Gunite is a type of pneumatically applied concrete with superior strength, up to 6000-7000 psi. Gunite has been used to build
inground swimming pools for over thirty years and its superiority to do the job is unrivaled. The Olympic Games have benefited from the
gunite swimming pool technology; the inground swimming pool at the White House is a gunite swimming pool.
Contractors and homeowners alike prefer gunite swimming pool construction because they can be built to any design and shape and lend themselves especially well to the homeowner with a vision. If you have a unique oasis in mind, your gunite swimming pool builder can assist you with blueprinting the design and offer suggestions for creating a gunite deck as well as gunite swimming pool. Your gunite swimming pool professional will also assist you in choosing other items to fulfill the vision you have for your gunite swimming pool; such as fountains, streams or landscaping.
Gunite lends itself especially well to free-form swimming pools, decks and steps. For instance you might want a flowing shape with graceful curves in your steps as well as your gunite swimming pool. Gunite can also be colored, stamped, embedded with a design and so on and so forth. The options are only limited by your imagination. For example, you might want a stream flowing over rocks into your gunite swimming pool so that you can envision yourself in a wild secluded glen where there are no worries, jobs and daily stresses. With the help of a good gunite contractor you can realize that dream with a harmonizing landscape to surround your gunite swimming pool. A good starting place to designing a gunite swimming pool is to have each family member list one or two things that they would like in their gunite swimming pool and private oasis.
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