Marvelous Makeover: From backyard pool to luxury resort

Sometimes a swimming pool renovation begins with what is there, and then simply adds.  Unless. . . what is there is really ugly.  Then we begin with demolition.  In this case we had to begin by demolishing the fake rock grotto which was not only ugly it actually blocked a very nice view of the canal that these clients wanted to enjoy.

Demolition was fun.  The fake rock was mainly styrofoam and chicken wire and flew apart when we hit it with the forks on our JCB. (Of course, cleaning up all the pieces of foam wasn’t as much fun.)  We are now busy building the new, natural stone grotto, falls and stream.  We will be showing pictures of our progress.

Today let’s just show you what was there

Fake rock grotto does not add beauty

and what we promised the clients we would do.  This is just a virtual photograph of Lucas’s design.  When we finish we will post pictures of the completed project.

A virtual photograph of a Lucas Congdon design

As we blog along we hope to share with you some of the design concepts that have worked for us.  The concept for today is that fake looks fake.  This may seem obvious, but sometimes when you see a picture the fake looks sort of real.  In reality there is no comparison.  And even worse, fake has to be repainted every couple of years.  OUR RECOMMENDATION: Always ask to see some examples of the “real’ thing after it has been in service for at least two years.  This way you can make in informed decision when it comes to adding a water feature to your existing, or yet to be built, pool.  If you would like more pool remodeling ideas you can always check out Lucas Lagoons and click on the pool remodels section.

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