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Unsurpassed Swimming Pool Style – 5 Reasons

Unsurpassed Swimming Pool Style – 5 Reasons

Elegant and Stylish Pools Deserve Elegant and Stylish Pool Covers Swimming pool style can be seen at the NSPI Pool Awards that takes place annually, showing the South African public…

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Thermal Warmth for Your Pool

Thermal Warmth for Your Pool

Gather Some Thermal Warmth for Your Pool When winter’s cold, icy “hands” grip the country, the benefits of using a thermal cover to maintain the temperature of the water in…

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A Pool Cover For Trend-Setting Swimming Pools

A Pool Cover For Trend-Setting Swimming Pools

The swimming pool at Fancourt is covered with an imported white Roldeck pool cover. They are also available in grey, blue, black and a translucent material. Automatic Pool Covers From…

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Save Energy And Cover-up Your Pool

Save Energy And Cover-up Your Pool

A blue thermal cover is rolled out over the water while the pool is not in use. These covers will heat pool water by 6º–8º C ( 42º-46.4º F) and…

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Pool Coating with Quartz Color

Pool Coating with Quartz Color

Chocolate box. Chocolate Brown Quartzite creates an unusual effect in this  striking swimming pool. The raised deck alongside the pool is the perfect place for sunbathing, relaxing or even entertaining;…

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Save Energy – 6 Ways To Save

Save Energy – 6 Ways To Save

Roll-up stations are recommended for larger swimming pools, so that when the pool is in use, the thermal cover can be rolled up and stored neatly at one end of…

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Load Shedding – 6 Ways To Help Beat This

Load Shedding – 6 Ways To Help Beat This

A new generation solid pool cover from PowerPlastics will keep your children safe and it will also help you do your bit in avoiding load shedding. Cut Down on Your…

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Water Babies Learn to Swim

Water Babies Learn to Swim

Let Your Child Learn to Swim Safely By Gillian Düsterwald Many tears ago, people were intrigued to hear of babies falling into water, then floating on their backs, their lives…

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Your New Pool – The Best 4 Types

Your New Pool – The Best 4 Types

A fiberglass pool that is ideal for any smaller property. A New Pool – Decisions Decisions… Making the Right Choice  Having taken the plunge and decided to build a new…

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7 Ideas On How To Keep a Clean Pool

7 Ideas On How To Keep a Clean Pool

A beautiful sparkling clean pool ready for fun. A properly maintained pool will always be a source of relaxation and pleasure. This stunning pool was constructed using the handpacked concrete…

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Pool With the Best Views in Hollywood – 10 Pix

Pool With the Best Views in Hollywood – 10 Pix

This Pool Certainly Has The Best Views In Hollywood Undoubtedly a pool that boasts some of the best views in Hollywood, this stunning design is located in Holmby Hills, Los…

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Soak Your Cares Away in a Hot Water Spa – 6 Ideas

Soak Your Cares Away in a Hot Water Spa – 6 Ideas

Above: The best of both worlds. Natural hot springs are channeled into a series of handpacked concrete pools; a ramp at one end of the pool allows bathers safe and…

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Understand Stabilized Chlorine and Chlorine Lock – 4 Myths

Understand Stabilized Chlorine and Chlorine Lock – 4 Myths

A beautiful well balanced healthy clean pool ready for fun. A pool that is properly maintained with the right balance of chemicals will always be a source of relaxation and…

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Landscaping Around Your Pool – 10 Ideas

Landscaping Around Your Pool – 10 Ideas

Above: Pretty plain. Simplicity is the key to successful landscaping around your pool. Here the pool has been positioned close to a wall enclosing the pool area and timber decking used…

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Keep Your Pool Water Clean With a Test Kit 10 mins/week

Keep Your Pool Water Clean With a Test Kit 10 mins/week

10 Minutes a Week is all it Takes to Keep Your Swimming Pool Water Clean with a Test Kit To the new pool owner, terminology like pH, calcium hardness, total…

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A Clean Pool With 3 Easy Troubleshooting Tips

