Modern Pool Balancing Act
Perfection on Pylons
When Ian and Sally Merrington found an old rundown property in Camps Bay on Cape Town's Atlantic coastline, they immediately knew they could transform it into their dream house and garden, with...
A Jigsaw Puzzle Swimming Pool
When Poly Phoenix glass fiber pool manufacturers were asked to transport a 40ft x 20ft (12m x 6m) swimming pool to Matemo Island off northern Moçambique, last year they accepted the challenge with great...
Choose a Pool Surround with Style
Choosing the Right Surround for Your Pool
The swimming pool surround has become a design factor that can alter the look of any pool area.
Not so long ago, many pool builders offered a standard meter of...
Go Swimming in Your Living Room
Unusual Solutions For an All-Year Swimming Season
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Gracious living. Good looking and built for every season, this indoor pool is warmed with a heat pump. Constructed from handpacked concrete, it features a simple,...
Swimming Pool Designs
Swimming Pool Designs for Your Backyard
If you are about to build a swimming pool in your backyard there will be many factors you will need to take into consideration including the wide variety of...
Pool and Paving
Pool and Paving Step-by-Step
Paving is a very practical and hardwearing surface for swimming pool surrounds. However, not all paving is the same. While ordinary brick paving is undoubtedly the most ubiquitous type, there are other options...
Build a Gunite Pool
Gunite Pools may be Built in Every Shape and Size
If you are going to be building a new swimming pool, have a look at all the different types including gunite pools, hand-packed concrete pools,...
Mammoth Pool Makeover in the Desert
Huge Hotel Swimming Pool Makeover
in Just Four Days
The pool at the elite Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai was built in 2001 and finished using Cemcrete’s PoolCrete, a brilliant product that has added a new element to...
Hints for the New Swimming Pool Owner
Starting Up a Newly Constructed Swimming Pool
Owning a new swimming pool can be a daunting experience. For months you pondered over what to build and who was the best person or company to build...
This Pool Is As Solid As a Rock
You could say this pool has produced tranquility between a rock and a hard place.
Built on a landscaped platform 131 ft (40 m) above the road below, it was designed to compliment an eight...
Structurally Engineering a Swimming Pool
Above: Engineered genius upwards. The seemingly simple design of this rimflow swimming pool belies the fact that it is suspended over 7 m (23 ft) high pylons.
This Pool Has Been Structurally Engineered
Theoretically the installation of...
A Hot Water Spa Is No Longer a Luxury
Relax and Recharge in a Hot Water Spa.
Once a luxury available only to the wealthy, a hot water spa or hot tub has become a focal point in many homes all over the world.
There...
Building a Pool
Swimming Pool Construction Methods for your First Pool
A swimming pool is high on the wish list of most new homeowners, even though building a pool can be a daunting task. And that's not really a...
Type-casting Your New Pool
A fiberglass pool that is ideal for any smaller property.
Decisions Decisions … Making the Right Choice for Your New Pool
Having taken the plunge and decided to build a swimming pool, it is important...
