Posts Tagged ‘Pool Safety’
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Pool Fencing Contractor
For residential and commercial property owners alike, pool fencing is an essential measure to improve pool safety. However, as with any other home improvement, it’s important to do your due diligence and ensure that the contractor you hire to install your fencing is adequately qualified. With countless pool fencing companies in the Phoenix area, it…
Read MoreWhat is the Best Type of Pool Fencing for Commercial Properties?
In the Phoenix area, it’s common for apartment complexes, hotels, and other commercial properties to have swimming pools in order to provide their residents and guests with a relaxing place to cool down during the many months of warm weather. However, it’s particularly important for commercial properties to take steps to ensure pool safety—with a…
Read More4 Pool Area Design Ideas to Transform Your Backyard
A backyard swimming pool offers a great way to cool down on a hot day, get some exercise, and relax with friends and family. But while you may consider your pool to be the highlight of your backyard, the space around it is just as important—if not more. From the fencing that surrounds your pool…
Read MoreWhat are the Most Effective Types of Pool Barriers?
For both residential and commercial properties, the fences and gates surrounding the pool area serve a variety of key functions: they complement the style of the surrounding property, ensure compliance with state law, and most importantly, they enhance safety by preventing children from entering the pool area without supervision—thereby reducing the property owner’s liability. Therefore,…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Pool Fencing Contractor
As one of the most effective ways to prevent drowning, a pool fence plays a vital role in protecting your loved ones—particularly kids and pets—from potential tragedy. In order to ensure that pool fences fulfill their role of enhancing safety around the pool area, they should be manufactured and installed by qualified professionals. Therefore, if…
Read MoreDo You Need a Fence Around Your Pool in Arizona?
Many pool owners in Arizona might wonder whether they are legally required to enclose their pool areas with fencing and gates. The short answer to this question is “yes.” The longer answer, however, can be found in state laws governing pool barriers. Specifically, Arizona law stipulates that any below-ground or above-ground pool (including a spa…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Pool Ready for Swimming Season
With the weather already warming up in the Phoenix area, swimming season is just around the corner—and that means that now is the time to get your pool area ready! There are several important steps that residential and commercial property owners alike should take in order to ensure a safe and fun pool season. First…
Read MoreAre Your Pool Fences and Gates in Need of Repair?
The cooler months of our short Arizona winter are the perfect time to tend to outdoor maintenance tasks, like ensuring that your pool fences and gates are in prime condition for the upcoming swimming season. If your pool fences are rusted or worn down, or if the gates are not closing and latching properly, they…
Read MoreWhat Landlords Should Know About Pool Safety
For landlords who own and/or manage properties that have pools onsite, safety is always a key concern. While a beautiful pool can be enticing to potential tenants, it can also serve as a liability for owners due to the risk of drowning and other water-related injuries. Here are a few important considerations that landlords should…
Read MorePool Safety Tips for Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is Drowning Impact Awareness Month, and as summer temperatures soar and your pool experiences heavy use, we thought we’d compile some helpful safety tips to ensure that your summer is free of incidents. Whether your pool is used for exercise, games, or relaxation, here are a few simple guidelines to help ensure a safe…
Read MoreIs Your Pool Area Secure? Use This Handy Checklist to Verify the Safety of Your Pool Barriers
When it comes to pool safety, enclosing your pool area with fences and gates is just the first step. For residential and commercial properties alike, periodically checking pool barriers to ensure that they are in safe condition—and making any repairs or replacements necessary—is an essential way to minimize the risk of drowning. Have you inspected…
Read MoreHow to Create a Safe and Beautiful Pool Area
For many homeowners in Arizona, the pool area is more than just a place to cool off on a hot day. It serves as an extension of the home—a destination for socializing, relaxing, dining, and simply enjoying the beauty of the desert. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the space surrounding your pool is…
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