Pool Coping Styles: Bullnose, Square Edge and Natural Stone
How bullnose, square edge and natural stone pool coping compare on looks, comfort and upkeep, and which style suits your pool.
Choosing a Pool Contractor: 12 Questions to Ask Before You Sign
Twelve plain questions that separate a solid pool contractor from a risky one, before you pay a deposit.
Marbelite Pool Colours: How White, Blue and Grey Finishes Compare
How the main marbelite pool colours look under water, how each one ages, and how our team helps owners choose between white, blue and grey.
Can You Paint a Fibreglass Pool? Paint vs Relining Compared
When painting a faded fibreglass pool makes sense, when relining is the better buy, and what each job involves.
Leaking Pool Pipes: Signs, Causes and How They Are Repaired
The signs of leaking pool pipes, what causes a pool plumbing leak, and how a leak under paving or on a return line is found and repaired.
Pool Repair Costs: A Price Guide to the Most Common Repairs
A price guide to the most common pool repairs, from leaks and cracks to skimmers, jets, filters and coping, and what makes a repair quote go up or down.
LED Pool Lights: Upgrading From Halogen and What It Costs
What LED pool lights cost, how they compare with old halogen lamps, and what an upgrade from halogen involves for a typical home pool.
Pool Light Transformers: Why 12V Matters and Signs of Failure
Why pool lights run on 12V, what the pool light transformer does, and the warning signs that it’s failing or unsafe.
What a Weekly Pool Service Includes (and DIY vs Hiring Out)
Every task a proper weekly pool service should cover, what is not included, and how doing it yourself compares with hiring a pool service team.