P ools Your Kitchen or Furniture Design isn't always as easy as black and white Custom built top quality workmanship qv Personalized service New construction or remodel Individually designed specifically for your needs and tastes Designers, builders and homeowners welcome Call now for your in-home consultation Or \ PtiRSHETIRS L A M I N ATE IN DESIGN ♦ MANUFACTURE INC. ♦ INSTALL JUDI JAFFEE 2505 INDUSTRIAL ROW • TROY, MI 48084 • 288-4100 COLORWORKS STUDIO OF INTERIOR DESIGN We're pleased to announce the addition of Connie Retheford and Christine Mitchell to our design staff ■ Barbi Goodman-Krass ■ Linda Bruder 31487 Northwestern Hwy, Bldg. A • Farmington Hills • 851-7540 48 HOME indoors. Thus lap pools are considered a specialty item for large homes. They range in size from 10 to 12 feet wide and 30 to 60 feet long, although Jack Roberts Pools is currently building one in Franklin that is 12 by 54 feet and a second in Bloomfield Hills that is 10 by 40 feet. Both are indoors and both are being built into brand new homes. The demand for lap pools began about five years ago, and now ac- counts for 10 percent of the company's business, Campbell estimates. Another 30 percent of the business is devoted to play pools, which are done in various shapes, have no diving end, and can be 3 or 5 or 6 feet in depth. Campbell thinks there are two reasons for the demand for play pools. First, he says, "A lot of people are wor- ried about liability. Anything under 8 feet in depth, you can't have a diving •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • According to Jack Roberts Pools the demand for lap pools began five years ago, and they are now the latest specialty item. Because of the weather, most Detroit lap pools are built indoors. •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • board." Second, he continues, "When you put in a diving board, a lot of the pool's area becomes the 'diving part.' " However, there is still a considerable demand for diving pools, since this type of pool, both free-form and geometric shapes, comprise the rest of the company's business. As for decking, most customers 90 percent — choose concrete, "main- ly because of cost. It's the least expen- sive," Campbell says. Other decking options are wood, brick and flagstone. Brick and flagstone are about equal in price and both are expensive. Still, many people like to use some brick with the concrete decking, "especial- ly around the spa (area of the pool) because that becomes an entertain- ment area," Campbell says.