Daniel Kirchberg and his wife, Mary Ann, have lived in the Forest Beach neighborhood on Hilton Head Island for 10 years. A retired couple from Virginia, the Kirchbergs moved to Hilton Head for its natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere.
Their three-bedroom ranch-style home, constructed in 1972, is surrounded by majestic live oak trees draped in Spanish Moss. For years, they had no need for a backyard pool.
“We could walk to the beach,” Mr. Kirchberg said. “So we joked, ‘Oh, our pool’s right out there.’”…