Want to stay active but your knees, back or hips have other plans? Hot tub exercises might be your answer. The warm water loosens stiff muscles while the water supports your body, so you can build strength and stay mobile without the pounding of a gym workout. These 10 easy moves are based on tips […]
Yes, you can build an inground pool on a sloped or hilly lot. Most sloped projects need a mix of grading, a retaining wall or terracing, and a proper drainage plan. In our working estimates, a gentle slope adds roughly $3,000 to $12,000, a moderate slope adds roughly $12,000 to $50,000, and a steep hillside […]
How Long Does a Fiberglass Pool Installation Take? Most fiberglass pools take about 2 to 6 weeks from the day the excavator shows up to the day you can actually swim. The number changes depending on your city, the time of year, and how much decking and landscaping you add. The part people forget is […]
A plunge pool is small and deep (roughly 4 to 7.5 feet) and built for cooling off. A dipping pool is shallow (about 2 to 3 feet) and built for wading and lounging. A cocktail pool sits in the middle (about 3 to 4 feet) with built-in seating, made for entertaining. All three fit yards […]
You want a Halloween your kids will still be talking about at Thanksgiving. You don’t want to spend three weekends and a small fortune to pull it off. Good news: your backyard already has everything you need. A Halloween movie night by the pool gives you the cozy blankets, the spooky snacks, and the “wow” […]
There are five main types of pool covers: solar (bubble), winter, mesh safety, solid safety and automatic. Solar covers ($30 to $150) hold heat and cut evaporation. Winter covers ($75 to $250) keep debris out in the off-season. Safety covers ($1,200 to $3,600) block access to the water and are built to the ASTM F1346 […]
Pool pH matters because it controls how well your sanitizer works, how comfortable the water feels, and how fast your pool finish, heater and plumbing wear out. Keep pH between 7.2 and 7.8, and aim for 7.4 to 7.6. Outside that window you pay more in chemicals, repairs and eventually resurfacing. If you have ever […]
You want this year’s Friendsgiving to be the one everyone talks about. Not the one where 14 people squeeze around a table built for six and someone eats pie standing next to the trash can. These backyard Friendsgiving ideas take the whole party outside, where there’s room to spread out, a fire to gather around, […]
Fiberglass pools usually cost less up front and less to maintain. Concrete pools (gunite) cost more but give you any shape, any size and a structure that can last 50 years or more. If you want a simple rectangle or oval, a faster install and a smaller budget, fiberglass is hard to beat. If you […]
A cocktail pool is a compact pool, usually 3 to 4 feet deep with no deep end, designed for standing, sitting, and socializing. Cocktail pools are also called spool pools, compact pools, or splash pools. Typical installed costs range from about $5,500 to $50,000, with many mid-range gunite builds landing around $20,000 to $25,000 before […]
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