Down-to-earth pool design help for Belvedere Tiburon homeowners : choosing a pool type, planning the build, resurfacing intervals, decking materials, and vetting a contractor.
A plain-language guide to how much is it to install an inground pool for Belvedere Tiburon homeowners, with honest answers and no sales pitch.
Read more →Most pools in Belvedere Tiburon and the surrounding hills are built on a grade. Here is how the slope shapes the design, the engineering, and the cost of a hillside pool in Marin.
Read more →Marin's mild, foggy coast makes a shorter swim season than the valley or the south. Here is how heating, spa design, and orientation stretch a Belvedere Tiburon pool into more of the year.
Read more →A vanishing edge can drop the Bay or the ridgeline straight into the pool. Here is how infinity-edge pools work, when a Marin lot suits one, and what it takes to build one right.
Read more →Water color comes from the finish, and Marin's soft, often foggy light reads finishes differently than harsh sun. Here is how to choose a pool shape and interior finish that looks right here.
Read more →Building a pool in Marin means permits, soils work, structural engineering, and inspections, especially on a hillside. Here is a plain guide to the process and how a design-build team handles it.
Read more →A renovation or remodel can transform a dated Marin backyard and protect a home's value. Here is an honest look at when it pays off and where renovation dollars go furthest here.
Read more →Whatever the pool project, our Belvedere Tiburon-area crew inspects it, shows you the photos, with up-front pricing and no pressure.