Cast Stone Fountains

There's just something special about cast stone outdoor fountains.  This is a material that can produce fountains that look anywhere from weathered and vintage to incredibly modern and chic.  Whether you're looking for a tiered outdoor fountain or something more modern like a tall pillar with a sphere on top, you'll find that cast stone is a popular choice.

What Exactly is Cast Stone?

If you are wondering why so many manufacturers are creating cast stone water features, it's because this is a material that is a superb replacement for travertine, coral, rock, slate, granite, bluestone, sandstone, brownstone and limestone.  If you're thinking this is a new building material being used, it's not!  Cast stone outdoor water fountains have become so popular because this has been a trusted material since 1138.  There is actually even speculation that some Egyptian pyramids were created with it.

What this means to you is that your outdoor cast stone fountain will last!  Harsh environmental elements and bird droppings are no match for such a durable material.  Cast stone is made from natural or manufactured sands, natural gravel or crushed stone and mineral coloring pigments that create fountains with a truly unique look.

Popular Styles

• Tiered Fountains – It should only make sense that such a strong and timeless material would be used in the most traditional types of outdoor fountains.  Cast stone tiered water features can be something as simple as two levels to a little larger and more complex with several levels.

• Lions – When gargoyles were first invented centuries ago to catch the rain and shoot it away from a building to help protect the architecture, lions quickly became the most popular animals used.  Today, this is still an animal that dominates in cast stone outdoor fountains.

• Asian – Symbols and animals such as koi fish, bamboo and Buddha look beautiful used in fountains when created from cast stone.

• Geometric Shapes – As mentioned, cast stone fountains can play a contemporary role in an outdoor space as well.  Tall pillars, spheres, pyramids and squares are bold yet minimalistic.

• Falling Diamonds – You almost can't think of cast stone outdoor water features without picturing those that are created with diamond-like waterfalls that are illuminated with lights.

Cast stone fountains come in a large variety of styles, even wall fountains, all exceptionally stunning.  They are ideal for any place in your landscaping that you want to create a focal point.