Pools: Page 56

A Current Affair

Pools with a current are trending right now for both exercise and play.

In this pool from Paragon Pools, water flows out of the grotto for both play and exercise. The current system is flush-mounted at the inlet and outlet with underground plumbing leading back to the pump.

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Borates: Once Per Year

Haviland

Once per year, Haviland reminds you that borates help maintain ideal water quality – and only need to be tested and reapplied once per year.

Borates: Once Per Year

Chutes and Ladders

We take a look at the various pool slides and ladders by industry manufacturers.

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Why Boutique Means Business

If you want to do more creative projects, think like a boutique business.

This project, in Saline, Mich., was the one that inspired me to venture into the boutique model of business. It was the first hybrid pool I ever built, and features a gunite sun ledge for lounge chairs.

Designing Hugh Hefner’s Grotto

Working on a project with a picky client can be challenging. But what if your client is Hugh Hefner? In this new book, the builders of the famous Playboy Mansion grotto share their account of working with the legend.

In the Spotlight: Sustainable Pools

Curiosity about natural swimming pools is growing — for the proof, check out this Maine newspaper's profile on an NSP builder.

Photo courtesy of the Portland Press Herald/Carl D. Walsh

The World's Largest Mineral Spa Resort

According to Guinness World Records, China's Mission Hills Resort, Haiku, is the world's largest mineral spa resort. We take a closer look.

Photos courtesy of Mission Hills Resort.

Less is More: A No-Frills Pool Project

This beautifully rustic project seamlessly integrates into its environment and offers plenty of places for guests to gather.

Photos courtesy of Land Design

Vinyl-Liner Pools: Looking More Like Gunite All the Time

With new features and add-ons, vinyl-liner pools are getting more advanced with every pool season. We take a look at what's new and trending.

Photo Courtesy of Aloha Pools

Bringing Pools To Schools

With the help of portable swimming pools, children in New Zealand learn to love swimming.

Courtesy of Waterco

Sanitizing Choices

The Southwest drought has focused our attention on the practice of draining pools. In some California counties it's flat-out illegal; in the rest of America, it's merely expensive.Flying under the radar of the general public and even many in the pool industry is the threat some commercial pools face on a number of fronts, including drought restrictions, regulation and funding cuts.

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Concrete, Heal Thyself!

An inventor in The Netherlands believes he has the solution for concrete cracks — dormant bacteria that come to life when water trickles through a new gap, and work to seal the breach.

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Historic Restoration Tour: The Pool at Robinson Gardens

Our final stop on this tour led us to the exquisitely beautiful Virginia Robinson Gardens, the very first estate built in the legendarily opulent enclave of Beverly Hills. Although also perched on a hilltop and only a few miles away from downtown L.A., it felt like we were in a completely different world.

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