WaterShapes
By Ron Gibbons The wetlands of Long Island provide a natural backdrop for this exquisitely…
By Steve Sandalis We recently completed a project that truly thrilled a pair of well-traveled,…
I was recently involved as an expert witness in a case where, among many other flawed parts of the project, I came across a distinctly substandard pool deck. The grout was cracking all over the place, and most of the flagstone veneer was either loose or in the process of breaking free of the substrate. The diagnosis didn’t take long: All I did was dig back a part of the lawn at the edge of the patio, and the not-so-surprising truth revealed itself.
By Randy Beard Through the years, I’ve had the good fortune to work on a wide range of difficult sites and been forced to familiarize myself with all of the technologies and techniques that go into making these projects work. The two videos linked below offer a case in point: We were called in to build a pool at the base of an oceanfront lot rising
As I was putting the finishing touches on my plans for New Orleans and the International Pool|Spa|Patio Expo, one of the people I was trying to set up a breakfast with asked me how many of these shows I’d attended through the years. “Hundreds,” I said, without giving it much thought. Attending shows is, after all, one of the main duties associated
Back in October 2001, Hal Hagen wrote “The Soul of the River” about his passion for restoring damaged or compromised stretches of wild water. His insights from back then ring true, perhaps with even greater urgency, 10 years later: ‘At the most basic level, all rivers do is
Investigating an Olympic Swim Team's 'Troublesome Culture'
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Limbless Aussie Dives into Pool, Gets Out by Himself There’s not much to say about the 14-minute, self-explanatory video
Of all the features associated with inground swimming pools, attached spas almost certainly have the most complex designs. Achieving proper hydrotherapy-jet action requires the interweaving of air lines, water lines, fittings, jets and associated pumps, blowers and motors in a way that delivers results the customer wants and expects. And making mistakes is definitely costly: Once the plumbing is set in concrete, there’s no easy way of turning back. The bottom line: You have to
