Patio Heater Guide: How to Pick the Perfect One for Your Backyard
Cold nights don’t have to shut down your backyard. A patio heater keeps the s’mores, game nights, and fall pool parties going well past summer. The hard part? Picking one. Electric, propane, natural gas, tabletop, wall-mounted… it’s a lot. Here’s the no-fluff breakdown so you can choose the right patio heater in about five minutes. […]
Best Sunscreen for Swimming Pools: 7 Rules for Families
Your pool should be the place your family relaxes, not the place you stress about sunscreen. But walk down the sunscreen aisle and you face a wall of bottles, each one claiming to be the best. Pick the wrong one and you risk sunburn, premature aging, and a higher skin cancer risk for the people […]
How to Keep Mosquitoes Away From Your Pool and Backyard
You spent good money on a backyard you can actually enjoy. Then mosquitoes show up and your family ends up indoors by 7 p.m. This guide gives you seven tactics that work. Most cost less than $50, and you can start tonight.
7 Best Pool Floats for Adults in 2026
Multi-level Pool Deck Ideas—With Photo Examples
—Achieving better looks, versatility, and functionality for backyard leisure In addition to providing a solution to a sloping property or disparate elevation between the house and yard, a deck with two or more tiers around a swimming pool delivers excellent functionality, an attractive outdoor space, and clearer “zoning” for various backyard activities.
5 Technology Upgrades Your Swimming Pool Should Have
—Beauty, comfort, health, convenience, and water and energy savings Your new or remodeled inground pool may come equipped with some fundamentals such as a variable-speed pump for energy efficiency and automatic pool cleaner for convenience.
Benefits of Outdoor TVs for Backyard Living
—Considerations for choosing and placing waterproof TVs in poolside settings Guest Expert: Posh UK Setting up an outdoor TV by your swimming pool offers a smart way to enhance your outdoor space, blending indoor comfort with the beauty of the outdoors.
7 Swimming Pool Design Mistakes to Avoid When Planning
You get one chance to design your pool right. Once the concrete cures, mistakes are expensive to fix and easy to regret. Here are the seven design mistakes we see homeowners regret most, and exactly how to avoid them. 1. Going Too Deep Most families never dive, but they pay to heat and treat a […]
Feng Shui Design for Your Inground Pool—with Photos
—From swimming pool shape to water filtration, tips for harmony and positive energy Are you planning a swimming pool and want to incorporate feng shui design principles into its design?
5 Ways a Gunite Pool Can Transform Your Property—and Your Life!
—Imagine the benefits a custom inground design can bring Many products claim to change your life, very few even come close. Swimming pools and spas are among those that actually often do.