Guides

What to know before you build, care for or renovate a pool.

Guides written by the team that builds them. Construction, maintenance, design and remodeling, explained with photos of real projects.

Pool lit at night with three waterfalls, a raised spa and a lit path of stepping slabs

LatestLuxury pools

Five luxury pools and the decision that defines each one

It is not size or price. It is one decision made well before excavating, and in these five projects you can see which one it was.

Read the guide →

More guides

A pool in a small backyard: what this project teaches

A house courtyard, between the covered terrace and the wall. A complete pool fits there when every decision is made with the space in mind.

Rectangular pool in a house courtyard with light coping, river stones around it and green-toned water

How long does it take to build a pool? The build, stage by stage

Eight to twelve weeks for a typical residential pool. What happens in that time explains why it shouldn't be rushed.

The Don Édgar pool shell with its finish installed, before filling

Green water: why it happens and how to clear it

It is almost always the same story: the chlorine ran short and the algae won. It can be fixed, but in order.

Pool with clear turquoise water in front of a tropical garden

7 signs your pool is asking for a remodel

A pool gives warnings before it fails. These are the signs worth acting on in time, and what is done about each one.

Aerial view of a remodeled pool beside a house with clay tile roofs

Have a question that isn't covered here?

Message us on WhatsApp. A person from the team will answer.

Ask on WhatsApp