APSP Quarterly - Spring 2008 - (Page 16) If You’re Still in the Pool Business B Y C A R T E R VA N DY K E, C V DA A N D R O N M E L K , M E L K C O M M U N I C AT I O N S You’re Leaving This spring view from the upper terrace and lawn area at Tarp Farm shows the water rill and perennial border terminated by a greenhouse, which is used to house the exotic plants in the winter. The water rill sits on three feet of stone bedrock. It was constructed in 10-foot pre-cast sections designed to fail individually, if damaged, so that the undamaged sections of the rill will continue to hold water. Bentonite, a clay which is usually formed from volcanic ash and expands up to 100 percent of its volume when wet, was packed between each section to allow the sections to twist independently. 16 | AQ A P S P Q UA R T E R LY R emember Dorothy’s revelation in The Wizard of Oz? “Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore!” It’s 2008, and pool contractors shouldn’t just be in the pool business anymore. Times have changed. If you’re still putting in pools instead of leading the charge in the backyard renaissance, you could be leaving lots of money on the table. In his recently released 2008 take on what new home buyers are looking for, Chicago-based real estate broker, author, and pundit, Mark Nash, predicts
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