Vickery-Style Stacked Stone Fireplace — A Cumming Pattern Guide

Fire Pits & Fireplaces · Cumming, GA Vickery-Style Stacked Stone Fireplace — A Cumming Pattern Guide Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Fire Pits and Fireplaces A homeowner in Vickery handed us a phone photo of his neighbor’s fireplace and asked for “the same pattern, a little taller.” That one request — and […]
Techo-Bloc vs Belgard vs Unilock for Forsyth Walkways — The 20-Year Fade Test

Pavers · Forsyth County, GA Techo-Bloc vs Belgard vs Unilock for Forsyth Walkways — The 20-Year Fade Test Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pavers Three manufacturers dominate every paver walkway we quote across Forsyth County. After two decades of full-sun Zone 8a exposure on Cecil clay, only one of them still looks […]
Stone Veneer vs Stucco vs Trex Decking as Outdoor Kitchen Bases in Forsyth County

Outdoor Kitchens · Forsyth County, GA Stone Veneer vs Stucco vs Trex Decking as Outdoor Kitchen Bases in Forsyth County Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Outdoor Kitchens Three years ago, almost every outdoor kitchen base we poured in Forsyth County was stucco or stone veneer. Today, roughly 40% of new builds arrive […]
Vanishing-Edge Pools on Cumming Ridgelines: The View-Frame Engineering Behind a Flawless Horizon

Custom Pool Construction · Cumming, GA Vanishing-Edge Pools on Cumming Ridgelines: The View-Frame Engineering Behind a Flawless Horizon Primetime Pools GA · 15 min read · Custom Pool Construction The homeowner in Vickery wanted a pool that disappeared into the Sawnee Mountain haze — not a pool you looked at, but a pool you looked […]
Travertine Pool Decks in Cumming Humidity — Why Sealing Matters Twice a Year

Pool Decks · Cumming, GA Travertine Pool Decks in Cumming Humidity — Why Sealing Matters Twice a Year Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pool Decks Here is the part of travertine ownership nobody mentions at the showroom. In Cumming, because of Lake Lanier sitting twelve minutes from almost any backyard in Forsyth […]
Travertine vs Techo-Bloc Industria for Dawsonville Pool Decks — Why Cold Matters at 1,270 ft

Pool Decks · Dawsonville, GA Travertine vs Techo-Bloc Industria for Dawsonville Pool Decks — Why Cold Matters at 1,270 ft Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pool Decks Your Dawsonville pool deck sits at 1,270 feet of elevation and absorbs roughly 30 freeze events every year. That’s the single fact that kills more […]
Techo-Bloc vs. Belgard vs. Cambridge Pavers in Dacula — 3 Lines Compared

Pavers · Dacula, GA Techo-Bloc vs. Belgard vs. Cambridge Pavers in Dacula — 3 Lines Compared Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pavers Three manufacturers keep showing up on Dacula bid sheets, and every homeowner eventually asks the same question: Techo-Bloc, Belgard, or Cambridge — which one actually holds up in Gwinnett County’s […]
Travertine Pool Decks for Milton Estates — The French Pattern at Scale

Pool Decks · Milton, GA Travertine Pool Decks for Milton Estates — The French Pattern at Scale Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pool Decks A 2,380-square-foot deck in Cogburn Estates. Cream-tan travertine. French pattern. The owners had walked three other builders’ finished jobs before us, and every one of them had looked […]
Grading a Dawsonville Pool Deck on a 10% Grade Without French-Draining the Neighbor

Pool Decks · Dawsonville, GA Grading a Dawsonville Pool Deck on a 10% Grade Without French-Draining the Neighbor Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Pool Decks The Foxcreek job started on a Tuesday morning with a transit and a stake, and by noon we had already decided the whole deck would be terraced […]
Travertine Deck Heat and Slip Performance Across Forsyth County’s Three Microclimates

Pool Decks · Forsyth County, GA Travertine Deck Heat and Slip Performance Across Forsyth County’s Three Microclimates Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pool Decks By 4 PM on a 95-degree July afternoon, a honed travertine deck on Browns Bridge Road can hit 105°F while the same stone, brushed, sits at 101°F forty […]