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The Advantages of Fiberglass Pools

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Construction

There’s nothing like a shimmering backyard pool. It offers an invitation to sun, swim laps, cool off, and even win your neighborhood’s aquatic volleyball championship! Like a multi-purpose arena, you can change the way you relax and even how you get those fitness blocks into your week when you have a pool just outside the [...]

Fabulous Pool Deck Ideas

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

Outdoor décor has changed the way we look at outdoor living. With companies like Wayfair and Target and even home improvement centers like Lowe’s offering lines of affordable furniture and fixtures, most budgets can afford to step up the look and feel of their alfresco entertainment centers. With these reasonable prices, you can outfit everything [...]

Pool Planning

Everything You Need to Know Before Getting a Pool

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

No matter what you’re planning, from a wedding to a pool installation, you can take control so you may enjoy the process as well as the end result. The more organized you are, the less stressed you’ll be. You can’t control the cost of flowers or the fact that a Bobcat excavator is digging a [...]

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Pool Financing vs. Cash: Smart Ways to Pay for a Pool

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
Lyon Financial News

Expert Guidance from Lyon Financial, The Industry’s Pool Financing Leader Since 1979 A backyard pool is more than a luxury; it’s an investment in your home, your lifestyle, and your family’s memories. When it comes to pool financing, many homeowners wonder if it’s better to use savings or to explore a loan. At Lyon Financial, [...]

Above-Ground vs Inground Pool

Is An Above-Ground or Inground Pool Right for You?

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

There’s no denying that a backyard pool is an extraordinary addition to your home. Pools provide staycation venues, offer a multi-purpose workout facility, set the stage for family time, and of course function as the centerpiece for special occasions and the best parties of the summer. Even in the colder months when you’re sitting around [...]

Transformative Hardscape Solutions for Your Yard

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

Along with all the elements that combine for a beautiful backyard haven, like pools and pergolas, fire pits and waterfalls, are the components that frame them with functionality. Softscaping and hardscaping are the yin and yang of your al fresco retreat. Softscaping refers to your trees, shrubs, flowerbeds, gardens, and grass. Hardscaping covers all the [...]

5 Reasons Pool Financing This Summer Makes Sense with Lyon

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
Lyon Financial News

Expert Guidance from Lyon Financial — The Industry’s Pool Financing Leader Since 1979 Summer is in full swing — but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to start building the backyard of your dreams. In fact, now is a great time to get your pool project underway, and financing through Lyon Financial can help [...]

Backyard Landscaping for Beginners

Backyard Landscaping for Beginners

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

We are quite fond of saying that your outdoor space is a beautiful extension of your indoor space. Anyone who loves their alfresco entertainment center knows that the pool and patio are the new family room and kitchen. What’s especially refreshing is that this is an area virtually free of technology. (At least the kind [...]

Natural Pool

The Good, The Bad, and The Green About Natural Swimming Pools

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Construction

This trend is not new, but it is one that has continued to gain popularity in the United States. “Natural pools have been seen in Europe for decades. The first natural swimming pool was built in Austria in the 1980s. The private pool began to gain popularity, and the first public natural swimming pool was [...]

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Pool Types: What Suits Your Style?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas, Swimming Pool Construction

As swimming pool financing specialists, we, of course, work closely with our customers, in addition to the pool contractors. We know our customers are supported by genuine professionals who know exactly what they are doing and how to coordinate every effort that goes into a pool installation. But then again, we should. We do this [...]

Poolside Sun Safety Tips

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

Those hazy, lazy days of summer. A day off from work, a cool drink, and a chaise lounge. It doesn’t matter if you’re in or out of the pool – you are not working or navigating traffic on your commute to work. You are backyard-bound with a book or blasting your music. There is nothing [...]

The Hidden Costs of Waiting to Build A Pool

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Expert Guidance from Lyon Financial — The Industry’s Pool Financing Leader Since 1979 If you’ve been thinking about building a pool, there’s no better time than now to dive in. We’re in peak pool season — temperatures are rising, demand for pool builders is surging, and homeowners across the country are saying Yes to their [...]

Backyard Improvements

Best Backyard Improvements That Add Value to Your Home

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

It’s a common statement that a home is the biggest investment most people make. Whether you’re already living in your “forever home” or still have more moves ahead, all of this will have impact on what types of improvements you make. If it’s your “forever home,” you can confidently forge ahead to paint the living [...]

Swim Your Way to Fitness Without Breaking a Sweat!

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

Here’s a little food for thought about Americans and obesity rates. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): More than one-third (36.5%) of U.S. adults age 20 and older and 17% of children and adolescents aged 2–19 years were obese as of 2015-2016 (37.9% for men and 41.1% for women). Obesity-related conditions [...]

What’s So Great About a Pool? Our Top Ten Reasons!

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

If you’ve considered home improvement, there are all kinds of options. One of your best returns on investment sits beyond your home’s windows in the alfresco setting of your own backyard. Outdoor entertaining is all the rage with kitchens and firepits and collections of furniture that rival interior design. A natural extension of your home’s [...]

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