Pools & Spas, 3rd Edition (Creative Homeowner) Planning, Designing, Maintaining, Landscaping

Creative Homeowner helps turn a dream into a reality with Pools & Spas, 3rd Edition. This book offers ideas and advice through the complete process from pool/spa selection to creating an attractive environment.

Over 400 inviting color photos and illustrations show the many options from infinity-edge pools to indoor swim spas; from built-ins to attractive aboveground pools.

Valuable advice is included on site selection, materials, financing, and more. As the crowning touch, Pools & Spas suggests ideas to create the ideal setting for the new pool or spa using decks, patios, and landscapes.

<div><div><div>Francis J. Donegan, from Verona, New Jersey, has been an editor and writer in the home improvement field for more than 25 years. Fran has been a staff editor at national home improvement magazines and has produced countless articles as well as a previous book, Paint Your Home (1997, Readers Digest). He is currently the managing editor at Creative Homeowner.</DIV> <div>
The late David Short, from Newington, New Hampshire, designed and built residential and commercial pools and spas for over 35 years. He was one of the owners of Custom Pools, Inc., a family-owned business and member of the Master Pools Guild. Custom Pools has designed over 3,000 pools - from New England to the Middle East.
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