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Pool Maintenance Checklist: A Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Your Oasis in Pristine Condition

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Pool Maintenance Checklist: A Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Your Oasis in Pristine Condition

Maintaining a pristine pool requires more than just occasional skimming. In this guide, we present a comprehensive pool maintenance...

Standard Terms Used by Your Pool Builder

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Standard Terms Used by Your Pool Builder

If you own or you've thought about installing an inground custom swimming pool, it's helpful to know some of the standard terminologies...

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Tips For First-Time Pool Owners

Whether you recently purchased an existing home with a swimming pool or you've just had a custom pool installed at your home, there is a...

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Pool Safety For Your Kids

Owning a private custom pool offers families a lot of convenience during the hot summer months. However, this convenience doesn't come...

Things Pool Builders Sometimes Don't Tell You

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Things Pool Builders Sometimes Don't Tell You

If you're thinking about adding a swimming pool to your backyard, there are many details to consider before breaking ground. The pool...

Custom Pools: Tips for Choosing the Best Placement

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Custom Pools: Tips for Choosing the Best Placement

If you are a homeowner that is looking to install a custom swimming pool, here are some tips when considering the placement. Property...

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Keeping Your Pool Clean During Fall

Keeping your pool clean during the summer is challenging enough. If you own a pool or are responsible for cleaning one, then you...

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Tips to Improve Your Swimming Pool

It's fantastic to have a swimming pool at your home. During the hot summer months, you have the convenience of cooling off in your...

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Choosing the Best Pool Coping

Pool coping helps make the area around your pool look fabulous while providing functionality. Installed in the space between the pool...

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The Basic Components of a Swimming Pool

Anyone who's ever taken a dip in a creek or lake might think that a swimming pool is a reasonably simple apparatus. However, it is a very...

Tips for Prepping Your Pool Before a Major Storm

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Tips for Prepping Your Pool Before a Major Storm

Summertime is a great time to enjoy your pool. The summer heat also brings the chance of severe weather. When inclement weather is...

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Pool Chemistry 101

When it comes to swimming pools, the right chemicals are needed to keep the water sparkling clean and crystal clear. However, these...

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The Importance of Water Circulation

The trick to a good swimming pool is proper maintenance. When well maintained, your pool will give you optimal results. If it is not,...

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Tips for Maintaining Your Pool

Owning a pool can be a lot of work, but with a proper maintenance plan, you can establish a routine that will keep your swimming pool...

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Is Your Pool Ready for Summer?

As the Texas winter slowly draws to an end and brings the warmer weather of spring and summer, you are undoubtedly thinking about the...

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Custom Pool Trends For 2018

Each year, designers come up with new pool trends. People are becoming more creative with the ways that they enjoy their pools. Create...

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Is your spa ready for winter?

Okay, winter is here, and it is the absolute right time to get your spa ready for the season. Why? Simply put, you do not want to miss...

Warm Days and Breezy Nights by the Pool: What to Look Forward to this Summer

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Warm Days and Breezy Nights by the Pool: What to Look Forward to this Summer

Dallas is no stranger to hot summers. In fact, the temperature reaches an average high of 96.0 °F during the season. You can easily beat...