Care and Maintenance Tips for Swimming Pools in Kansas City

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Swimming pools in Kansas City give homeowners and their families an amazing break from the heat of summer, and they’re great for both physical fitness and for spending more time together as a family. However, pools need to be cared for and maintained properly in order to be safe for your family. If you’re new to the world of pool care, or you just need a refresher, here are some of the most important maintenance tips to practice. Read more

Will a Swimming Pool Increase the Value of My Home?

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If you’ve been thinking about installing a swimming pool, you should really consider your reasons for doing so. Will it increase the value of your property if you’re thinking of selling? Well, maybe. Or maybe not. Read more

Choosing the Perfect Pool with Premier Pools

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Are you building a new home, or planning on incorporating a pool into your old home? If you are, then you’re probably wondering about the best materials and the most cost-effective installation. Read more

The Importance of Pool Safety in Kansas

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At Premier Pools, we’re proud to be the premier providers of pool design, pool installation, pool remodels, and generally all services related to pools in the Overland Park, Kansas area. We’re proud of what we do. But when the job’s done, we don’t stop thinking about our customers.

Often, we leave a site knowing that a child just can’t wait to get in the pool that we’ve installed. We leave happy parents and eager children who just can’t wait to start playing in the pool. And it’s important to us that they know how to use our pools safely.

Swimming Lessons

First, before you even have your pool installed, we encourage you to enroll your kids in swimming lessons. Even very young children can learn the basics of floating, simple strokes, and being able to get back to the edge of the pool. Once they have those skills, you can let them use the pool that we’ve installed.

Supervision

Even when your kids have had swimming lessons, never, ever leave them alone in the pool. Don’t look away. Don’t answer the phone. An unattended child can drown literally in seconds.

Toys

You’ll find all kinds of pool toys on the market. Some of them will be represented as flotation devices. Most of those toys, though, aren’t meant to be used as protection from drowning. Often, a child can end up head-down in the water while using one of those supposedly safe toys. Pool noodles are fine to play with. So are various other toys. But anything that fits around your child is a recipe for disaster. Don’t buy them, and don’t use them.

Why Are These Toys So Popular?

You’re asking, if they’re not safe, why are they so popular? Well, it’s because they’re attractive. They have bright colors and fun images. But the simple fact is, they aren’t safe. When you contacted us for your Overland Park, Kansas pool design, it was because you trusted us. You knew that we could give you a backyard pool that would be attractive and useful. Use the same consideration when you’re buying pool toys – just because it’s pretty, that doesn’t make it safe. Pretty toys can be made from inferior materials, and your child could be harmed. Use the same level of care and concern picking out pool toys as you did with your pool design or your pool installation.

Protect Your Child

The best way to protect your child in your backyard pool is to be constantly vigilant. Don’t look away. A moment’s inattention can lead to disaster. And never, ever, rely on brightly colored toys to keep your child afloat in your pool.

At Premier Pools, we’re proud to be able to help you with pool design, pool installation, and pool remodels. But we can’t watch your back yard. That’s up to you. So please, keep your Overland Park, Kansas pool safe for your children. Watch them whenever they’re in the pool, and don’t make the mistake of thinking that a toy is a life-saving device.

Why You Should Choose a Concrete Pool for your Overland Park Backyard

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If you’ve been thinking of installing a pool in your Overland Park backyard, then you should strongly consider making it a concrete pool. At Premier Pools of Kansas City, we specialize in installing highly attractive, durable and fun concrete pools, and we’d love to install one for you. Read more

How Premier Pools Can Deliver the Pool of Your Dreams

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Hiring the right company to build your family’s pool is about more than simply the pool itself. You need a company that’s going to work with you in crafting a functional design that will meet your needs for many years to come.

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What’s the Best Way to Light Your Pool?

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You’ve spent all kinds of time and money designing your pool, but did you give much thought to landscape lighting? Chances are you’re going to want to use your pool after sunset, so you need to get it right. You could always mount a floodlight or spotlight on your house, or even on a tree, but that’s old-school. There have been a lot of advances over the past few years when it comes to pool design and lighting.

The big trend now is LED lighting – it’s a way of transforming your pool into a totally different experience. You can use different colors spread all around your pool, install them under the coping, or even embed them in the walls, and you’ll get a wonderfully soft glow that just spreads rainbows over the water. With LED lighting, you can even customize your lighting to coincide with the holidays – red, white and blue for the Fourth of July? Red and green for Christmas? Why not? You can also create different effects using filters. The possibilities are endless, so why not think about lighting up your pool in ways that are a little bit different from what you’re used to?

