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What to Ask Yourself Before You Build a Pool

What to Ask Yourself Before You Build a Pool

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Construction

If you’re a homeowner, you know how gratifying home improvement projects can be! Yes, there’s the disruption and the dust, but it’s all a means to an end. Whether you are repurposing a loft into a home theater or building an addition off the family room to support your entrepreneurial pursuits, you are increasing the [...]

Shout Out to the Shallow End – Unique Pool Steps and Ladders

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas, Swimming Pool Construction

The front door of your home makes a statement; whether it’s a casual screen door or the stately welcome of pillars and a portico. In the same manner pool steps and ladders are the entrée to your backyard’s centerpiece, so this entrance should also exhibit form, fashion, and function. Visual appeal in pool design is [...]

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How to Get Rid of Your Pool’s Algae

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

Everyone loves a backyard pool! They set the tone for the best-ever barbeques and add ambiance to every occasion. Pools also bring families together. They serve as personal gyms and relaxation stations. They’re the destination for your next staycation! The one thing people complain about is the time they need to dedicate to the upkeep. [...]

How to Balance the Calcium Hardness Level in Your Pool

How to Balance the Calcium Hardness Level in Your Pool

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

Remember those required reading lists you used to get over summer vacation? You’ll recall that if you read the books over the course of the summer, they were way easier to get through. However, if you put reading them off, you likely spent those last precious days trying to pack all those pages in before [...]

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What’s a Spool Pool and Why You’ll Want One!

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

As we are fond of saying, we are constantly inspired by the evolution of pool design. While the legendary baths built in Greece and Rome were ornate offerings, for years the typical American pool was just a rectangular hole filled with water – perhaps boasting a diving board. But global influence and new technologies have [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

Creating a Backyard Oasis – Part 1: Outdoor Kitchens

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Backyard Ideas

The line between indoor and outdoor living continues to blur. Some of today’s furnishings and al fresco amenities rival those found indoors! Whatever the motivation for creating your outdoor oasis, you’ll enjoy an expansion of your current living space by adding all that precious square footage. Where to start? Many people begin this transformation with [...]

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