Elevated Swimming Pools: 7 Stunning Designs Built High Off the Ground
—Masterful custom projects that take aquatic style to new heights One of the most challenging and visually dramatic types of swimming pools is an elevated pool. This concrete (gunite/shotcrete) creation is not only built completely out of the ground, it stands soaring high above it.
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.
Swimming Pools with Spas: 6 Lifestyle Benefits a Spa Offers
—How building a pool-spa combo enhances backyard appeal and lifestyle options Updated Nov. 21, 2025 From bubbling relaxation to a more attractive outdoor space, including a custom spa with your inground swimming pool provides a variety of advantages—making it an extremely popular feature.
What Is a Gunite Pool? Cost, Considerations & Why It’s the Best Option
If you’re researching inground pools, you’ve probably seen the term gunite pool everywhere, but no one actually explains what it means or why it matters. Here’s the short version: a gunite pool is the most durable and customizable type of inground pool you can build. It’s made from a steel-reinforced concrete shell sprayed at high […]
Colored Interior Finish: Not your father’s pool plaster
—Choosing a pool surface material that provides increased durability and lasting color —Updated March 3, 2019 Would you like your new or remodeled swimming pool to boast a color plaster finish that’s even and consistent throughout the interior? That delivers lustrous color that endures for years? One that won’t fade or bleed