My beautiful daughter, the heiress to Hire Standards.
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This is a free formed pool with a black pebble finsh and desert wind flagstone coping.
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This is a metal door we fabricated with a running bond pattern, all pools and spa's must be protected with self closing self latching gates.
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Another view of this spillway. The addition of a solid copper edge enhanced the look and texture of this infiniti waterfall
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A solid copper lip that we fabricated and installed on the limestone helps the water flow smoothly.
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This pool on Cardillo in Palm Springs has Lake Blue tile and white plaster. the decking is a grey broom finsh cantilever.
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This pool on Luz circle in Palm Springs is now ready for the gunite. The reinforcing steel and the underground plumbing are complete.
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This firepit is tiled in a glass mosaic, two shades different than the pool to create a color similarity.
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We built this BBQ in 2004. The block is a 4" high with the butt joints grouted solid. the BBQ and rotisserre are by Dynamic cooking systems.
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This glass tile is Lake Blue. This color creates a striking blue line seperating the water and the decking.
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This pool on Camino Real in Palm Springs is being remodled by HSPC, Inc. The floor and some of the walls have been removed. We are filling in the deep end and adding a spa to the side of the pool.
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This is a photo of a staked stone spillway while the pool is operating. We stacked this spillway tight to increase the white foam in the water.
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This is a custom 17' stacked stone spillway. Pine mountain gold quartzite and rio red cement are used.
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This gate is another pool access gate. While satisfying California building code it enhances the flavor of the home.
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An infiniti edge majestically crowns this pool.
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This is an example of a Sandy beach (tan) pebble finish, This pool is coped with limestone. The tan pebble makes the water look green.
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Limestone coping and a tan pebble finish are a classic example of neutral desert colors.
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Note the beautiful golden barrel massing, frequently cacti will enhance a pool and or spa area.
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The quartzite that we installed on the rear of the spa matches the deck and the overall 'design' of this pool
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This photo is after the tile, the stacked stone and the deck have been built and placed. this pool in bermuda dunes was finshed with a white plaster.
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An example of a custom metal screen for the pool equipment
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This gate ensures that no unwelcome guests are on your property and keeps in mind a construction budget
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The steps that are the length of the pool provide easy acess in and out of the pool.
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This is a photo of a pool that has recently had the gunite applied, wecompleted this project in 2004.
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This is also a pool barrier gate that we fabricated. This style affords less privacy but enhances the architecture of this spanish home.
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This is a standard metal gate we fabricated to enclose a pool. This gate is a 36" gate that self closes and latches.
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A Quartzite firepit with lava rock enhances this pool. The combonation of fire and water to a poolscape enhance the owners enjoyment
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A raised firepit (20") affords the owners the oppurtunity to enjoy the pool area and stay dry and warm.
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The amphitheatre steps around the spa are a HIRE STANDARDS trademark. These steps are perfect for gathering and enjoying the view without getting wet.
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This is an example of a Tahoe blue pebble finish and Rocky Mountain Silver stacked stone spillway. When building this pool and spa we trimmed the waterline with a natural stone as well.
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18" sheer descent spillway's from the wall encapsulated in natural stone
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This 'smokey blue' plaster creates a striking balance with all of the natural quartzite on this pool in Indio, CA.
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Standard 18" spillway, The pool plaster is a custom color "Smokey Blue"
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Pine Mountain gold quartzite finishes the raised wall and the dam wall of the spa
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This pool on Kittyhawk drive in Palm Springs was dry for many years. The plaster and tile were removed and replaced as a part of this remodel.
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An example of our mosaic tile work on a commercial spa in Palm Springs.
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In commercial pools and spas we use opposite colored tile to define the steps and the bench's. The blue is porcelin by International pool tile and the white is a Portobello white 1"x1"
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Another example of a self closing gate. This model is the most economic style of gate and affords the maximum amount of privacy.
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This is another self closing, self latching gate that we fabricated to complete a pool barrier.
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This pool on Luz circle in Palm Springs was completley removed to make way for the new pool. The estimated time of completion is Dec. 2004
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The raised (24") spa was completley encapsulated in glass tile and built to enhance the technology of today and the clean lines of Modernism.
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The stainless steel drip edge installed on this pool embraces the Mid-Century era with the technology of today. The idea is to create a perfect sheet of water.
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This is a metal wall that we fabricated for a landscape screen. The posts are 6"x9" and the fields are filled with galvanized corrugated aluminum.
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1515 Manzanita, This pool is trimmed with Ice Violet glass mosaic tile and finished with white plaster
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This pool is finished with three coats of white plaster, the deck is a grey cantilever. Hire Standards also installed the low water landscaping in this pool side paradise.
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We built the kidney shaped sundeck in this photo in the spring of 2003, the lawn chairs add the perfect modern feel to this classic Palm Springs pool.
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The waterline tile featured here is a glass mosaic by Ann Sacks. The color is midnight black.
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This pool is waiting to be filled, the plaster having been completed the owner will soon be swimming.
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This is a photo of a modified tanning shelf that we built and tiled. The tile is a glass mosaic, Ice Violet.
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The underwater bench that runs the length of the pool is a clasic way to cool down under the gentle spillway
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This pool is receiving the finshing touches, note the glass mosaic tile we installed at the waterline and all of the horizontal surfaces.
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This pool in Palm Springs is having the final coat of white plaster applied.
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This dolphin blue pebble is trimmed with Catalana Gold 6"x6" tile.
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This is an example of a Dolphin blue pebble finish, The rock slide on the far side of the pool was fabricated at the same time we built this pool
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This pool and attached spa have a grey cantilever deck with a double cantilever on the raised (18") spa. This pool and spa are finished with white plaster
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Bree telling the guys to get to work
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and clean up that mess
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I got this job down!
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now, lets go get daddy off that phone...
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