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Rico Rock has announced its newest addition to the Temple Stone series. The new firepit is made of attractive and safe pre-cast lightweight concrete that matches the latest in outdoor living décor. Roughly 18” high, 76” long and 23” wide, the Temple Stone firepit makes it easy to create a gathering space in any backyard. Hooks up to standard propane tanks. (Shown here in limestone color.) Made in USA and available for immediate shipment.
Learn more here.
BSquared Pools offers the new Free Standing Sunledge, a patent-pending feature that can be added to any outdoor living space, giving consumers the benefits of a sun ledge without the need for a pool! Manufactured from the same pool-strength polypropylene panels used in its pool kits, this ‘plug-n-play’ solution can be used independent-of or in-combination-with a pool. Interior measures 72” x 82” with 235 gallons of and a gentle overflow waterfall. Gentle overflow waterfall. Accommodates various pool loungers. Made in the USA.
Learn more here.
Watershape University has announced the 2025 recipients of Grant’s Grants. The program provides courses to military veterans working in the pool industry. This year’s grants were awarded at WU’s “Education Vacation” on December 7 in Phoenix, AZ.
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Waterproofing inground concrete bodies of water has long been one of the primary watershaping challenges and responsibilities. Yet, there are reasons why North America has fallen behind in pool waterproofing innovation, and good cause to believe why it’s now starting to shift.
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When you build swimming pools and surrounding structures on the hillsides of Los Angeles, you enter a world of extremes—steep terrain, shifting soils, strict regulations, and invisible engineering that must endure for generations, all in a place famous for earthquakes.
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Jon Temple is out to stir things up in the pool-plaster industry. One of his most provocative and potentially impactful crusades is all about water-to-cement ratios in mix design and its implications in plaster appearance and durability. It’s an issue he says that needlessly keeps plasterers in the dark.
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As more and more cities and commercial properties recognize how themed aquatic play and inclusive design encourage interactive fun, one Arizona municipality has invested in a creative and efficient splash pad to help residents stay cool and have fun in the heat.
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At first glance, the California Aqueduct can seem almost unassuming, but in truth, it is one of the most ambitious and consequential feats of hydraulic engineering ever attempted in the United States — nothing less than a modern-day river sculpted from concrete and willpower, delivering life-sustaining water to millions of people and acres of farmland in an otherwise arid landscape.
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The “floating faucet” sculpture pictured here has become a popular type of feature with numerous iterations around the globe. In this case, Chris Trevathan and his team from Underwater Glazing International discovered that making the slight-of-hand watershape effect stand up and function was deceptively tricky.
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