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FEATURE
RENOVATION
Making a
SPLASH!
New Addition Features Indoor Swim Spa
“We’ve heard other people’s horror stories about renovations.
But we’ve never experienced any of that with Way-Mar.
That’s why we like working with them.”
G
erlinde and David have been satisfied
Way-Mar customers since 2003 having
completed several renovations on
the beautiful Waterloo home they purchased
in 1977. Major projects include a relocated
kitchen and updated master bedroom along
with several other indoor and outside projects.
But this latest project was even more involved.
They called Darrell Martin from Way-Mar
and between the three of them came up with a
design plan that captured their overall vision.
Gerlinde says “We didn’t have a design when
we started. We just sat down with Darrell and
figured out what was going to work. Then he
took that away and Way-Mar drew up the
plans.”
The focus of the addition was the Hydropool
swim spa located behind a new attached
double garage. The design also incorporated
additional indoor living space connecting
the existing building to the indoor spa and
providing access to the new garage and
the mature backyard. They also planned to
increase their outdoor living space with a
larger composite deck that accounted for their
existing hot tub and the large trees.
A local HVAC contractor was involved early
on in the planning to ensure that the new space
could be properly heated and cooled with no
moisture problems caused by an indoor pool.
Way-Mar developed a project plan for Gerlinde
and David with work scheduled to begin in
August. Unfortunately, an unexpected delay
by the City in processing the necessary permits
postponed the start date to early September.
Gerlinde adds that in her experience with
Way-Mar, “when there is a delay, it’s always
for a good reason. The important thing is that
it’s well communicated to us so we understand
the problem and are not left wondering about
it.”
The first step in the project was removing the
existing detached garage followed by excavat-
ing for the spa and the garage. Gerlinde smiles
and says “they dug this huge hole. It was so
deep the entire street was talking about it.”
After preparations were completed, the pool
company delivered the swim spa and installed
it using a large crane. Once in place, the rest
of the addition could be built over and around
the spa.
Gerlinde and David have nothing but praise
for Darrell who “was always very responsive” as
their project manager. Gerlinde is particularly
delighted with the back door that Darrell
“found for them” - a unique double opening
garden door with dual sliding screens.
They also noted a number of highlights during
a recent tour of the finished addition including
an exterior bathroom window opening re
purposed into a handy shelving unit, Kevin’s
handiwork on the wooden walls and ceiling,
the beautifully laid ceramic tiles and the large
bright windows overlooking their mature
backyard.
Overall, they appreciate how the new garage
and addition have not changed the feel of
their older neighborhood. “A lot of people
have commented that from the street you can’t
quite imagine where this addition is.”
When Gerlinde Petz and David Borth decided last year they wanted to
add an indoor swim spa to their late 19th century home. They did not
give a second thought who to call – Way-Mar.
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