A Clean Pool With 3 Easy Troubleshooting Tips

3 Top Tips for Maintaining a Sparkling Clean Pool Information Supplied by BioGuard – USA, SA, Australia  Eye and Skin Irritations and that Horrible Chlorine Smell This is a sure way…

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Different Pool Color For Your Swimming Pool – 7 Pictures

Different Pool Color For Your Swimming Pool – 7 Pictures

Dare To Be Different and Make Have a Different Pool Color Instead of the usual blue-hued swimming pool, introduce a different pool color on the inside and allow nature to…

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Mammoth Pool Makeover in the Desert – 7 Pictures

Mammoth Pool Makeover in the Desert – 7 Pictures

Huge Hotel Swimming Pool Makeover in Just Four Days The pool at the elite Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai was built in 2001 and finished using Cemcrete’s PoolCrete, a brilliant product that…

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Lap Pools Will Keep You Healthy – 4 Reasons

Lap Pools Will Keep You Healthy – 4 Reasons

With a Lap Pools It’s the length that counts. A 10 m x 2 m, single-depth gunite pool, fits perfectly into a long, narrow garden. Constructed by Suburban Pools, the…

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Pleasures of a Hot Tub Spa Soak – 7 Pointers

Pleasures of a Hot Tub Spa Soak – 7 Pointers

7 Tips to Ensure Your Hot Spa is Always Ready to Give You a Soothing Soak Studies show that most people wish they had more time in the day to relax. Unwinding…

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Look After Your Hot Tub Spa Water – 9 Checks

Look After Your Hot Tub Spa Water – 9 Checks

Your Hot Tub Spa Water is Easy to Look After Thinking of installing or building a hot water tub spa? If so, you’ll be pleased to find out that hot…

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Drownproofing Babies – 1 Mother’s Story

Drownproofing Babies – 1 Mother’s Story

Safely in the Swim: How I had my Baby Drownproofed by Penny Swift Drownproofing Babies! Many mothers consider their babies and small children to be natural water babies. I know…

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Your Home Swimming Pool Safety – 14 Suggestions

Your Home Swimming Pool Safety – 14 Suggestions

Your Home Swimming Pool Safety 14 Steps to Ensure Your Home Is Not a Hazard Pool safety is an emotive issue that must be addressed by every single pool owner and…

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Pool Pumps Are the Heart of Every Pool – 8 Ideas Why

Pool Pumps Are the Heart of Every Pool – 8 Ideas Why

Essential Equipment for a Clean, Healthy Pool All swimming pools need a good quality pump and filter to keep the water clean and healthy. This equipment is like the engine of…

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Salt Water Chlorination

Salt Water Chlorination

An Australian Invention Worth It’s Salt This article has been updated in a new article, Who Invented Salt Water Chlorination? By PENNY SWIFT It all began in Len David’s garden shed….

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Spa & Pool Heating-4 Options

Spa & Pool Heating-4 Options

Choose Your Spa Tub & Pool Heating Options Although swimming pools generally contain cold water which may or may not be heated, a hot water spa will always contain heated…

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Turn on the Heat: Solar Heating for Your Pool – 9 Steps

Turn on the Heat: Solar Heating for Your Pool – 9 Steps

The Secrets of Solar Heating For Your Pool In  a country where the sun shines long and hot, it makes sense to exploit the natural heat of the sun, not…

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Go Swimming Indoors in Your Living Room

Go Swimming Indoors in Your Living Room

Gracious living. Good looking and built for every season, this indoor pool is warmed with a heat pump. Constructed from handpacked concrete, it features a simple, yet stunning inlay of…

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7 Hints for New Swimming Pool Owners

7 Hints for New Swimming Pool Owners

Starting Up a New Swimming Pool – 7 Hints Owning a new swimming pool can be a daunting experience. For months you pondered over what to build and who was…

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Best Options For Your Pool Surround – 8 Options

Best Options For Your Pool Surround – 8 Options

Choose Your Pool Surround With Care The materials used for your pool surround will affect not only what the pool area as a whole looks like, but also how the…

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