Another benefit of LED lighting is that it’s low-voltage, so your energy costs are reduced. It’s soft, effective, and safe. You can place LED lights strategically, so that they shine down into your pool or up into the trees – either way, you and your guests will be able to wander about the yard and travel the pool deck without having to worry about tripping over obstacles. And just in terms of sheer aesthetic appeal, LED lighting will create an outdoor atmosphere that will make people want to spend more time poolside. That definitely makes sense – you spent all that money installing your pool, so of course you want people to spend as much time out there as possible. With LED lighting, they can do it safely and securely.

For that matter, even if you’re the kind of person who likes to spend time indoors in Kansas City or Overland Park, imagine looking out at your poolscape and enjoying the visual effect of multi-colored LED lighting. It’s so calming and easy on the eyes!

 

Creating a Pool Area That People Will Want to Use

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How many times have you said it? “Use the pool, or I’m taking it out!” Realistically, you can’t be blamed – you spent all that time and effort on pool design because your family said they wanted a pool, and now they’re not using it.

But think about this – it’s possible that if they’re not using the pool, it’s because the design isn’t all that great. Now you’re saying “What am I supposed to do? It’s already installed!” Well, you can still modify.

Think about the area around your pool that gets the most use. It’s where the most people gather, right? And now you’re saying “Well, isn’t that obvious!” Maybe so… but you’d be surprised how many people don’t take this into consideration. They crowd all the living facilities (you know, tables, chairs and so on) into a far-off corner, and just leave a huge expanse of deck that’s got nothing at all going on.

This is an easy fix – spread the furniture around. Maybe think about adding a fire pit to encourage people to socialize. Also, think about what people are looking at while they’re lounging poolside. Most of the time, people orient everything away from the wall of the house. But that can actually be a mistake – sometimes it’s actually better to look at an attractive façade than it is to look at the neighbor’s back yard. If your family or guests are looking out past the house, but at something that’s not really appealing, why not think about upgrading your façade? Nothing wrong with turning your back on the neighbors!

Look at the deck, too. Is it attractive? Is it functional? Does it invite socialization, or is it just a means of access to that pool that we’ve already determined no one is using? It’s pretty much a given that if the deck is attractive and the pool is inviting, you won’t have to be threatening your family with uninstalling the pool. However, if the deck doesn’t draw them in, there’s very little else you’re going to be able to do to convince them to use the pool.

Why not get the family together and ask them what they’d like to see in terms of pool deck design? You could have the best backyard in all of Kansas City or Overland Park – all you need is a little input.

One Fabulous Kansas City Pool Deck

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Whether you’re just installing your swimming pool, or looking for ways to make your existing pool more inviting, you should consider your Kansas City pool deck area as being every bit as important as the pool itself. In fact, it could be argued that when it comes to pool design, the deck is actually more important – that’s because most people actually spend considerably more time on the deck than they do in the water. Read more

Affordable Swimming Pools in Kansas Do Not Have to Be Boring

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Once upon a time, all swimming pools looked pretty much the same. They included a rectangle or oval shape and they didn’t have anything that made them stand out. These days, the swimming pool in Kansas City has turned into something much better, more unique, and definitely more attractive. Thanks to adaptive designs, specialty features, and creative minds at work, swimming pools are works of art.

Of course, you may be concerned about price, but it is important to note that affordable swimming pools in Kansas City do not have to be boring. Just because you cannot spend an arm and a leg on the pool doesn’t mean it has to be plain or basic. Instead, you just need to know what to look for and where.

Premier Pools and Spas of Kansas City knows that you want options, and that’s why they provide plenty to choose from. They even explain how you can get a swimming pool in Kansas City and choose a cost effective option. Let’s look at two of the choices you could make.

Vinyl Lined Pools

If you are concerned about affordability, then it is hard to go wrong with vinyl liner pools. Attractive and still quite unique, these pools are durable and designed to stand the test of time. They feature a vinyl liner that is made of a durable material that can withstand bad weather, plenty of activity, and pool chemicals.

The liners can be designed to use in in-ground pools already in place, or if you want a pool installed, it can be fitted with a liner right away. The choice is yours, but you can expect the liner to be durable and to ensure your swimming pool looks great now and for years to come.

Concrete Pools

Now, if you still want affordable swimming pools in Kansas City, but you do want to put a little more into it, then you can choose concrete pools. Made with concrete that is reinforced with steel, these pools are not going anywhere, and they offer many different options and features. When you consider concrete pools, you can choose from options like:

  • Waterfalls
  • Tanning Benches
  • Beaches
  • Seating
  • And More

These pools certainly aren’t boring and they include everything you want for creating a paradise escape in your own back yard. The inside of the concrete pool will even come with a plastic coating that can be colored to your choice. Just imagine the possibilities you can enjoy.

If you are interested in having a swimming pool in Kansas City, but you are worried about affordability, don’t fret. You can choose something that is unique and fun without spending too much money. Vinyl liner pools are certainly cost effective and they will last for many years. If you want to go a step up, you can choose versatile and stylish concrete pools. The choice is yours, but it doesn’t have to be a choice that breaks the bank.