In most markets, the pool is the headliner and the spa is the add on. In the Pacific Northwest, the relationship is reversed. The swim season in the Wilsonville and greater Portland area runs roughly from late June through early September. The spa season runs twelve months.

A pool and spa contractor who understands this dynamic designs accordingly. The spa is not an afterthought attached to the pool's plumbing. It is a year round feature that deserves its own design attention, its own equipment, and its own relationship to the outdoor living space. The pool complements the spa during the summer months. The spa carries the backyard through the other nine.