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The Salt Life – Should Your Pool Be Chlorine-Free?

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas, Swimming Pool Construction

What was once called the “world wide web” is now a search engine on a smart phone. This is how we shop and how we get answers to just about anything. Alexa and Siri are always on standby. Or we can type into a little, white box to get millions of results in under a [...]

Sunscreen Safety

The Right Rules of Sunscreen

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

Because an estimated one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, sunscreen is a critical component of skin and health care. Besides helping to deflect those brown spots and dreaded wrinkles, its use will allow you to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful UV rays… the ones that promote those dangerous skin [...]

The Shape of Water: What Pool Design is Right for You?

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas, Swimming Pool Construction

In the world of fashion, silhouettes create impact. Whether demure or bold, the designer makes a statement. While hemlines and textiles go in and out of style, the latest trends are often a reinvention of a look that was the rage a decade or two ago. When it comes to your pool design, there’s a little [...]

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

Posted on June 11, 2024 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 [...]

Pool House

All About Pool Houses, Pavilions, and Cabanas

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

It is abundantly true that the more time you spend in your backyard oasis, the more time you want to spend in your backyard oasis! And the more time you spend, the more ideas you come up with for elevating the experience. Fortunately, those wonderful extras external to your pool are no longer only available [...]

Pool Loan Process And FAQs

Lyon Financial: Our Pool Loan Process & Frequently Asked Questions

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
Pool Financing

Whether your company offers a service or provides a product, process is everything. As a company in business since 1979, we have honed the Lyon Financial loan process to perfection. We understand that an effective process is one that: Sets clients’ expectations Considers the big picture but accounts for all the small, supporting details Clearly [...]

Signature Loans

LyFi Pool School 103: A Look at Rates & Terms

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
Pool Financing

Financing a home improvement can be one of the best decisions you make for your home and your family. As long as you align with a reputable company that takes your unique situation into consideration, you can make a conscious decision with confidence. At Lyon Financial, we have been helping homeowners improve their homes since [...]

FICO

LyFi Pool School 102: Understanding FICO

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
Pool Financing

When you’re ready to finance a swimming pool or apply for a mortgage, it’s an exciting time. Whether it is your first pool or your fifth house, you are embarking on a process with a distinct beginning, middle and end. While our pool financing account managers take you step by step, it’s always beneficial to [...]

How the Pool Loan Process Works

LyFi Pool School 101: How the Pool Loan Process Works

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
Pool Financing

Because Lyon Financial is as committed to consumer awareness as we are to customer service, we launched LyFi Pool School to make even more information accessible to anyone who wants to know everything possible about pool financing. In this first in our series of LyFi Pool School installments, we’d like to provide an overview of [...]

Pool Financing School

Welcome to The LyFi Pool School!

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
Pool Financing

We’re proud to say we’ve been in the pool financing business since 1979. Over all these years we have seen the most extraordinary advances – in pool innovations and in the technology that helps us provide excellent customer experiences. The one thing that has not changed since that first day is our commitment to the [...]

Decking

Picking Decking: How To Deal the Perfect Backyard Deck

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Your swimming pool may be the main attraction of your alfresco entertainment center, but it’s the decking that provides the personality. Even the most generic looking pool shapes become standouts when dressed exquisitely. Fortunately, decking material choices are plentiful, whether your pool installation is a new one or you are looking to give your existing [...]

salt water

Salt Water Pool Care Tips

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Maintenance

With any home improvement, you’ve got options galore. Have you ever spent weeks looking at patches of paint colors on a wall in your living room? Trying to see how each one looks in all kinds of light? When you finally decide on Benjamin Moore’s Beacon Hill Damask, then you have to follow that effort [...]

Pool Safety for Dogs: The Top Seven Things You Should Know

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

Dogs. Everyone’s best friend. Their love is unconditional, they never criticize your decisions. Your dog is always happy to see you. That furry friend who is most loyal. In turn, dogs who are loved have a rather good life. With their own retail shops, and parks, and even custom accommodations for daycare, they are rewarded [...]

Creating a Backyard Oasis – Part 3: Pavers, Masonry, and Fireplaces

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

In this last of our three-part series, we will explore some of the design touches that make backyard living unique and turn your backyard into a place where you can stamp your style. It’s interesting to see how homeowners innovate this space. Some maintain the same design aesthetic from their living room straight on out [...]

Creating a Backyard Oasis – Part 2: Pergolas and Patios

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

In part one of our series, we explored the versatile aspects of outdoor kitchens and how they will transform your lifestyle. “Complete” outdoor living spaces have taken homeowners beyond just installing a pool. Now the pool is the centerpiece to your unique corner of paradise. (It also elevates your stay-cations to something special!) Although this [...]

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