Winter time is ideal for preparation of pool construction

In order to be well prepared to start building a swimming pool or garden pond next spring, it is advisable to look at a number of possibilities and options during the quiet winter period. This will allow you, as a garden or pool builder, to inform your clients in good time and the work will go much more smoothly later on. The construction of the pool is one thing, but at least as important is its finishing. And here E.L.S. Garden from Laakdal can assist you with valuable advice and the right, high-quality materials.

Integration into the garden

Garden and pool should form a beautiful whole. Size and shape of the garden play an important role in this, but also the positioning of the pool in the space. For swimming pools that are somewhat further away from the house or terrace, for example, it is possible to work with a framework of decorative gravel, containing a path of stepping stones to the pool. What type, color and caliber of decorative gravel to use? What stepping stones, what tile size, what type? These are all important considerations, which E.L.S. Garden can help you with as a professional.

After all, E.L.S. Garden has a wide range of gravel and (decorative) gravel. Dolomite and Decorative Gravel, for example, provide a southern vacation feel that matches any pool. Or you can choose a color that perfectly matches the home or existing paving. Integration into a larger area of clay or natural stone clinkers also invariably creates a beautiful and stylish whole. For such finishes, E.L.S. Garden can present inspiring reference projects.

Accessibility

How will the pool be accessible from the house? Some people like to walk barefoot on the grass, but that in turn involves tedious mowing. The time spent mowing the grass is better spent in the pool itself. A hard paving material requires little or no maintenance in that area. Even a wide border with decorative gravel and a path of stepping stones always leads to a beautiful result. Of course the choice of stepping stones remains. Here too, E.L.S. Garden can advise and assist you with an extensive range of natural paving materials and stepping stones. Naturally, these are available in a large number of sizes, colors, and finishes such as burnt, brushed, or bush hammered.

The pool finish itself

The final phase is in sight. Only left to lay down the pool edging. If it will be an infinity pool, then it might be best to work right up to the edge with sleek, large tiles for a uniform look. If you are going for more traditional style, then the classic coping stones come into play: flat or slightly raised, in granite burnt or brushed, in bluestone burnt, brushed or honed, in porphyry or in ceramic. Most of these copings are available in a square or rectangular format, with faceted or rounded edges, also in interior or exterior corners. In addition, E.L.S. Garden also offers precast steps in heights from 75 to 140 centimeters. 

Family business

E.L.S. Garden is a family business, whose history dates back to 1978. To this day, the driving forces behind the company are father Ivo Meynen, daughter Els and son-in-law Gert Geerinckx. Els Meynen, with her degree as a landscaper, is ideally placed to provide both professional and private customers with advice and ideas. Gert Geerinckx was trained as a garden contractor. They manage a wholesale business that distributes a wide variety of garden materials, from paving and garden fences to particularly high-quality custom natural stone.