Four Reasons to Choose a Wrought Iron Fence for Your Pool Area

When designing a pool area, property owners are confronted with many questions and concerns.  What is the best way to ensure that children, pets, and others to whom the pool poses a threat do not enter? What is the optimum design for a pool area that provides a relaxing oasis while contributing to the beauty…

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DCS Pool Barriers Give the Sheraton Desert Oasis a Lift!

At the Sheraton Desert Oasis Villas in Scottsdale the pool fencing was showing signs of aging, which then becomes a safety issue. The good people at the Desert Oasis gave DCS Pool Barriers a call to provide new fences and gates for all their pools. We were excited to be a part of this project.…

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Is Your Pool a Safety Threat? Proper Gates Prevent Accidents

Swimming pools provide a fun source of relaxation and a refreshing oasis from the heat in warmer months.  Unfortunately, they also present a risk of accidental drowning, particularly for small children.  Each year, nearly 300 children under the age of five drown in residential pools, with over 4,000 children in the same age group suffering…

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Finish Out the Season with a Clang!

September is here once again, which means that pool season is slowly coming to a close.  Kids are back in school, and extracurricular activities are picking up.  With the busier schedules, we also know it won’t be long until the weather will start cooling off soon as fall approaches.  This means that less time will…

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Does Your Fence Need a Fix?

Pool fencing is more than just a good safety idea in Arizona – it’s the law.  During the summer, when backyard or community pools are used on a daily basis, it’s important that you make sure your pool fences and gates are in working order. Having a pool fence or gate that’s in disrepair can…

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Celebrating Pet Safety Month – Summertime and Pool Safety for Pets

BlogPaws is celebrating Pet Safety Month all of July! DCS Pool Barriers spends a lot of time emphasizing the importance of keeping children safe around the pool by providing supervision in the water and through meeting Arizona law and installing a high quality pool fence in your home.  It’s not just children who need to be…

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Summer Holidays – Regulations Don’t Take Time Off

Summer holidays are in full swing by the time June rolls around, and for lots of families in Arizona this means spending afternoons and weekends in the water to escape the blistering temperatures. With the added activity around the pool during summer break it’s important to revisit the codes put in place to keep everyone…

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Look Great and Be Safe

When it comes to pool safety, there are clear guidelines set out by the state that residential and commercial property owners need to follow in order to ensure that family and residents are not put at undue risk.  However, these regulations only cover the basic structural requirements and leave open possibilities for what the safety…

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May is National Water Safety Month!

Every year sponsors from health, industry, and government come together to put on the National Water Safety Month in May.  The month is meant to celebrate the popularity of swimming and other favorite water sports as the weather warms up and summer starts, but its priority is to raise awareness for the need for public…

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‘Tis the Season – Pool Season

The temperature is slowly creeping up higher and higher as we get closer to the end of the month, and as Arizona residents we all know what that means.  Pool season is just around the corner! It’s fun and time in the sun, but it also means that it’s time to think about pool safety. …

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Community Fencing as Community Responsibility

There’s a lot of discussion about home pools when it comes to water safety, but community pools are not exempt from the regulations set by Arizona law.  In fact, with more people, higher traffic, and greater levels of activity, pool safety is perhaps of greater importance for these pools.  Fencing and gates are no exception. …

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Apartments and HOA Pool Fencing Replacement

Pools shared by a community can be wonderful, but for the complex owners and Home Owners Associations who are responsible for keeping them a safe space, there are many more considerations beyond making sure “no diving” and “no glass container” signs are posted.  At the top of this priority list should be meeting pool safety…

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