The Jumping Rock
The gunite pool was in, the hardscape was ours. So we went and carved a fire pit and a jumping rock straight out of massive boulders.
Key Features
Type
Hardscape on a New Pool
Deck
Travertine
Signature
Boulder Fire Pit + Jumping Rock
Location
East Tennessee
Scope of Work
The Challenge
Another company set the gunite pool, then left the yard around it a blank slate. Nothing matched the scale of the pool, and the ground dropped off toward the lawn with no clean way down.
What We Did
The one call that shaped this build: to stand up to a pool that big, the features could not come off a shelf. So we brought in massive boulders and carved the fire pit and the jumping rock from the raw stone, so they carry the same weight as the water they sit beside. That is why you will not see this yard anywhere else.
From Vision to Reality
Design
Most of the planning went into the two boulders and where each one had to land, one as the fire pit, one as the jumping rock. The raised patio was drawn to work the grade, and the sandstone steps were set to carry the drop down to the lawn.
Build
The travertine deck went in first, then the raised patio and its steps. The heavy part was setting the two boulders and shaping them in place, one into a fire pit, one into the jumping rock. The sandstone steps ran off the patio last to finish the path down to the yard.
Enjoy
Now the yard carries the pool instead of sitting empty beside it. The fire pit gives the patio a center, the jumping rock gives everyone a reason to climb up, and travertine and sandstone tie the whole grade together from deck to lawn.
See The Transformation
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