( This article was originally published on the WaterShapes website. Click here ) The use of stone in and around pools, spas, and other bodies of water has a long and rocky history, points out Mike Farley. It’s also one of those design elements that moves in and out of fashion with surprising regularity. By […]
( This article was originally published on the WaterShapes website. Click here ) The Basilica Cistern is an extraordinary piece of ancient architecture and watershaping art located in Istanbul, Turkey. Built during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century, it represents a marvel of engineering and serves as an important […]
By J. Wickham Zimmerman ( This article was originally published on the Enjoy Inc. website. Click here ) Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven displays are drawing thousands of visitors each week to venues with show fountains. Outside The Lines, Inc. (OTL), a waterfeature design/build and maintenance firm, has installed its own patented AI technology into two high-profile fountains […]
By Chris Trevathan ( This article was originally published on the Enjoy Inc. website. Click here ) When you’ve spent more than two decades working with acrylic — engineering and installing massive windows for pools, aquariums, and zoos — you think you’ve seen through it all. Then someone comes along and asks you to build a […]
By Jon Lewis ( This article was originally published on the Enjoy Inc. website. ( Click here ) Guiton’s Pools, A North State Legacy… Swimming pools have come a long, long way since the days of Granny Clampett and her Beverly Hills “cee-ment” pond, and in the past 57 years, the staff at Guiton’s Pool Center has […]
( This article was originally published on the WaterShape website. Click here ) Chuck Baumann believes that the process of designing and installing custom swimming pools and their surroundings is best served with a personal touch, not unlike the experience of enjoying a great meal in the comforting warmth of his favorite Italian restaurant. I […]
( This article and images were originally published on the PHTA website click here ) How one design/build contractor turned services from a seasonal headache into a year-round moneymaker Dave Thompson’s father built his pool construction company from the ground up in the 1960s. Thompson was proud—but it wasn’t for him, he thought. “Business in […]
( This article was originally published in Pool Magazine click here ) As a pool builder, when I’m creating a sophisticated outdoor living area, frequently I look to incorporate exciting transitions which immerse you into the entire backyard. The technique was accomplished adeptly by a very famous landscape architect in the California Bay Area, by the name […]
Carecraft Board Member, Chuck Baumann is also an active member of the Houzz Pro community. He shared the following article that quotes a number of architects and landscape specialists because of how it relates to what many of our Members are seeing every day. Pros Share 5 Outdoor Features Homeowners Are Wanting Now Landscape pros […]
Chuck Baumann (Creative Environments by Chuck) is a Carecraft Member and sits on the Board of Directors. Chuck’s dad, Max, was also a pool builder in Northern California, the same market that Chuck builds pools in today. Here is a story that Chuck recently shared, about an interesting promotional item that was recovered from one […]
