Modern Kidney-Shaped Pools: 7 Design Ideas for Fresh Style
—Giving contemporary personality to the classic bean-shape Yes, the kidney-shaped pool remains alive and well in 2023—boasting a current design that holds its own against today’s curvy pool shapes. In many ways, the kidney is the godfather of all pool shapes.
Gunite Spa Shapes: Picking the Right One for Your Pool Design
—From round to custom organic, evaluating options for spa shape (illustrated with photos) As with a new gunite swimming pool, you have a wide array of choices for the shape, style, and configuration of the custom spa that will accompany it.
7 Swimming Pool Design Mistakes to Avoid When Planning
You get one chance to design your pool right. Once the concrete cures, mistakes are expensive to fix and easy to regret. Here are the seven design mistakes we see homeowners regret most, and exactly how to avoid them. 1. Going Too Deep Most families never dive, but they pay to heat and treat a […]
Pool Scupper / Spout Water Features with Stunning Examples
—Feature walls create distinctive good looks and oasis-like atmosphere With their striking appearance, swimming pool scuppers (and their related spout variation) are compelling water features for high-end residential projects.
3 Family Factors that Should Drive Your Swimming Pool Plan
—Questions to determine purposes for your pool to ensure a result that achieves your goals
Why you may regret choosing a black bottom swimming pool
—Dark swimming pools and the common risks that accompany them Let’s call a spade a spade: Black-bottom swimming pools come with an array of perils. Ask someone who chose black pool plaster for their backyard resort about their experience.
3 Solutions to Ensure Proper Drainage for Your Inground Pool
—Effective methods for protecting pools, decks, and backyards from water damage Water drainage—routing unwanted rain or runoff water away from certain structures and areas to targeted collection or escape points—serves as a critical component of maintaining your swimming pool and backyard.
What is a rim flow spa on a custom swimming pool? (with design photos)
—Learn about and view examples of this exciting gunite pool feature Rim flow spas—also called mirror spas, full-perimeter spas, and 360-degree overflow spas—represent a dramatic style of elevated custom spa with specially configured exposed tile- or stone-covered walls that allow the water inside to sleekly run over the spa’s entire perimeter into the swimming pool below.
Free-Standing Swimming Pool Slides: 5 Key Options When Picking a Model
—Understanding styles and features on deck-mounted units for inground pools Free-standing swimming pool slides provide a terrific way to capture a little waterpark-style excitement at home in your backyard.
Swimming Pool Landscaping: 5 Plant Varieties to Consider
Guest Author: Tony Steine When homeowners build a swimming pool, they often add landscaping to complete the project with style and beauty. A common approach is to pick your favorite plant varieties. However, this could be a mistake.