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When exploring special options and poolscape features, select safe and
attractive enhancements that best suit you and your lifestyle. Some options
work well for a family setting while some provide the perfect setting for
entertaining. Others combine fun and sophistication.
Options include:
Special Features
There are many special touches your builder can add to your pool that enhance
the backyard environment and create a relaxing retreat from the workday world.
These types of features can create a poolscape as simple or elaborate as you
wish.
Consider adding extras like streams, waterfalls,
fountains, water gardens or even ponds
with aquatic plants and fish. Water features such as fountains and waterfalls
are a popular add-on for customers. Even small spaces can accommodate an
attractive water feature. Also, water gardens and ponds typically do not
require as much maintenance as pools and spas.
Rock formations, using both natural and realistic
faux rocks, are another special feature available for today’s pools. Builders
can design a private lagoon-like area or the basis for a spectacular waterfall
by using various shapes and sizes of rocks to create an elaborate landscape.
Flat rocks can be used to create seating areas, pathways or steps. Builders can
also provide spacing in stone structures to allow for plants and greenery,
creating more balance and impact in the whole poolscape.
Tanning shelves, swim-up bars,
spas and benches are further options to consider.
You might want to invest in in-home remote controls for lighting, heating,
fountains, etc.; laser security; fences; pool safety covers; lighting and
automated pool cleaners. Cosmetic features include glass blocks, negative
edges, tile inlays, fiber optic lighting, and colored plaster and aggregate.
Be sure to discuss the options with your builder. You also can get ideas from
pool, architectural and lifestyle magazines.
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