I’ve been involved in the swimming pool industry for 23 years in southeast Michigan. Over the years , I have seen many trends come and go. In those early years for me, we built a lot of very basic swimming pools with little or no design involved. Today, the average consumer want their yard to […]
Vinyl Liner Pool with Raised Spillover Spa in Saline by Legendary Escapes Pools
One of my favorite things is to get homeowners with swimming pools here in Michigan into a Safety Cover for their pool winterization instead of having to use a plastic cover and water bags. Safety covers come with so many obvious benefits, please read about some here: Safety Covers. I was talking with a homeowner […]
Vinyl Liner Pool with Water Feature Davisburg MI by Legendary Escapes Pools
Do you enjoy your pool, but don’t love the chlorine chemicals that you have to add to the pool? Consider converting your existing in-ground pool to an environmentally friendly alternative with a salt generating system. Saltwater swimming pools have been around in other parts of the world for years and are becoming even more popular […]
More than Swimming Pools: Custom Sculptured Retaining Walls (August 2011) – Building a swimming pool in your backyard can include so much more than simply building a swimming pool. Customers of Legendary Escapes Pool Scapes often come to designer Al Curtis with high hopes for their pools. Curtis does not typically settle for simply plopping […]
Brighton Gunite pool with Waterfall and Retaining by Legendary Escapes Pools Sometimes it’s fun, as a pool designer, when you walk into someone’s yard and they point at the neighbors’ and say “I want mine to be even more fun than that.” This was the scenario in designing this backyard vacation area for a homeowner […]
Vinyl Liner Pool in Clinton Township by Legendary Escapes Pools
Beach entries or pools with a beach entry feature are extremely popular! The beach entry concept allows a pool to have a very gradual entry area that serves many uses. Some of our homeowners with special needs family members find this a great option for wheelchair access. It is also a great place for small […]
