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Pool hiring guides

How to tell a pool company worth keeping from one you’ll fire by August.

A clean suburban backyard swimming pool with clear blue water and tidy stone coping, a black metal pool fence along one side and a brick Texas house behind it.

Hiring9 min read

Selling a house with a pool in North Texas

A six-week timeline back from listing day, the disclosure question a pool raises, the four items inspectors flag here, and the repairs that don’t pay back.

September 4, 2026Read the article

A skimmer basket packed with matted leaves beside its lifted lid on the stone deck of a North Texas backyard pool.

Hiring11 min read

What to do when your pool company stops showing up

How to prove a visit was skipped, the one written message to send, how to cancel cleanly in Texas, and what to hand the next company.

August 11, 2026Read the article

A pool inspector examines a hairline crack at the waterline while prospective home buyers watch beside a brick Plano home.

Hiring10 min read

Buying a house with a pool in DFW: what to check before you close

A showing-day walk-around checklist, rough DFW repair costs to negotiate with, seven questions for the seller, and how to use the option period.

August 7, 2026Read the article

A blank pool service checklist, photo report phone, and test kit beside a sparkling Plano pool.

Hiring7 min read

How to choose a pool service company in Plano (11 questions)

The 11 questions to put to any Plano pool company, grouped by price, the technician, and repairs, plus the four answers that should end the call.

June 30, 2026Read the article

Gloved hands hold multimeter probes against the terminal block of a pool pump motor with the electrical cover removed.

Hiring7 min read

Getting a second opinion on a pool repair quote

Five questions to put to the first company, the cases that justify a second look, and how to keep the second company from echoing the first.

August 11, 2026Read the article

A telescopic pole with a brush head, an open water test kit, and a notebook rest on the coping of a clear, well-kept backyard pool in spring.

Hiring7 min read

Is weekly pool service worth it in Texas?

A month-by-month interval for North Texas, the biweekly saving set against one green pool recovery, and four checks that show whether visits happen.

August 11, 2026Read the article

An empty stone pool deck at a newly bought North Texas home, with only a water test kit and a coiled hose beside the steps of a clear pool.

Hiring8 min read

Just bought a house with a pool: your first 30 days

A week-by-week checklist for a new pool: what to photograph and label, the four water numbers and their targets, the filter baseline, and the equipment reserve.

August 11, 2026Read the article

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