Small Feature Maintenance
- Single Visit$175
- Monthly$250/mo
- Bi-Weekly$300/mo
- Weekly$400/mo
Water Feature Maintenance
Pond and Water Feature Maintenance in Central Iowa
Keep your water feature healthy and beautiful through every Iowa season.
Seasonal care that keeps your pond at its best
A pond is an important part of your landscape, both in how it looks and how it works. To stay at its best it needs regular and seasonal upkeep. Size, location, and feature type all affect how often service is needed. With over 20 years in the field, we have built a process that makes maintenance easy, with flexible packages shaped to your pond and your season.
- Spring cleanout, Mid-Season Cleaning, and winter shutdown
- Water treatments
- Debris removal
- Skimmer basket and net cleaning
- Hiding exposed liner
- Boulder touch-ups
- Waterfall scrubbing
- Aquatic plant care
Keep your water feature healthy and thriving
A pond brings something to your living space that a standard garden cannot. While nature keeps wild water in balance on its own, a built water feature needs a little help. Whether you have an ecosystem pond, a pondless waterfall, or a fountain, seasonal maintenance keeps the whole system clean, clear, and thriving.
Ongoing seasonal maintenance plans
Water feature maintenance is ongoing, year-round care. Instead of calling us when something goes wrong, you choose a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly plan and our team visits on a regular schedule to keep your pond, pondless waterfall, or fountain healthy from the first warm day of spring to the first hard freeze.
Each plan includes the big seasonal moments: the spring cleanout that opens the feature back up, fall service to clear leaves before they sink and break down, and winter shutdown to protect the pump and plumbing through Central Iowa's cold months. Between those visits we handle water treatments, skimmer and filter care, debris removal, waterfall scrubbing, and plant care, so small issues are caught early and never turn into big repairs. For homeowners in Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Ames, and Indianola, it is the easiest way to enjoy a water feature without spending weekends working on it.
Maintenance vs a one-time cleaning
A maintenance plan is a recurring relationship. The same team gets to know your feature, keeps a steady eye on water quality and equipment, and handles every season for you. A cleaning is a single, deep service, like a spring cleanout or a full drain and clean, that resets a pond at one point in time.
Many owners start with a one-time cleaning and then move to a plan to keep the results. If you only need a single visit, see our cleaning services. If you want the pond looked after all year, a maintenance plan is the right fit.
We can take over a pond someone else built
It does not matter who built your water feature. We maintain ponds, pondless waterfalls, and fountains across Des Moines and Central Iowa that were installed by other contractors, by previous homeowners, or by the owners themselves. Many of our maintenance clients moved into a home with a pond and simply did not know where to start.
For a feature that is new to us, we usually begin with an Exploratory Drain and Clean, a full drain, deep clean, and inspection that shows us how the pond is built and whether anything needs attention. From there we recommend the plan that fits. If you are new to owning a water feature, our first-time owner guide is a good place to start.
How it works
A simple, stress-free process
Your yard should be a place where you can fully relax. We have built a simple process that delivers the result you want with zero stress.
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Get in Touch
Connect with us through our form or give us a call. Tell us what you have in mind and we will schedule an on-site consultation.
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We Build It
Once we agree on the estimate and timeline, we draft the contract and start building your pond.
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Love Your Pond
When the work is done, we walk the finished project with you. Then enjoy your beautiful new outdoor space.
Investment
Pond maintenance prices
Yearly packages are available, and every maintenance visit includes the services listed above.
Average Feature Maintenance
- Single Visit$200
- Monthly$275/mo
- Bi-Weekly$350/mo
- Weekly$500/mo
Large Feature Maintenance
- Single Visit$250
- Monthly$300/mo
- Bi-Weekly$400/mo
- Weekly$600/mo
Prices are averages and may vary with the size of your project and your choice of features. You will receive an exact quote after an on-site consultation.
We offer weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly maintenance packages to fit your feature and your schedule. These packages also include our clean-out services, including spring cleaning, fall service, and winter shutdown. See our cleaning services.
Call us today and we can discuss which maintenance plan is best for you and your feature. (515) 208-4099
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Fountainscapes and pondless features installed and upgraded
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Ponds installed and upgraded
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Ponds repaired
Google Reviews
Happy customers are the proof
5.0 out of 5 from 51 Google reviews
“We're going on a 5 year relationship with Chris and his crew from Just Add Water. They are extremely knowledgeable, and take care in the work that they do. They are super responsive whenever something goes awry, and that is extremely comforting. Highly recommend their maintenance packages with either month/biweekly/weekly visits. The full maintenance approach completely changed our lives!”
“Just Add Water has been an incredible service. We count on them to take care of our water feature; keeping it clean and running and beautiful. They have done a wonderful job in the two years we have had them. We highly recommend them.”
“Chris and his team have been great in developing our pond and maintaining it. The suggested changes greatly increased our enjoyment of our feature. Our patio has become our favorite place to relax, have neighbors visit and relax.”
“Can’t say enough about how much my pond means to me. Such joy in the heartland to have running water and koi fish and lily pads that the frogs hang out on in the summer. Ask for Will to build your pond. He won’t steer you wrong. And Clay keeps things running and cleaned out.”
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Our process
The Exploratory Drain and Clean
Watch how we start with a new pond: drain, deep clean, and inspect.
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Restoration story
Transforming Outdoor Spaces
A neglected Des Moines pond cleaned and restored after 10 years without a cleaning.
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Seasonal care that keeps your pond clean, clear, and healthy all year.
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Frequently asked questions
Have a different question? Call (515) 208-4099 or see our full FAQ.
Keep your pond healthy all year with a maintenance plan
Tell us about your yard and we will price out your water feature, or reach out for a full quote.