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Pool Care Tips & Advice
What’s New in Pool Design?
What’s New in Pool Design? Like the homes they are usually attached to, swimming pools come in all shapes, sizes and styles. And seldom is there a shortage of new pool designs and water purification technologies advancing through the new products pipeline. But the...
From Ancient Baths to Modern Masterpieces: The Evolution of Pool Design
Archaeologists place the first known swimming pool at Mohenjo-daro, a city that once inhabited the right bank of the Indus River, in southern Pakistan. This ancient city’s extensive network of archaeological ruins—designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site—includes...
Eco-Friendly Pool Solutions: How to Minimize Your Pool’s Environmental Footprint
Long before the phrases “environmentally friendly,” “climate change” and “global warming” crept into the lexicon, I can remember my father constantly admonishing his four baby boom kids to turn off lights they weren’t using, to stop wasting water they weren’t drinking...
Tips for Creating a Safe and Kid-Friendly Pool Environment
As spring approaches, families everywhere are gearing up for pool season. While pools provide endless opportunities for fun and relaxation, they also present potential safety hazards, especially for young children. In this blog post, we'll explore essential safety...
Designing the Perfect Florida Poolside Oasis
Imagine this: a tranquil retreat in your Florida backyard, where your pool becomes the focal point of a peaceful outdoor sanctuary. Crafting the perfect poolside haven isn't just a task; it's an art. Explore these practical tips to transform your outdoor area into a...
Swim for your Life: The Therapeutic Benefits of Swimming
The advantages of owning a swimming pool extend far beyond the pleasure of having your own private oasis in which to relax, spend time with your family, cool off on a hot day or entertain friends. Swimming is also exceptionally good for your health. As it turns out,...
Does a Swimming Pool Add Value to Your Home?
The debate is at least as ancient as Rome, where the first heated swimming pool was built for Gaius Maecenas—an adviser to Emperor Augustus Caesar—sometime between 38 and 8 BC. The question under debate: Does a swimming pool add value to your house? (Or palazzo, as ...
Cycling Through the Seasons: How Changing Weather Impacts Your Pool
Now that autumn is finally chipping away at Florida’s long season of heat and humidity, we’re all feeling a bit lighter. And less grumpy. But even as the changing weather lifts our spirits it can also spell trouble for our swimming pools. Seasonal changes in the...
Wait. What? There’s an App for That?
I am no stranger to pool care. I have cleaned, maintained, and yes, even painted swimming pools on and off since I was a kid. Now, decades later, I am living the dream in Southwest Florida. But still managing my own pool. It’s not that I can’t afford a pool service,...
Smart Ways to Enjoy the Pool During an Excessive Heat
Whoever coined the literary saying, "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" undoubtedly spent a summer or two in Florida. For only the craziest of canines, or a perennially sun-starved Brit, would dare venture out into Florida’s midday heat for any...
How to Make Swimming More Interesting for Your Kids
If you can pry your kids from their phones for more than a split second this summer, they might discover much better ways to use their time off from school. One of those ways is swimming, an especially welcome form of recreation given Florida’s famously hot summers....
How to Prepare Your Swimming Pool for a Hurricane
Scientists believe that a combination of geographic and atmospheric variables helps explain why hurricanes never seem to draw a bead on Sarasota. Local folklore, on the other hand, suggests our good fortune at avoiding “the big one” is the result of an old Indian...