Whether you’ve had your pool for years or you just partnered with a professional team, like the one at Spartan Pool & Patio, to build the custom pool of your dreams, protecting that investment is very important. There are plenty of things you can do to increase the longevity of your custom pool, such as scheduled maintenance.
Well, it’s almost that time of the year again. The admittedly mild winter temperatures are starting to rise, and it already feels like springtime. That means we’re only a few weeks away from being able to get back in the pool.
A swimming pool is an excellent addition to any backyard, providing a wide variety of relaxation and entertainment for the whole family. However, taking care of your pool can be an intensive operation. There are many pieces and factors that make up your custom pool and keep it crystal clear all year long.
As the colder weather hits and the pool gets either closed or prepared for its new life as a heated pool for the winter, it’s easy to either forget about it or end up treating it the same way you would during any other time of the year. We get it; once the pool is covered, it’s hard to remember that it’s still a pool of water that needs care and cleaning.
Well, you’ve closed the pool and/or prepared it for winter (with some help from our blog posts, of course), but now the backyard feels like a ghost town and you miss spending time with friends and family outside. That’s where a custom fire pit comes in.
This is an excerpted article from this year's "30 Under 40" list in Pool Pro Magazine.
Sam Stroud and Jordan Demeter both lost a parent to cancer when they were preteens. Then their parents married each other. Already best friends, they also became step brothers. Demeter’s grandfather, Don Demeter, owned Pools by Spartan and had been installing vinyl-liner pools since the 1970s.
Even if you don’t have a custom pool or even a patio area, your backyard can still be a great place to relax, especially now that summer is over and the weather has cooled down. There are tons of ways to maximize the space, regardless of your budget or timeframe.
Even the coolest pool and hottest patio in town can look a little sparse and lost without some landscaping around them. The fall, winter, and spring seasons are great times to think about ways to improve your backyard even more.
From low-water landscapes to creating a lush oasis, there are virtually countless ways to utilize your backyard’s space. And we can help, if you’re ready to talk. However, if you’re still in the brainstorming phase, check out some of our favorite ways to landscape around your dream pool and patio.
We’ve written before about why a functional patio area is such a worthwhile addition to your backyard, from the benefits of an outdoor kitchen to various parties you can throw outside, whether or not you have a pool. Being able to relax outside in the shade or grill dinners for your family and friends are nearly year-round activities, and enhancing your backyard patio only makes those activities better.
If you’ve got a nice, big backyard or even just a decent patio area but you’d like to get more out of it, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’re going to talk about the ways you can enhance your patio from small changes to total makeovers.
When considering a custom or in-ground pool for your backyard, as we’ve mentioned before, there’s a lot to think about. From fun things like shape and color to more tedious but equally (or, sometimes, more) important aspects such as filtration systems and water type, you’re in charge of everything.
