Articles on Pools and Houston Outdoor Living
Pools, lighting, and the outdoor rooms that get used every evening rather than twice a summer.
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Articles on Pools & Outdoor Living
Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min readLandscape Lighting Design: Why Layers Beat Floodlights
One bright floodlight flattens a yard. Three layers of light — path, feature, and ambient — make it usable after dark. Here is how the layers work.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 8 min readWhy Houston Yards Are Being Rebuilt Before Kickoff
Seven matches at NRG Stadium and an estimated half-million visitors. Why Houston homeowners are calling landscape contractors right now, and what to build.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min readWhy Pool Decks Crack in Houston Soil
Houston’s expansive clay swells and shrinks with moisture, and that movement shows up in pool decks. What causes cracks and how to build against it.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min readCoordinating Pool Decking With Your Patio
How to make pool decking and patio surfaces read as one outdoor room — matching, complementing, and the transitions that give it away.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min readHow to Refresh an Aging Pool Deck
Cracked, dated, or uneven pool decking — when cleaning is enough, when to resurface or pave over, and when the slab has to come out.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min readSlip Resistance Around Pools: What Matters
Texture, finish, joints, and drainage decide whether a wet pool deck is safe. What to look for, and the finishes to avoid around water.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 6 min readPool Deck Materials That Stay Cool Underfoot
Travertine, flagstone, pavers, or concrete — what actually keeps a Houston pool deck walkable barefoot on a hundred-degree afternoon.
By Chris Gosselin
Pools & Outdoor Living · 5 min readHow to Light a Houston Patio Properly
Most of the year a Houston patio is used after dark, so the lighting decides whether it gets used at all. The types, the light sources and what each costs.
By Chris Gosselin- Pools & Outdoor Living · 4 min read
Modern Pool Design Ideas That Hold Their Value
A pool can add value or cap it, depending on the design. Which modern pool features Houston buyers respond to, and which ones date the fastest.
By Chris Gosselin
What this looks like built.
- Outdoor PatiosPaver, travertine, flagstone, and poured concrete terraces built on a base that holds its line through Houston clay and rain.
- Pool DesignPools and spas designed as part of the yard — shape, elevation, deck relationship, and equipment resolved with the landscape, not after it.
- Concrete WorkPoured slabs, driveways, walkways, and footings — formed, reinforced, and jointed so they carry the load and crack where they are told to.
- Pool RemodelingResurfacing, re-tiling, coping, decking, and equipment replacement — bringing a dated or failing pool back without digging a new one.
Other topics
- Landscape Design8How a design comes together, what it costs, and what Houston soil and weather do to the plan.
- Pergolas & Patio Covers14Shade structures compared — cedar against aluminum, cantilever against post-and-beam, and what each is like to live with.
- Plants & Planting6What thrives in Gulf Coast heat, humidity, and clay — and what we have stopped planting.
- Turf & Putting Greens4Artificial turf and synthetic greens: timing, construction, and upkeep.
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