Pools and Spas: Ideas for Planning, Designing, and Landscaping FROM THE PUBLISHER
Creative Homeowner helps turn a dream into a reality with Pools & Spas: Ideas for Planning, Designing, and 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 illustrate 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.
Author Bio:
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 (Readers Digest).
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 ﾽ from New England to the Middle East.
SYNOPSIS
From pool selection & installation to landscaping. Includes choosing a pool site, hiring a contractor, and different pool and spa types. 300 color photographs.
FROM THE CRITICS
Wisconsin Bookwatch
Co-written by home improvement expert Fran Donegan and residential/commercial pools and spa expert David Short, Pools & Spas: Ideas for Planning, Designing, and Landscaping is a straightforward, user friendly, comprehensive guide which is enhanced throughout with full-color photographyﾽ. Pools & Spas is an exceptional manual and very highly recommended for anyone who is considering adding a pool or a spa to their commercial or residential property. January 2004
Library Journal
Owning a swimming pool is a popular fantasy for many people, albeit one that requires a fairly large expenditure and a great deal of ongoing maintenance. Donegan, a writer and editor on home improvement, and Short, a pool designer and builder, show readers the many types of pools and spas that are available, as well as what is required to design, build, and maintain them. There is more to building a pool than digging a hole: it must be carefully situated, with factors like sun and wind direction (not just aesthetics) taken into account; and the type of pool must be determined, whether in-ground (concrete, fiberglass, or vinyl), above-ground, spa, or hot tub. The authors show many available designs and describe what additional equipment (such as pumps or filters) is needed. Pool maintenance and chemistry are covered in detail since pools require regular upkeep. Other topics include safety, landscaping, and somewhat related subjects like ponds and saunas. Colorful photos supplement every section of this informative title. Recommended for all public libraries. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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