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Author Archives: Tim Long
Renovation Update
I thought I would updated you on our current renovation project. The final part of the project will be to install a water feature using copper scuppers, but for now the work is a bit mundane and technical. Not very exciting, … Continue reading
Now a Gold Member of the Genesis 3 Design Group
I wanted to let you know that I just recently became a member of the famed Genesis 3 Design Group. In order to be considered for membership, one has to satisfactorily complete a number of courses from their education offerings. … Continue reading
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Copper Scuppers – A Renovation Project
We started this year with a renovation project. It’s a good way to begin a year, taking something old, updating it, while also creating something more useful and aesthetically pleasing to the client. My before shot is not very good. The pool … Continue reading
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Glass Tile
If you haven’t seen an installation with quality glass tile, you may wonder what the fuss is about. Believe me, when I say it is incredible!. I used glass in a project just recently completed this past summer and I … Continue reading
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Don’t look into the Light!
A friend of mine asked me to look at a pool for a client of his who wants a renovation. This was a 20 year old pool and was in much need of updating. Well that’s not quite right. It … Continue reading
Here I go Again!
I’m trying my hand a posting again. It has been quite some time since my last post. I know, no need to apologize. I wasn’t going to… really. I just was going to explain. You see I have this terrible … Continue reading
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Construction School – Genesis 3 Design Group
By Tim Long In this industry populated by people, who have learned their craft by the seat of their pants, or from others who did the same, it is nice to know there is a place where quality workmanship and … Continue reading
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In Harmony: Making the Most of Your Setting
By Eric Herman (written for Luxury Pools Magazine) There was a time when swimming pools were relatively limited in terms of their aesthetic bandwidth. They were either kidney, rectangular, or lazy-L shaped, with white plaster, blue waterline tile, bullnose coping, … Continue reading
Shooting the Pool
By Tim Long In our previous articles we discussed the design and layout of the pool, its excavation and steel reinforcements as well as the initial plumbing and electrical work. All of this work has been leading up to the … Continue reading
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Initial Pool Plumbing & Electrical Work
By Tim Long In our previous articles on pool construction we have discussed design, required city permits, excavation and steel reinforcement. We are almost ready for shooting the pool shell. However we most consider that some tasks required in the … Continue reading
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