Pools and Spas: Planning, Designing, Maintaining, Landscaping

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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