Lucas Firmin Blog

The best summer pool parties rely on significant upkeep during the winter. In Baton Rouge, cooler winter temperatures make it essential to maintain your pool before spring arrives--including keeping an eye on the pool pump, pool filter, pool or hot tub heater, and more. You may not be using your pool as often as you do during the warmer months, but it’s still important to keep an eye on the equipment, helping to ward off time-consuming and expensive repairs. 

Just like your house may need a new coat of paint every few years, it’s not uncommon for your pool’s surface to need an update. This is especially true in south Louisiana, where you can use your pool the majority of the year. This extra activity can take its toll on the gunite walls, floors, steps, and edges that create the structure of your pool. If you’ve noticed any cracks, rough spots, or any other unsightly areas, it may be time to consider replastering or resurfacing your pool. But what exactly does that entail?

Whether you have an Amazon Echo, a Google Home, a Roomba, or a Nest, you have a robot. These robots, so to speak, make our lives easier. The Roomba vacuums so you don’t have to, an Echo or Google Home can control different aspects of your home as well keeping you connected to the information you know longer have to search for. A Nest makes it easier than ever to control the environment around your home. Shouldn’t keeping your pool clean be on this list? While automatic pool cleaners have been around for years, just like with everything else, technology is changing and making them better. So, if you’ve never had one, are planning to build a pool, or are due for an upgrade, here is some helpful information to help you choose the best automatic pool cleaner to keep your pool’s water safe, clean, and clear.

As cooler weather comes to south Louisiana your pool heater becomes an important asset. Just like your home’s furnace needs to be tested as the seasons change, it’s important make sure that your pool’s heater is ready to go now that the hot humid weather or a Louisiana summer isn’t supplying the heat. Here are a few tips to help ensure that your pool and its heater are ready to roll this fall, winter, and spring.

Summers are busy, and in south Louisiana, seemingly unending. But as hectic as summer schedules can be, they typically pale in comparison to the approaching fall and holiday seasons. It is during this time of the year that performing maintenance on your pool is very important. While it was likely near the top of your mind as you enjoyed it all summer, it’s easy for this routine to fall to the back burner as school, football games, and other new plans start to pile up. Here are a few tips for maintaining your pool as summer comes to an end, and to make sure that everything is ready to go come next spring.