Custom Features for the Best in Backyard Living

Gunite Inground Pools Offer True Customization

Big projects, big decisions! First comes the decision to get a pool, how exciting! Next, choosing a gunite inground pool ensures complete customization, which is available only with a gunite build. A custom swimming pool enhances the backyard living experience and creates a uniquely personal poolscape. Once the size, shape & precise location are chosen, it’s time to add custom features, including:

1. Spa. High-end, custom pools often include a “hot tub” or spa, which is flush or raised and either tied-in or stand-alone. The shape of the spa complements the pool design and the owners’ intended use, and the materials match or coordinate well with those selected for the pool and surroundings. Raised spas provide a focal point & additional seating, create opportunities for spillover water features, and provide elevation changes that enhance the poolscape. Hydrotherapy meets beauty for one of the all-time most rewarding backyard experiences.

2. Tanning Edge or Beach Entry. Creating a resort experience in your backyard? Not a problem! Tanning ledges eliminate the need for pool entry ladders and create a space for lounging in water less than a foot deep. Similarly, the gradual sloping of a beach entry provides a seamless and step-less entry to shallow water. Add chaises and an umbrella to either for an enhanced lounging experience.

3. Infinity Edge. Often referred to as a vanishing edge or negative edge, an infinity edge uses the natural hardscape elevation to create unmatched views, often of a lake or river beyond the pool. A sharp edge on one end of the swimming pool makes the pool water appear as though it extends to the horizon, giving the feel of a never-ending view.

4. Water and Fire Features. Offering the most options for a truly custom pool, these elements are controlled either manually or via automation on an app:

a. Deck Jets. Deck jets are flush, low-profile jets that flow in stream or crown patterns. Set in the coping around the pool’s edge, they add water sounds, circulation, and cooling.

b. Bubblers. A fun addition in shallow water, often on tanning ledges or beach entries, these jets bubble up from the surface and add circulation & cooling.

c. Waterfalls. Waterfalls transport water into the pool for impactful aesthetics and relaxing sounds.
• Scuppers. Providing interesting visuals, scuppers are design elements of various shapes, sizes, and finishes which move water, often from raised walls or brick columns.
• Sheer Descents. Sheets of water fall from raised surfaces or spa spillways.

d. Fire Bowls. Set atop raised walls or columns, fire bowls are lit with natural gas or propane and filled with fire glass and often include waterfalls for a dramatic impact on the poolscape.

So, let the decision-making begin! Only available on a gunite pool, these custom features enhance the pool’s beauty and your use – and ensure years of enjoying the Best in Backyard Living!