Betz Pools Limited

Home Improvement Professionals , Swimming Pool Builders
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Betz Pools Limited
7 Reviews

Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard

Project Year: 2013
Country: Canada
The owners of this classic century home wanted to install a pool for cooling dips, a hot tub to extend the season plus have enough patio space for lounging. To make room in their small backyard they had to remove an existing large raised concrete terrace with integral ledgerock walls.
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The design challenge was that they wanted a classic look, which typically has the pool lined up with existing structures. That was impossible with the odd angles of their small pie-shaped lot, so everything was lined up with the back lot line. To resolve the angles with the house, the planting beds...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The design challenge was that they wanted a classic look, which typically has the pool lined up with existing structures. That was impossible with the odd angles of their small pie-shaped lot, so everything was lined up with the back lot line. To resolve the angles with the house, the planting beds...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The existing garage was at a lower grade than the house, so to ensure proper backyard drainage the pool deck was raised one step above the driveway. To move water away from the garage, the driveway was excavated and special catch basins were installed below the flagstone to direct water towards the...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The 11’ x 23’ dry Gunite pool’s dark grey Armourcoat interior contrasts beautifully with the deck of Wiarton flagstone set on concrete. Across the deep end a series of flagstone slabs are separated by strips of ground cover to help the runoff water the shrubs. The entire backyard is essentially low...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The 11’ x 23’ dry Gunite pool’s dark grey Armourcoat interior contrasts beautifully with the deck of Wiarton flagstone set on concrete. Across the deep end a series of flagstone slabs are separated by strips of ground cover to help the runoff water the shrubs. The entire backyard is essentially low...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The 11’ x 23’ dry Gunite pool’s dark grey Armourcoat interior contrasts beautifully with the deck of Wiarton flagstone set on concrete. Across the deep end a series of flagstone slabs are separated by strips of ground cover to help the runoff water the shrubs. The entire backyard is essentially low...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The elegant square hot tub sits just above the water level of the pool. An L-shaped underwater bench across the front allows bathers to jump in and out of the hot tub without interrupting conversations. A convenient deck-mounted keypad makes it easy to control the spa temperature and turn on or off...
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
After dark the entire backyard comes to life bathed in the warm glow of the artfully placed array of LED garden lights. The uplighting across the back of the yard highlights the spreading limbs of the trees as their silhouettes are reflected on the cedar fence behind.
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
The simple clean lines of the design give the whole backyard a feeling of elegance, while the four concrete pillars clad in Wiarton ledgerock complete the classic look. The underwater bench in the notch beside the steps creates a refreshing in-pool conversation corner.
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard
In the evening, the view from the kitchen and family room beckons the family into the backyard to relax and enjoy refreshments in the comfort of the lounge area. Although the yard is compact it includes a host of attractive features without feeling crowded.
Elegance of Simplicity in a Small Backyard