Recent content by darceync

We find it to be just right - we sit on the edge and swing our legs in most of the time, and we are both tall enough we can step in and out if necessary.

Yes, the stairs coming straight off our backdoors is one of my favorite things. Not only do they make for easier access (especially getting into the spa), but it opens up the view to everything from inside the house and out on the deck. Water care has been pretty smooth. We did add a...

I just realized I never posted final pics! These aren’t final-final (we’ve stained the new stairs and added furniture, fans and a hanging tv to the pavilion), but this shows the pool in some of my favorite light.

It will be gas - my husband doesn’t love the mess of firewood/charcoal unless it’s in his kamado. ;)

Been a minute since I had a project update... In the last 3 weeks, we’ve: Added plumbing and regraded the dirt Moved the equipment pad location to behind the grotto (not to scale on the drawing, it is pulled aside for plumbing layout) Poured the grotto roof structure (all of the above just in...

I guarantee it will still happen. Our last pool was only 6' (we purchased the house with the pool already built), and the kids still jumped off the back waterfall wall into the pool. We just required the usual safety requirements - one at a time, jumping only into the deep end, and make sure no...