If you don’t yet have your own backyard swimming pool, we’ll give you fair warning: after reading this post, you’ll probably be even more convinced that you should get one. And if you already have one, then you’ll feel even better about it — and be better equipped to keep your family and friends from contracting RWIs from swimming in your pool. We’ll start by differentiating between chlorine and … [Read More...] about Chlorine and Chloramines: What Are They & Why Should I Care?
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Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 1
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X10 Powermid Wireless Remote Sender Takes Home Entertainment to the Next Level, Part 1
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Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 2
If you’ve already contacted a contractor, determined a target date, and looked into financing options (see Part 1), it may be time to consider more options, as you continue planning for your new backyard swimming pool. While you may have already considered some of these logistics, talking through them with your family as well as with your pool … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 2
Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 1
As a homeowner, you probably realize how worthwhile and yet how disruptive an addition or remodeling project can be while you’re still living in your home. Well, when you do an exterior renovation, you get the benefits without the major mayhem that usually comes with it — talk about a win-win! Of course, you also typically increase the value of … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 1
Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 2
While smaller additions and alterations to your outdoor space have improved it other years, maybe this is the year for a more significant change. After the addition of your backyard swimming pool, the addition of a pool house can enhance your entertainment options and keep you outside even more. Once you’ve decided on the primary purpose of your … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 2
Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 1
When it comes to upgrading your outdoors space, sometimes less is more. But let’s face it: sometimes a major renovation or addition will enhance your lifestyle so much that it’s well worth the investment. If you already have a backyard swimming pool, you realize how true this is. The more amenities you include in your outdoor living space, the more … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 1
Three Easy Ways To Add Beauty to Your Outdoor Oasis
We get it: you like having options, but you also need a simple way to get started. Well, we’re here to help. Simply choose one of the three options below to start adding to the beauty in your outdoor space. You know what they say: good things come in threes! A Terrific Trio for Hanging Baskets Just like any form of art or decor, plant … Continue about Three Easy Ways To Add Beauty to Your Outdoor Oasis
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Adding Mood Music to Your Outdoor Oasis
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How To Reduce the Incidence of Chloramines in Your Pool
After reading about the negative effects of chloramines, we’re guessing you’re wondering how to get rid of them. This is kind of a good news/bad news scenario. The bad news is that if you notice signs of chloramines in a public pool, there’s probably not much you can do. But if you have your own backyard swimming pool, thankfully, there are steps … Continue about How To Reduce the Incidence of Chloramines in Your Pool