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Ah, pools. Whether humble aboveground 15-footers or elaborately designed in-ground beauties, swimming pools are refre...
Swimming anyone? Here are ten of our top picks for "dream-worthy" pools.
Dream a little with these 12 extraordinary celebrity pools—each one more spectacular than the next.
Considering an in-ground swimming pool? Here's everything you need to know about style, type, maintenance, safety and cost.
Nothing quite soothes the soul like the sound of burbling water. Even though we have a long and narrow backyard, we a...
I don’t meditate and I don’t go for weekly massages to unwind. Years ago, I discovered something much more cost-effec...
A concrete pool deck must be safe, slip-resistant, and easy on the feet.
The development where we chose to build our house is about 2 miles from the beach. We can ride our bikes to the state...
Adding a water feature to your patio, garden, or yard is easy, particularly if you consider one of the ten products shown here.
Living in the northeast and being a "pool-free" homeowner, I rarely think about the luxury enjoyed by countless homeo...
Pool fencing protects children from the major dangers posed by backyard swimming pools.
Save money and the environment by lowering your water use, while still growing your dream garden.
Bob joins Tom McNealy to excavate and pour a gunite cement swimming pool.
Don Humphrey is spraying a cement and polymer mix onto the pool edge.
Bob watches as a pool cage is constructed. It is rated to withstand a wind load of 130 miles per hour
Bill Jasper joins Bob for the installation of a removable Baby Barrier pool fence.
Larry Long (from Anthony & Sylvan Pools) explains the excavation and preliminary work of building a new pool. Reinforcing rods are used to help the concrete hold ...
Bob outlines the building plans for the new back porch and pool deck at the Studio City, CA project house.
In the final step of the pool's contruction, the basin is washed and vacuumed before plastering begins. Bob discusses the materials and the mixing ratio used in t...
Bob tours the home's exterior, noting that the crowned gates are complete and that a locking latch has been added to secure the pool. Bob also remarks on the land...
Bob discusses the addition of a swimming pool with the project architect.
Bob and Pete, the foreman of the swimming pool construction crew, survey the property and review the installation plans.
Bob observes as gunite is poured over rebar to form the bottom and sides of the swimming pool cavity.
Bob discusses tile and its process of application with the foreman of the pool installation contracting crew.
Bob tours the finished porch and pool area, and exchanges comments on the beautiful completed project with the architect.
