Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Everybody has different swimming preferences. Fortunately, there are plenty of options available for your backyard pool. You can get a zero-depth entry for leisurely wading or a deep end for excited ...

A decade ago, backyard residential in-ground swimming pools were almost exclusively of the erosion-feeder variety -- traditional chlorine pool requiring 3-inch chlorine tablets to be placed into the ...

Gentler saltwater pools are becoming the norm and not the exception. Here's what you need to know about converting a pool. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all ...

Despite popular belief, saltwater pools aren't chlorine-free. “That’s been the No. 1 ask for a number of years now," said Alison Felschow, vice president of Crystal Pools in Columbia. In the last 10 ...

When temperatures soar and the hot sun is blazing down, it's easy for visions of jumping into cool, refreshing water to override all your other thoughts. While there are plenty of tips available on ...

(BPT) - Pools are great fun for kids and adults and when it is hot in the summer time or you’re on vacation, there is no better way to cool off. Most pools do require a lot of work to keep clean ...

Outdoor seawater pools offer an enchanting "dose of the wild in an enclave of safety", said The Guardian. These "sheltered" areas allow swimmers to enjoy the tide and "rich saltwater" while being ...