one cascade goes one direction and the next goes another way.
What foundation work is required for installation?
The bottom tier sits on a concrete footing, while each tier above uses only a compacted crushed stone base, similar to dry-laid steps. This approach is more cost-effective than large concrete footings, and the systems are designed to move with frost control while staying waterproof.
Is plumbing included with the waterfall system?
Yes, plumbing is built into the top unit with a single line that flows into a sheer descent to spread water evenly and perfectly over the top rock. This simple design means no water adjustment is needed once the system is installed.
Video transcript
Hello. This is Chuck from Advanced Waterfall Systems. And today, we're gonna show you guys one of our multi tiered AWS systems. Okay. As you can see right here, our AWS systems are natural stone concrete reinforced pre engineered systems that install fast, guaranteed not to leak, and can be shipped anywhere.
Alright. So this is the first of its kind multi tiered AWS. Okay? So as you can see right here, these are three separate panels. Now this multi tiered system is completely customizable.
You can make these waterfalls any height, any depth, and the number of waterfall cascades is unlimited. This particular one is three. You've got the bottom one, which would be set on a concrete footing, and then the second one would be set on top of it in addition to a crushed stone base behind it, kinda like you would install steps, and the third one sits on top of the second one. So like I say, these are completely self contained. These are waterproof by design.
Nothing here has any kind of cement, any kind of caulking, any kind of anything. Okay? So they are waterproof by design. You're gonna see everything's completely dry. You got a little wetness, but that was more from the wind, but nothing's leaking.
It's all dry and it's running. Now this is on our testing pool here at our AWS facility. So we test every one of these waterfalls when we build them. Right? So before it gets shipped out to a project, it's tested guaranteed not to leak and guaranteed to flow beautifully.
Okay? So, again, these are completely modular and customizable. They're also extremely flexible. Okay? You could see right here.
Right? This waterfall goes into the pool. That second tier is on an angle. Right? It's coming this way.
And the third tier is going the other way. You could see it. It kind of breaks in different directions. Okay? So when you install these systems, you have complete flexibility.
You could twist them and turn them to create your stream in any direction you want. For example, you could have them all go to one side to one way. They could go to the other way. They could go straight. Or in this case, one goes one way and one goes the other way.
Right? So again, natural complete flexibility on the way that you design it. So we we set this multi tier system up on our on our testing pool. Okay. So it's completely unfinished.
So you could see all the concrete, you could see all the bareness and the structural part of it. Right? Now one of the things that makes this a true innovation is the simplicity and how cost effective is the foundation is. Okay? You gotta pour a concrete pad for the bottom pad.
Right? But every tier above that, okay, if you were doing an install, this would be all we use cinder block, but this could be all crushed stone. Right? Compact the crushed stone base up to here, all the way through here. Right?
Create a nice compacted area, and you would set the second panel, the front sitting on the first panel, overshooting it so it doesn't leak with a curb on the back to retain it. Okay? And that would sit there. Now if you had another one, that would go here. Right?
So you would just have to build this up a crushed stone. Right? So all this foundation work is just compacted crushed stone as opposed to large concrete footings. Right? So this installation is a lot more cost effective from a foundation standpoint.
In addition, these systems are designed to move with frost control. Right? So you have you could have some movement just like you would dry laid steps in a landscape. No different. Okay?
But even with the movement, they're designed they're waterproof by design. Cost effective installation. This one sits on top of here, but again, the curve. But as you could see, everything's completely dry. Okay?
Now the landscape component, when this gets installed now, again, you you see all the bare concrete. Right? But when this gets installed, you're gonna have rocks to cover here. You're gonna put gravel in the stream, put some little rocks across the front to hold it in. So when this is all done, it's gonna be a cascading meandering stream.
You're not gonna see any of the concrete. Okay? It'll be completely natural, but it's all self contained and and and concrete reinforced. Right? Now this system, it allows you do anything you want and for the landscape, it could be completely flexible.
Okay? So you could do very minimal around this or you could go or you could do a lot. You know, a lot we do is you might have boulders going this way, a little planting bed here, crushed stone base or cinder block, and then another row of boulders here, another row of boulders here. Right? So you would create, like, you know, terrace planting spaces on both sides of the waterfall and make it look really natural.
Right? So you have complete flexibility with your landscape, and then the backside is bare, but you could also do the same. You could slope the back off, or you could, put some boulder walls on the back or something like that. Right? So, again, the, landscape's completely flexible, but that would bring it together.
Like, you could literally erect this thing in a day, put these pieces in in a half a day. Another day, day and a half, you could do the rest of landscaping. Two days, you build the whole big waterfall. Another day to plant it and light it. I mean, you got two, three days to build this is six or seven feet high.
Right? It would end up being 20 feet wide. So you could put a really nice structure in a couple days. All systemized, guaranteed not to leak. So you could see the backside of these systems.
Okay? They're all bare concrete. Like I said, this is designed to be covered with landscaping. Totally self contained system, and even the plumbing's built in. This top unit is the only one that has plumbing in it, and you could see one plumbing line that goes right in the back.
So the simplicity, it goes into a sheer descent, which spreads the water nice and even and perfect that breaks out over top of a rock. Very simple. Don't have to adjust the waterfall. The water comes out flowing perfect, so it makes it simple and easy to set the plumbing up, and then you just gotta finish the back off with some landscaping. Put some crushed stone in, cut it, and you got yourself a beautiful waterfall system.