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RAMUC (Rockaway, NJ) makes Skid-Tex, a slip-resistant deck-paint additive for production of non-skid deck and…
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) fabricates the Artisan Series of hand rails, stair rails and ladders…
Pacific Concrete Images (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) has introduced Formliner. Used in fabricating poured-in-place pool…
'If there's ever been such a thing as a match made in heaven, swimming pools and landscape lighting lay a strong claim to that perfection.' That's how Mike Gambino opened his Currents column in November 2009. 'Separately, they take little-used spaces and transform them to all-day hubs of activity and sources of constant beauty. Together, however, the magic
Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting (Simi Valley, CA) manufactures the Model 1505 Architectural Series LED step-light…
Paramount Pool & Spa Systems (Chandler, AZ) makes the Parascope, a telescoping waterfeature that rises…
Inter-Fab (Tucson, AZ) offers Designer Series Grab Rails for pool and spa applications. Available singly…
‘Stairs, to borrow an immortal phrase from Rodney Dangerfield, “get no respect.” ’ That’s how Bruce Zaretsky opened his August 2008 column in WaterShapes, then continued: ‘[I]f my observations through the years tell me anything, the stairs set in far too many landscapes are strictly utilitarian objects – no more than a means of getting from one level of a space to another. The only thought that seems to go into some of them has to do with avoiding trip hazards, which is important but hardly the most
Who says you have to live in the Rockies to get the perfect mountain home? These clients are living that dream just outside Kansas City, Mo. Not long ago, they purchased land north of the Missouri River near Smithville, a rural outpost known for its rolling hills, plentiful trees and tobacco farms. It's a place where relatively low-cost land is still available, and people have started buying acreage and building their
