South African Home Owner – September 2019

“Rim-flowandinfinitypoolsarestillpopular

whenit comestocreatinga designerpool.

Recentlywehaveseentheemergenceof

shallowsectionsbeingusedforinternalsun

bedsaswellasinternalhotpools,”saysDu

Plessis.

Solomonssayswadestepscanalso

beusedtogiveyourpoolthatextrabitof

appeal.“Awadestepis onelargestepand

is perfectforthekidstoplayon,”hesays.

AccordingtoVandenBergh,another

waytocreatedesignerpoolsis byopting

for“custom-builtpools,large-tiledstep

ledges,poolswithunderwaterwindowsor

glass-edgedrim-flowpools”.

Andif youarelookingtocreatea poolside

focalfeature,modernpoolareascannotbe

completewithouttheinclusionofa firepit

orfirefeatureofsomesort.Creatingthe

perfectbalancebetweentheelements,fire

featuresandpoolsgohand-in-handwhile

establishinga designerspacethatcanbe

enjoyedduringsummerandwinter.

WhentobuildandWithWhat

Allourexpertsagreethatthebesttimeto

builda poolis duringthedryseason,when

therainwillnotaffectthescheduleand

buildingprocess.“BetweenMayandAugust

is bestasthisis whenthewatertablesare

lowandthereis moretimecapacity,”says

DuPlessis.>

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