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—Tactics using walls, fencing, landscape, and architectural features
—Answers for homeowners buying or remodeling a swimming pool
Financing is a popular approach homeowners use to pay for a new gunite pool or to remodel an aging one.
That’s why it’s important to understand how home improvement loans work before you apply for or accept one.
Topics: pool payments, Pool Financing, Construction, Buyer Tips, Financing, swimming pool loans
—Going small for big benefits with compact swimming pools
What is a plunge pool?
Is it different from a cocktail pool or a dipping pool?
And how are these three kinds of compact swimming pools different from a design known as a spool?
Topics: Design / Features, custom pool design, Buyer Tips, backyard design, cocktail pool, spool, dipping pool, plunge pool
—Aka: rain walls, water curtains, or rain descents
When would you actually want rain to come down on your swimming pool?
If the falling “rain” is from a tall, stunning water feature that enhances your pool’s beauty and outdoor ambiance.
Topics: Design / Features, LED, Construction, custom pool ideas, automation
—Achieving better looks, versatility, and functionality for backyard leisure
In addition to providing a solution to a sloping property or disparate elevation between the house and yard, a deck with two or more tiers around a swimming pool delivers excellent functionality, an attractive outdoor space, and clearer “zoning” for various backyard activities.
Topics: cascade water features, hardscape, Design / Features, LED, Construction, custom pool ideas, gunite spa, backyard design, pool deck, lighting, Backyard Entertaining, Health & Lifestyle
—A photo-packed guide to this attractive, functional aquatic amenity
What is a swimming pool sun shelf—also called a tanning ledge or Baja bench? While this feature is simple in concept, it delivers big benefits.
Fundamentally, a sun shelf is a shallow platform or ledge inside the pool perimeter upon which one or more chaise lounges can be placed or upon which you can directly lie submerged in 6 to 9 inches of water.
Topics: Remodeling, Design / Features, LED, custom pool design, Buyer Tips, tanning ledges, Owner/Lifestyle, pool mosaics
—Beauty, comfort, health, convenience, and water and energy savings
Your new or remodeled inground pool may come equipped with some fundamentals such as a variable-speed pump for energy efficiency and automatic pool cleaner for convenience.
Topics: ozone, energy-efficiency, LED, Equipment/Technology, Buyer Tips, Microban, automation, lighting, Purification, Health & Lifestyle, Filtration
