| I know we are repeatedly told that pools will only | | | | great gathering place for social occasions and with |
| add realty value in a climate that is reliably warm and | | | | 'outdoor living' becoming the trend, a pool has to be |
| so many of us skip past the pools section of a | | | | right up there with the outdoor living accessories. |
| magazine. However, there are so many new ideas, | | | | Beach entries are also popular for family fun. The |
| that you simply must read this pools article! It is | | | | walk-in-shallow pool has gradual drops in depth utilizing |
| almost worth having a pool even if you don't want to | | | | steps that lower you into deeper water. Infinity edge |
| swim in it! | | | | pools are also suitable for a young family, and these |
| Did you know, for example, that you can now have | | | | look like radius shaped edges from which re circulated |
| a pool with an infinity edge for your toddlers? Or | | | | water keeps running off into a catch basin. You may |
| how about placing your lava rock bowl in a centrally | | | | wish to check out the new idea of a salt water pool, |
| placed rock formation in your pool and lighting it up | | | | which has less maintenance and is still healthy to |
| different colors at night? Your back yard could look | | | | swim in. |
| like the gardens of an exotic 5 star hotel! | | | | Of course, if you do not have a family to think |
| While we have all been skipping the pool pages, it | | | | about, you can indulge in some of the latest trends in |
| seems that swimming pools have been skipping into | | | | backyard pools. These trends include fire features, |
| the 21st Century! | | | | special effect fountains and in-pool rock centers. |
| Apart from being a great place to cool off, or to get | | | | The rock theme can be applied in smaller yards, and |
| your daily exercise, swimming pools also serve as a | | | | has been effectively used as a tall backdrop to a |
| gathering place. Often the home with the pool is the | | | | small pool that is at the bottom end of the yard. |
| home with all the teenage friends hanging out - so at | | | | Larger pools are big enough to house clumps of |
| least you know where your kids are! | | | | man-made rock in the center of the pool. |
| However, a pool may only increase the value of your | | | | The fire idea is caused by housing a lava rock fire |
| home in warm climates, so before you take the | | | | bowl within these rock designs and then lighting the |
| plunge, you must thoroughly analyze whether or not | | | | gas powered flame. Flame color can be changed and |
| you really want one - and want the cleaning of it. | | | | dramatic reflections can dance across the water in |
| Often new pool owners, who are unfamiliar with the | | | | the pool. |
| procedure, hire a pool maintenance company to keep | | | | Most fountains can also be dramatized by having a |
| the Ph balance of their pool up to scratch. It is not a | | | | spotlight of a different color directed onto them |
| difficult job but it is a constant one. Pools nowadays | | | | after dark. The newest idea in fountains is to install a |
| come with filters that allow the odd leaf or insect to | | | | frothy, foaming one and have a mushroom effect |
| be whisked off the pool, so that cleaning | | | | head. |
| maintenance is minimal. | | | | These additions of fountains, fire, rock and light can |
| There are several advantages to having your own | | | | transform your modest pool into a secluded delight. |
| pool. If you are a family member, then your children | | | | But first you need the pool....! |
| will inevitably learn to swim more quickly. It is also a | | | | |