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    Pool Games - Need Advice!

    Hi! My birthday is coming and my family needs gift ideas. I want to get a basketball hoop and also a volleyball net for my pool. (Nothing permanently secured, but nothing that will blow away either.) Does anyone have any advice for me? (What to get, where to get it, what to make sure it...
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    Outdoor Daybed with Canopy Recommendations?

    Hi! We are getting excited since they should begin digging our pool next month. We are hunting for furniture! My husband wants to get a outdoor daybed with a canopy (the round ones). Does anyone have one? If so, do you recommend it? Any advice? We are newbies! Thank you!
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    Under Contract - Gunite pool! - Design help wanted on tanning shelf depth and overall depth!

    HI! After many months of research and several quotes from PBs, we finally decided on a PB and type/size of pool! We are getting a double roman 18x36 gunite pool with a tanning ledge (sun shelf). So far we are planning to have the pool go from 3.5-6ft deep. (See rough pool layout picture...
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    Gunite vs. Vinyl Liner Pool in NJ

    HI! We are still making plans to build our first pool. We are now trying to decide between getting a gunite or vinyl liner pool. We are looking to get a tanning ledge and we were told that gunite would make more sense because of how easily vinyl can puncture with pets, chairs, etc. However...
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    Gas Heater vs. Heat Pump

    HI! We are getting ready to build our first inground pool. We live in South Jersey. We have been talking to pool companies and getting estimates/ideas. The Pool Store is encouraging us to get a gas heater. Jersey Pools is encouraging us to get a heat pump. We don't know what advice to...
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    Planning to get a pool!

    Hi! I am new here. My husband and I are planning on getting an inground pool for our family of 4. This is new to us! We are trying to pick the right company to go with in South Jersey. We have questions about heaters vs. heat pumps, shape - free form vs. double Roman, tanning ledge (worth...