Pic attached. Boy, has the landscaping grown since then (March)! FYI: we have 9 solar panels installed and the depth runs to 6 foot deep.

Russ, do they drain at night or how do you protect from freezing in the winter?

propane tank :)

WOW, you two. That is extravagantly BEAUTIFUL! I may be bringing my noodle over to your house.

They drain when off. You can run in reverse (on at night) to put the temperature down a few degrees. Only had to do that twice this summer.

The pool company does recommend running the system on manual if the temp is expected to get below 28 degrees for more than 2 hours.

It's beautiful. Enjoy.

The palms and shrubbery will grow very quickly ; the place we rented had the same arrangement along one side of the birdcage and were "mature"; couldn't see a thing. The other sides were facing the golf course both ways.

Again, gorgeous pool and lanai / birdcage. Just showed it to hubby and he agreed. It's nice to see that even with a side lot facing a few homes, privacy can be created..........

Thanks for sharing.

Our reasons for having a pool at home are somewhat different than most. We had a big pool and spa in Hunters Creek. We didn't think we wanted to deal with another pool here at TV. But we rented for 6 months before we built our home. Since our son, Patrick, is disabled, we found that very few of the community pools have a pool lift. Also, when it's cold outside, he gets very cold going from the water in the pool to getting out and going home. Also, we loved our spa in the wintertime......so we thought we would do a swim spa, but we went the whole way and put in a nice small pool and an above the ground spa.......I guess I just can simplify my life! :D