Heat of the Moment
There are two truths when it comes to swimming pools and heat:  Year in and year out, some months are colder than others and, year by year, energy prices tend to rise. For a facility built around a heated swimming pool, those two truths are powerful drivers of the ongoing cost of staying in operation - and it's safe to say that seasonal expenses related to keeping the water warm are never far from the minds of
2015/9.2, September 23 — Overflowing Consequences, Heater Talk, Small-Site Potential and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS September 23, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
S.R. Smith Offers Treo Micro LED Lights
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) has introduced the Treo Micro line for accent lighting and for…
Brilliant Wonders from Custom Molded Products
Custom Molded Products (Tyrone, GA) manufactures Brilliant Wonders, a waterfall system with built-in LED lighting.…
Savio Engineering’s Livingponds Waterfall Filters
Savio Engineering (New York, NY) manufactures Livingponds Waterfall Filters. Designed to harness the natural dynamics…
Inter-Fab Announces Garden Ride Slide Series
Inter-Fab (Tucson, AZ) now offers the Garden Ride Series of pool slides – two-piece flume…
Water Plantiers from Grand Effects
Grand Effects (Irvine, CA) has introduced a line of Water Plantiers made of either concrete…
Deco Wall Scuppers from Fountains Unique
Fountains Unique (Laguna Hills, CA) manufactures wall scuppers in a Deco style that works in…
On the Edge
Our work in this backyard was only part of a larger project - a big part, to be sure, but once we were done a landscape crew came on site and kept on working.  That's not unusual with a project on this scale, but we were so happy with our work that it was a bit disappointing not to paint the entire picture. In some sense, however, I think this made us focus all the more on
Happy Plaster
Picture this:  You've just completed the installation of a beautiful new swimming pool - a real step up for the home and its backyard.  The clients had their hearts set on its dark-gray interior finish:  They'd heard it would help warm the water on sunny days, and they liked the thought that the pool would look more like a beautiful lagoon than a pale swimming hole. The plaster crew