Jeff Halper offers the following royalty-free article for you to publish online or in print. Feel free to use this article in your newsletter, website, ezine, blog, or forum. ----------- PUBLICATION GUIDELINES - You have permission to publish this article for free providing the "About the Author" box is included in its entirety. - Do not post/reprint this article in any site or publication that contains hate, violence, porn, warez, or supports illegal activity. - Do not use this article in violation of the US CAN-SPAM Act. If sent by email, this article must be delivered to opt-in subscribers only. - If you publish this article in a format that supports linking, please ensure that all URLs and email addresses are active links. - Please send a copy of the publication, or an email indicating the URL to [email protected] - Content Crooner (www.ContentCrooner.com) has distributed this article on behalf of the author. Content Crooner does not own this article, please respect the author's copyright and publication guidelines. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this article. ----------- Article Title: Houston Pool Remodeling: Just Do It Author: Jeff Halper Category: Landscaping Word Count: 511 Keywords: Houston Pool Remodeling Author's Email Address: [email protected] Article Source: http://www.contentcrooner.com ------------------ ARTICLE START ------------------
Of all the Houston landscaping ideas available, one of the most popular is the luxury swimming pool. It has become an expected amenity for an upscale home, never more so than in these days of stay cations and cocooning at home. With that in mind, many homeowners face a Houston pool remodeling project, having bought an older home with a pool built in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Any Houston pool remodeling project should begin with a selection of your general contractor and swimming pool designer, often the same company. Look for someone who combines the talents of close listening to the customer, a certain dramatic flair for design and the business acumen to keep the complex process on track and on budget. The complexity of your Houston pool remodeling job depends on many factors. The most involved situations are those in which the pool is completely wrong: the wrong place, the wrong style and the wrong materials. In these cases, the entire backyard needs to be changed, added to, rearranged and updated. At the other end of the spectrum, you have the circumstance in which only the surrounding elements need to be changed out. For instance, some pool areas can be completely updated by replacing the pool deck, which is the material, usually some form of masonry, that encircles the pool. Such a pool deck remodel project lets you coordinate its material choices with others in your landscape, restoring the tones and textures to a harmonic balance. Examples of today's materials for pool decks include tinted and stamped concrete, stone and brick. This relatively simple, cosmetic touch can change the whole ambiance of the landscape design. Undertaking a swimming pool restoration might be a good time to considering adding other custom hardscapes to your yard. Luxury landscape items such as outdoor fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, and garden wall fountains, for example, are perfect for formal entertaining or quality alone time. They create distinctive environments that you, your family and your friends will enjoy for years. A word to the wise about swimming pool construction and remodeling, in general. Homeowners often find that once they start a Houston pool remodeling project, they discover all kinds of problems inside the shell and beneath the pool deck that need to be fixed, such as leaking plumbing and worn electrical systems. With some older remodels, plumbing and electrical systems have to be completely overhauled to meet current regulatory requirements. However, if the shell is still good, it can be salvaged, which leaves removing the concrete, redoing the plumbing and electrical, and then rebuilding the structure around the existing shell. This prospect points to the necessity of hiring a contractor who is an expert specifically in pool remodeling since no two projects will ever be alike. But that is exactly the point with luxury landscape designs and water elements. You want your landscape to be uniquely your own, a touchstone of your aesthetics and sensibilities. In particular, you want your swimming pool to be a shimmering reflection of your lifestyle, an example of Houston outdoor living at its finest. Jeff Halper has a passion for landscaping and landscape design, for more information about landscaping and gardening visit http://www.exteriorworlds.com Distributed by http://www.ContentCrooner.com ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
