61 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com BY L. C. LEACH III Pools & Landscaping Design the backyard oasis of your dreams If you’re thinking of adding a pool to enhance your home’s beauty and charm and neighborhood hipness, area experts recommend that you start with a professional – so that the kind of beautiful, relaxing home pool you’re envisioning now can be ready to enjoy by early next year. “A pool can add joy and beauty to your home but it doesn’t happen overnight or even within a few months,” said Andrea Futeral, marketing coordinator with Aqua Blue Pools of Charleston. “And it’s important to know what is required in order to get the pool you’ve always wanted.” The first thing is to discuss your idea with a pool builder or contractor who can walk you through the necessary steps for design and construction. Then, before any digging can occur, you and the pooldesign builder will have to address several preliminary requirements, which include: TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY This document determines existing placements on your property, such as a footprint of the house, trees, driveways and easements. It will help your designer determine the Aqua Blue Pools of Charleston.
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