Look, owning an above ground pool is supposed to be the fun part of summer. The problem? Nobody warns you about the dirt, the bugs, the slimy crap that settles on the floor, and the sinking feeling when you realize your filter alone is not going to save you. That is where an above ground … Read more
So you bought an above ground pool and now you are staring at it thinking, “I need a deck around this thing.” Good call. Climbing a wobbly ladder every time you want to take a dip gets old fast, and a proper deck transforms a cheap-looking pool into something that actually looks like it belongs … Read more
Let me be real with you. The first summer I owned an above ground pool, I treated it like a daytime toy. Sun goes down, party’s over, everyone goes inside. Total waste. The moment I dropped my first above ground pool light into the water, my entire backyard turned into something else completely. Suddenly the … Read more
Let me guess. You bought an above ground pool, jumped in on a sunny day in late May, and nearly froze your ass off. Welcome to the club. That water is icy until July, and by the time it actually feels good, summer is half gone. An above ground pool solar heater sounds like the … Read more
Let me save you some money, some bruised shins, and a whole lot of frustration. If you own an above ground pool, the steps you pick matter way more than most people realize. I’ve watched friends drop hundreds on flimsy plastic ladders that wobbled like a drunk uncle at a wedding, only to replace them … Read more
Let me save you a few hundred bucks and a sprained ankle. Most people pick above ground pool stairs the same way they pick a phone charger at the gas station, grab whatever’s cheap, hope it works, and curse later when it fails. I’ve watched plenty of pool owners go through three sets in two … Read more
Here’s the truth nobody at the big box store will tell you. The above ground pool filter that came bundled with your pool kit is probably undersized, underpowered, and built to die just outside the warranty window. I’ve been around pools long enough to know that the filter is where people get burned the most, … Read more
Let me be straight with you. The first time I tried to add a slide to my above ground pool, I made every mistake in the book. Wrong height, wrong material, wrong deck attachment. The whole thing wobbled like a drunk flamingo and my kids refused to use it.Years later, after testing more setups than … Read more
If you own an above ground pool, your skimmer is doing more work than you probably realize. It’s the unsung hero pulling leaves, bugs, pollen, sunscreen residue, and every other floating bit of nastiness off your water before it sinks and turns into a bigger problem. And yet, most pool owners I talk to either … Read more
If you own an above ground pool, the ladder is the one accessory you cannot skip. Skip a fancy LED light, skip the fountain attachment, fine. But a flimsy or wrong sized ladder is how people get hurt, and how liners get torn, and how you end up cursing in the backyard at 9pm trying … Read more
