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Yes, the five year old twins are learning the butterfly at swim camp as we speak (write?) and the baby has been in swimming lessons since we moved in last year. However, I have been really concerned about ISR... the swimming teacher told me that it's not just the parental trauma-- it's that it...

This is PERFECT! Thank you, Kim!

As a preface, my sister sent me this news: Authorities Release 911 Call of Bode Millers Daughter Drowning | PEOPLE.com this morning which I mentioned to a friend who lives in the Southwest and she told me that she knows two people who lost children last year in pools. I have three children under...

Unfortunately, it is kind of a racket where I live and when I say ‘racket,’ I really do mean racketeering. Very few companies, definite anti-competitive conduct. I couldn’t get a quote from a reputable pool contractor that does it because there are only two and they have a gentleman’s agreement...

Curious how much others were quoted for a professional to clean, prep and apply a new color (we’re using H&C from Sherwin Williams). Our contractor made some mistakes and to compensate us, agreed to do this job (1400 sq feet) for $3,900 which he says is “at cost,” meaning that he will not make a...

Our backyard basically has four levels. The first level is the deck which is dilapidated and needs to be replaced. The second level is sort of a platform enclosed by a flagstone retaining wall that includes waterfalls. The third level is the pool deck. The fourth level is a sizable backyard...

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! I looked into getting an automatic pool cover and was told that because our pool is irregular in size (not rectangular-- it kind of looks like the shape of a giant pregnant bean to me?), it would be very difficult. The wall on one side doesn't help...

I feel like I’m the new kid at school and everyone is snickering because they all know the answer already. I found some old posts from like 2007 about granite or something but from what I can tell, my only options for resurfacing our existing plaster pool are plaster or a Pebbletec product...

Hello TFP Community, I’m new here. My name is Joanna. I have three children under the age of six and a very full time job and my husband and I just bought a house with a pool. I grew up competitively swimming and so I’m excited to have a pool but also terrified. For one thing, my husband’s job...