You'll be swimming with ideas when you dip into Sunset's new Swimming Pools & Spas. It covers everything you need to plan, design, and build a new pool or spa; maintain, repair, and refurbish existing ones; plus proven energy- and money-saving tips. Soak up some inspiration for your dream pool with over 80 photographs featuring the latest ...
Clean, healthful, sparkling water - that's what a swimming pool is all about. Professional pool maintenance crews will keep a swimming pool clean and its water crystal clear but they cost a fortune. Yet many pool owners who try the do-it-yourself approach find themselves plagued by a host of troubles. Cloudy water. Algae sprouting on the pool's ...
Bare, stark swimming pools - those rectangular concrete holes in the ground surrounded by a chain link fence - are going the way of the dinosaurs. Pool owners have begun to see the pool and the area around it as an outdoor living space, a place for entertaining a crowd or relaxing alone. In response to this hot, new trend, gardener and landscape ...
"The Complete Guide to Maintaining Pools & Spas" will both inspire and educate readers on the practical points of owning and maintaining a home swimming pool, hot tub or recreational whirlpool. For those considering a recreational water feature, an exciting gallery chapter and a planning/design chapter will display the latest trends and products, ...
The pool is seen as architecture, as sculpture, as gathering place, and as art--seductive, dreamlike, romantic--in a unique collection of photographs taken from the '20s through the '50s by the great photographers--Latrigue, Stieglitz, Munkacsi, Weston, Mapplethorpe, Weber, and others. 189 photographs, many in full color.
Griffiths, Director of Aquatics and Safety Officer for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Penn State University, explains how to choose a pool location; what you need to know about hot tubs, spas, and whirlpools; how to keep your pool clean; what to do for proper daily and weekly maintenance; and how to ensure safety. Also includes 100 ...
-- There are approximately 7 million residential swimming pools currently in the United States. For anyone who owns a pool or is considering installing one, this updated, heavily illustrated guide will help them keep their pool safe and clean without costly commercial maintenance. The average pool owner knows little about how their pool really ...
Although others have written eloquently on the relationship of water to built form, until now, no-one has investigated the swimming pool as a quintessentially modern and American space, reflecting America's infatuation with hygiene, skin and recreation. This text looks at the domestic swimming pool and discovers an icon through which to read 20th ...
Pools are no longer the exclusive domain of the wealthy. Now, with the advent of new technology and materials, imaginative architects and landscape designers can now create a variety of affordable pools. Small Pools shows in the numerous possibilities incorporating a pool into all sorts of properties.
An invaluable guide to creating a sparkling new gathering place for family and friends, "The Swimming Pool" provides expert information on construction techniques and materials and highlights a wealth of design options. Full-color photos.
Dan Hardy has used every available resource in his 20-year career as a pool professional to add to his store of knowledge about making and keeping water safe. An untiring and dedicated 'Pool Doctor', he has become the 'go to' man for owners of some of the world's largest, most ornate, and expensive private swimming pools - including that of award ...
Full of inspiration to help readers create the outdoor space they've always wanted, whether it's for entertaining, exercising, or simply relaxing. How to make room for the newest must-haves: big-screen TVs, amazing gas grills, stylish outdoor furniture, fountains, and fire pits. Idea-starters help homeowners collaborate with their design team and ...
"Reflections on the Pool" spotlights forty stellar examples of pool design, ranging from the nature-inspired designs of Isabelle Greene to the vanguard mid-century pools of Thomas Church and the brilliant Mexican-style architecture of Ricardo Legorreta, plus popular tourist sites. An engaging text details the swimming pool's spread to America in ...
Nearly 300 spectacular swim-able waterscapes by the world's top builders range from sweet little oases and brief lap pools to luxurious environments complete with waterfalls, fountains, spas, and tiki bars. Explore an endless array of shapes to complement your landscape and architecture, different textures and color schemes in stone and concrete ...
The Quick Guide Series is packed with step-by-step information on home repairs and improvements. These weekend projects are ideal for increasing the quality and value of every home. Each 8 2/1" x 10 7/8," 80-page book has more then 190 two-color illustrations with easy-to-follow instructions.
Offers ideas and advice through the complete process from pool/spa selection to creating an attractive environment. Valuable advice is included on site selection, materials, financing, and more.
This work features a lavish array of the world's most beautiful private pools. With edges that seem to blend into a neighbouring body of water, infinity pools recreate the sensation of an open body of water. The combination of their extraordinary location and impressive design achieves a boundless effect and seamless union between architecture and ...
Designed to improve pool safety and management, this text addresses the questions and issues facing swimming pool owners/managers. Topics range from water disinfection and first aid to legal liability and spinal injury, with attention to unique pool-related subjects, such as water parks, hot tubs, spas, saunas and steam rooms. There are chapters ...
Join the adorable little mouse and her friends in this sturdy new collection of colourful board books introducing the very young to the appealing world of Maisy. In Maisy's Bedtime, it's bedtime for Maisy, but there are one or two things she must do before she can go to sleep...In Maisy Dresses Up, Maisy's been invited to Tallulah's fancy dress ...
Whitney just wants to fit in at her summer job at The Splash water park. Trouble is, her dad owns the park and is making Whitney work there to teach her the value of a dollar. She also can't stop noticing Michael, but is he keeping something from her?
Contains special chapters on walkways, lighting, fences, gates, and roof gardens as well as the latest in infinity, lap and rooftop pools, featuring some of the most sought after designs in homes and hotels in the region.
Published in an oversized format to best showcase more than 400 stunning color photographs, Dream Pools & Gardens features nature-inspired shapes, classical designs, and modern pools where the water appears to tumble off the end of the earth. An engaging text details the basic design form of each project, highlighting theft innovative features and ...
'If you want to buy one book on swimming pools, this is it!' - Review from Amazon.com. Written for both the professional and the homeowner, this comprehensive field guide clues you in to the secrets of water maintenance, providing details on keeping pools, spas, and other recreational water features in tip-top condition. With over 10 million site ...
Fully updated to include the very latest trends and technology, this superbly illustrated volume will help you turn your pool or spa dream into a luxurious reality."Pools & Spas" offers readers comprehensive advice and information on the entire process, from selecting the right pool or spa to creating an attractive environment. Accompanied by more ...
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