Creative Homeowner helps turn a dream into a reality with the second edition Pools & Spas: Planning, Designing, Maintaining, Landscaping. This book offers ideas and advice through the complete process from pool/spa selection to creating an attractive environment. Over 300 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.Over 300 full-color photographs convey current design ideas53 full-color illustrationsExplains how to choose a pool or spa based on lifestyle as well as locationPrepares homeowners for the construction and installation processOffers ideas for decking and landscaping around a pool or spaCovers planning issues such as budgeting, financing, hiring a contractor, and site selectionProvides helpful advice concerning pool- and spa-related equipmentCovers pool and spa maintenance, including “green” alternativesResource Guide with most recent pool productsComprehensive cross-referenced index and glossary with important technical terms

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Francis J. Donegan, from Verona, New Jersey, has been an editor and writer in the home improvement field for more than 20 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.

David Short, from Newington, New Hampshire, has been designing and building residential and commercial pools and spas for over 30 years. He is 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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