subject: What Is Popular On Decks Around Swimming Pools [print this page] People in America tend to overbuild their houses. We place cooking stoves in our our kitchens using enough power to light up the streets of Paris, then we ordered pizza from Papa John's. Some even fancy up their laundry rooms with elaborate stereo systems and $5000 mini dry cleaners. So it doesn't surprise us that people are now moving this design fad outside to the deck around the swimming pool.
Gone are the types of concrete rectangles plowed into the backyard garden and ornamented with plastic outdoor patio furnishings that stuck on your thighs. Instead, property owners are adding swimming pools with underwater sound systems, and fire pits. There are even artificial lagoons that produce a product called "fake fog". Little wonder the typical price of a new swimming pool has leaped in cost.
For those who may think of sophisticated pool styles as being worthwhile investments, may wish to reconsider. The experts in real estate tell us that even the most elaborate pool does not raise the value of a home in the majority of cases. Yet, the majority of people who build waterfalls and poolside theaters are speculating on their dreams and not their finances. It's okay with them if the costs are never recovered.
Pool Cleaners That are Programmed for You
Scrubbing a pool underwater is mostly a pain and no one wants to do it. Currently, automatic gadgets determine a pools measurements, and then search its bottom part and sides, as well as the steps for soil and trash. It's also a thing of the past of adding chlorine by hand. There are pool gadgets that slowly change the sodium to chlorine and pump it into the water, saving you the hardship of dispensing the powder yourself.
Sun tanning racks on Your Deck or in the Pool
To prevent over tanning in the dry sunlight, sun worshipers remain cool while browning their skin inside the pool by sunning on submerged platforms. Usually a foot or so deep, these tanning platforms can to be custom-made and may be slim enough for four tanners or large enough for tanning get togethers.
Equip your Pool and Deck with Waterfalls and fiber optics
Alluring waterfalls lit up by a spectrum of colors; divide the new super pools from the ho-hum to variety. Some of these waterfalls and showy fountains also rise out of elaborate deck sculptures they are lit by multicolored lights managed by a remote wireless setup.
Alfresco kitchens are the Latest Craze for Outdoor Decks around a Swimming Pool
Other deck jewelry for the gourmet cook includes such items as an ice cream maker, a giant rotisserie, grill a refrigerator, a sink and a bar.
Why Not Install Outdoor speakers on your Swimming Pool Deck?
State-of-the-art speakers are often found on the modern swimming pool deck. Of course the speakers are waterproof, so they should be safe during splashy poolside parties.
Fire pits are Hot for the Pool Deck
These glowing hearths add a dramatic flair as many sit on top of lava rocks and are enclosed by brick or stone. Fireplaces are also trendy as a deck and poolside accessory. They are either built in with a mantel or compact and portable.
Hot tub theaters
There are extravagant, all-in-one theater systems for the deck hot tub or swimming pool. The systems can offer a pop-up plasma TV, a DVD player as well as 50 jets to massage your back and neck. These theater systems are almost as expensive as the pool and deck its self.
Lagoon landscapes Surrounding your Deck
If you want to swim laps but not in those murky backyard ponds, consider a lagoon landscape. This theme is designed to make you and your guests feel like you are at a resort in the islands. Again, this is not an inexpensive undertaking. A lagoon landscapes can easily cost $100,000.
A deck surrounding a swimming pool can have many accessories from lamps, lounge chairs to playhouses for the grandchildren but the main consideration should always be safety. Decks around a swimming pool absolutely must be nonslip and well drained as well as attractive.
