What does your pool paradise look like?

[S S]

I wish I had a picture of my shades prior to the chiller. I had 2 and they gave me pretty good coverage. They were virtually identical in size and color to yours. My issue was anchoring them. I had them anchored to trees and was afraid of a strong wind coming up and snapping a tree into my pool. That and my wife hated them. Our trees have grown quite a bit in the past 13 years and I’m loving the shade!

Here’s my current view. Water temp of 79!

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Love everything about this--what is the finish? How high is the spa?

 

[Psycho1122]

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I must ask what kind of mini palm tree that is. I like the size!! Perfect!!

The bar is always open! Storage shed and bathroom behind the bar.

So this bar is open in the winter?!? Growing up in Wisconsin, I know you could use glasses made of ice for the drinks at certain times

 

[Mlamb]

I must ask what kind of mini palm tree that is. I like the size!! Perfect!!

It’s called a Christmas tree palm. Here is a link with all the info:

Adonidia Palm

Best known as "Christmas Palm," the adonidia palm is a showy, highly ornamental palm that works beautifully in small landscape areas. Read all about it!

www.south-florida-plant-guide.com

So this bar is open in the winter?!? Growing up in Wisconsin, I know you could use glasses made of ice for the drinks at certain times

I must ask what kind of mini palm tree that is. I like the size!! Perfect!!




So this bar is open in the winter?!? Growing up in Wisconsin, I know you could use glasses made of ice for the drinks at certain times

 

[Kjp300]

So this bar is open in the winter?!? Growing up in Wisconsin, I know you could use glasses made of ice for the drinks at certain times

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We have been out there when it is pretty cold. Especially during Buckeye season. Being from Wisconsin I know you can appreciate that. But alas, good call, it is closed during the deep of the winter!

 

[jark87]

Love everything about this--what is the finish? How high is the spa?

Thank you! Pool is 13 years old, so I don’t have the finish specifics. Coping is Oklahoma flagstone, which is pretty common in N. TX. Spa is a stacked stone and I believe it is from the same family as the coping. It is 18” high from the decking. The tile is brown with some blues and grays. Plaster is Pebble Sheen that is a dark blue. At the time, it was their 2nd to darkest color.

 

[rlesch7]

Here is our pool.

 

[red-beard]

I wish I had a picture of my shades prior to the chiller. I had 2 and they gave me pretty good coverage. They were virtually identical in size and color to yours. My issue was anchoring them. I had them anchored to trees and was afraid of a strong wind coming up and snapping a tree into my pool. That and my wife hated them. Our trees have grown quite a bit in the past 13 years and I’m loving the shade!

Mrs. Beard does not like the Sail Shades.

 

[djcagle]

 

[Aquaman7]

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Leik, those are beautiful coping stones. If you don’t mind me asking who makes them and what are they called?

thanks,
Joe

 

[Gladius Nova]

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Love all your palms.

 

[red-beard]

Here is our pool.

I really like the clean lines. But then, I'm an engineer...

 

[PoolNewb2]

Yes it’s a 12’x12’ gazebo from Costco. It’s made by yardistry. We really like it. We ran power to it that comes up through one of the posts. Added a 4 gang box at the top of the post where 3 of the outlets are hot and one is controlled by a switch. Mounted a 32” flat screen tv to the post and ran a string of led bulbs from Costco around the perimeter.

Nice set up! Is that Costco gazebo secured to the ground? We're in Florida, so high winds would be a worry.

 

[Cyclist7531]

Nice set up! Is that Costco gazebo secured to the ground? We're in Florida, so high winds would be a worry.

Yes it’s the one Costco sells made by Yardisty. I bolted mine down to the concrete patio using screw in cement anchors

 

[YippeeSkippy]

2020 Pandemic Hide Out-

 

[Wobblerlorri]

That's gorgeous, Maddie! So refreshing and inviting!

 

[Leik]

Leik, those are beautiful coping stones. If you don’t mind me asking who makes them and what are they called?

thanks,
Joe

Thanks. Those are 2” solid travertine coping stones. I’m not sure where our pool builder sourced them. We saw them on another pool he built and said we want the same ones.

 

[Aquaman7]

Thanks. Those are 2” solid travertine coping stones. I’m not sure where our pool builder sourced them. We saw them on another pool he built and said we want the same ones.

Very nice. I was going to get the 1 1/4” travertine coping but they tend to crack in my area. I going to ask for a quote for the 2” ones.
Thanks Leik.

 

[jbhilliard22]

 

[red-beard]

I love the diving board!

 

[ComputerGuyInNOLA]

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