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  1. J

    Looking for pool cover recommendation in Austin, TX area

    Regarding Katch-A-Kid: The young fellow - Tim - was born in Rhodesia. His uncle started the company in South Africa. It's all a family business. I'll post more information about a Loop-Loc quote or what route we decided to take, when there is something to share.
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    Looking for pool cover recommendation in Austin, TX area

    Yes, that is the house in the left background. No, we do not have neighbors to the right, not for several hundred more feet anyway. Yes, either the weed wacker or the small corded electric pushmower work behind the pool. I promised an update. We had the Katchakid representative over to the...
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    Looking for pool cover recommendation in Austin, TX area

    I'm considering putting a section of my fence on rollers and allowing it to slide. That would open a connection between the pool and the backyard. Added bonus - I could get my riding mower to the grass just behind the pool.
  4. J

    New member in Cedar Park, TX

    Thanks! :)
  5. J

    Looking for pool cover recommendation in Austin, TX area

    Thanks jagger2005! Perhaps this is the other one I checked. My wife is somewhat worried about deer jumping into the cover. We do have moderate deer activity in the area. I have seen them in the yard but never on the pool deck. The pool area already has a fence around the perimeter. Anyway...
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    Looking for pool cover recommendation in Austin, TX area

    Thanks JVtrain! I concur. My local installer was never able to give me a straight answer as to whether or not it would be possible to use some securing stakes in the short term. Concrete work isn't that expensive and now is the right time of year to seriously consider it. looploc.com requires...
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    Looking for pool cover recommendation in Austin, TX area

    Hello! My pool lives under an oak tree. The tree provides shade during the summer which is excellent. It also provides leaves in the fall which leads to a high workload during the off season. I would love to get a cover. But, we have a free form pool and there is not concrete all the way around...
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    New member in Cedar Park, TX

    Hello! I'm a pool owner in Cedar Park, TX. This is my first pool. I've been a pool owner since August of 2013. I had a pool service maintaining the pool for about a year and half before I transitioned to maintaining the pool myself. I am moving to liquid chlorine and away from solid chlorine...
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