Hot Tubs vs. In-Ground Spas: What’s the Difference? Part 2 of 2
—Learn the benefits of portable spa models compared with custom concrete spas Click here for part 1 of 2: Portable Hot Tubs Part 2: Inground spas A portable hot tub or an inground concrete spa—which one is right for you? As discussed in part 1 of this article, both prefabricated hot tubs and their custom-built […]
Hot Tubs vs. In-Ground Spas: What’s the Difference? Part 1 of 2
—Learn the benefits of portable manufactured models compared with custom concrete spas Part 1: Portable Hot Tubs Few activities are more relaxing than settling into a warm, bubbly spa at the end of a hard day. Along with the health benefits of unwinding mind and body in heated, swirling water, a spa can make an […]
Concrete Pools Ensure Best Versatility for Size, Shape & Configuration
—Get any design for any yard and style preference with a gunite/shotcrete pool Choices, choices, choices! With concrete pools built using gunite or shotcrete material, options for your new pool’s design and overall configuration cross the full spectrum. While you have two other options for a residential inground pool—fiberglass or vinyl liner—the concrete one rises […]
Pool Design: 3 Key Choices Buyers Often Rethink
—Before building begins, carefully evaluate these fundamental choices When embarking on any big home improvement project, you face a number of design decisions over factors that bear greatly on the final result. Particularly for complex additions—like a new backyard pool—it’s common for homeowners to change their mind over plan details. Worse, some realize too late […]
3-D Pool Design: Why Pool Builders Use Virtual Software
Visualize your entire new backyard resort—before it’s built Imagine seeing your fully completed swimming pool, deck, and landscaping in your backyard—without turning over a single shovel of dirt. You can. Powerful 3-D technology makes it easier than ever to envision your new outdoor space and to more effectively plan out this rewarding, but complex home […]
Pool & Spa Design Trends: 10 Dam Wall/Spillway Styles—in photos
—Check out great options for your spa façade and water overflow into your pool With its rather unappealing name and highly utilitarian purpose, you might be surprised that the dam wall on a spa can serve as a beautiful focal point of your new inground swimming pool.
Lap Pools for Swimming at Home Deliver Benefits that Public Pools Can’t
Enjoy functionality and style in a private pool designed for fitness Form & Function: Unlike generic lap pools at public facilities, the design you have custom built for your backyard can have eye-catching features like this towering planter-cascade waterfall, as well as a private hydrotherapy spa. Swimming laps is an excellent form of exercise that […]
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5 Swimming Pool Design Trends for 2016—in photos
Stylish, functional features for your pool & backyard Swimming pool design trends are constantly evolving. As new materials and technology come on the market and as pool builders take creativity to new levels, you have more choices than ever for options to add interest and character to your pool & spa in fresh, exciting ways. […]
Infinity Swimming Pools: Creating backyard drama
—Vanishing-edge aquatic designs deliver the “wow” factor No longer limited to high-end hotels and exclusive properties, an infinity swimming pool has become an option available to private homeowners who desire an extra level of “wow factor” in their backyards.