Springtime ushers in all sorts of new activity. Plants are growing. Birds are singing. And people, suddenly afflicted by spring fever, are obsessing over the warmer days ahead. For many homeowners, this includes thoughts of installing a backyard swimming pool. While spring might not be the optimal time of year to build a new pool, […]
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You’ve probably heard this before: You can save a lot of money by building your swimming pool yourself. When you say it like that, it sounds simple. Just self-install your new pool and avoid hiring an expensive contractor. No big whoop, right? Of course, installing a pool is anything but simple. Do-it-yourself websites and heavily
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If you want a great pool, you’d better make sure you hire a great pool builder. Unfortunately, when it comes to local contractors there isn’t always a lot of information to go on. That’s why it’s so important to ask the builder the right questions during your first meetings. But what to ask? By the
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You’ve heard the horror stories. Someone hires a shady pool contractor, and a nightmarish ordeal begins. The contract is a scam. The construction is shoddy. The project gets delayed for all sorts of reasons, leaving the homeowner’s backyard in an unusable state for months on end. It’s enough to scare anyone away from building a
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When you’re paying tens of thousands of dollars for an inground swimming pool, you have a right to expect the best. Unfortunately, not every pool builder can deliver. Whether it’s lack of experience, simple incompetence, or flat-out scammy behavior, a lot of builders shouldn’t be trusted with your money or your property. Here are ten
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Pool builders like to point out that a quality inground pool can last for decades. However, as with a lot of sales pitches, there’s a big “but” involved here. Sure, the structure of well-built swimming pool might hold up for decades, but it’s unlikely that you’ll go that long without significant (read: expensive) updates. Yep,
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