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 delivers a full-body workout. While you may currently make them part of your fitness routine at a community pool or public facility, you could be doing so more comfortably in your own residential lap pool!
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Topics:
Backyard Additions,
Design / Features,
Spas,
Construction,
Buyer Tips,
Fitness/Exercises,
Health & Safety,
Health & Lifestyle
Understanding solar power and why it’s particularly smart for some pool owners to adopt the technology
Pool solar systems use collectors that absorb the sun’s heat, and then boost pool temperature by circulating water through the collectors where it gets warm. The heated water then routes back into your pool.
Would you like to reduce monthly utility bills for heating your swimming pool? Particularly if you have an older installation with a less-efficient heater and/or if you face other specific factors—described below—that boost pool heating needs, an energy-wise solar system may be the perfect solution for you.
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Equipment/Technology,
Maintenance
Fitness, family fun, convenience, hydrotherapy, and avoiding public-pool dangers
Residential pools provide homeowners and their families with multiple opportunities for beneficial exercise, relaxation, and family fun in the privacy of their backyard.
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Along with adding beauty to your outdoor space and value to your home, a swimming pool can contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
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Topics:
Health/Lifestyle Benefits,
Spas,
Purification,
Fitness/Exercises,
Backyard Entertaining,
Health & Safety
What to seek for maximum skin protection in and around your pool
While enjoying your swimming pool with friends and family, it’s easy to get caught up in the all the fun and relaxation and forget about guarding your skin against the sun. Before spending the day in or around the pool and patio, make sure everyone is using an effective sunscreen that blocks harmful rays and stays put even in the water.
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Topics:
Fitness/Exercises,
Backyard Entertaining,
Health & Safety,
Health & Lifestyle
How concrete (gunite/shotcrete) pools are built with style to impress and durability to last
—Updated October 16, 2024
When researching information on backyard swimming pools, you will often see the term “gunite pool.”
What is gunite anyway? Is it different from concrete?
And what’s the deal with shotcrete—is that the same as gunite or something else?
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Topics:
Backyard Additions,
Design / Features,
Gunite pool construction,
Construction,
custom pool design,
Buyer Tips
Keep biting insects out of your outdoor living space
Mosquitoes are a nuisance that make you itch just thinking about them! Once they invade your pool and patio area, they can make a good time in your backyard less comfortable for you, family, and guests.
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Topics:
Equipment/Technology,
Purification,
Backyard Entertaining,
Health & Safety,
Maintenance,
Pet Health & Safety,
Health & Lifestyle
Get style and functionality with natural or artificial grass vs. traditional hardscape
For a fresh take on designing your new swimming pool and patio area, consider a grass lawn for the deck instead of traditional material like stone or concrete. A swath of green extending around your pool can provide a distinct backyard setting along with practical benefits for your lifestyle.
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Topics:
Backyard Additions,
Design / Features,
Health/Lifestyle Benefits,
Construction,
Buyer Tips,
Purification,
Landscaping
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