Lucas Firmin Blog

Buying a house is exciting.  It can also be stressful.  Deciding where to live, the style of home you want, the schools in the area, and what it means for commute is a lot to process.  One other element of the homebuying process that can often be overlooked is a pool.  Whether a pool is a priority for you, or if the home you’ve decided to make an offer on, has one, it needs the same attention detail that the rest of the property gets.  A crucial and necessary part of buying home is the inspection.  This is the process that identifies any problems or issues with the condition of the home that can affect its value.  If the house you are considering has a pool, it also needs to be inspected.  However, it needs to be inspected by an experienced, expert pool inspector; it should not simply fall under the purview of the home inspector.  Ensuring that the condition the pool’s structure and equipment systems are in proper working order can save you a lot of time and money down the road.  Here is what you can expect during your pool inspection.

Life hacks have become a popular blog and YouTube topic.  The theory behind these “hacks” is using common things (cleverly) to make common problems or tasks easier to solve and do.  Whether you are repurposing containers, salvaging iPhone cords, using frozen grapes to keep your wine cold, or just want a simpler way to care for your pool, there’s a hack for that.  Here are four tips that you may not have thought of to keep your pool clean and comfortable this spring and summer.

This year it may be time for Santa to skip the chimney and head straight for the pool.  If you have a pool owner on your Christmas list, or are one yourself, don’t the let the cool December weather take your mind off of your backyard paradise.  Here are some great gift ideas that can make your home’s pool even better.

In south Louisiana it takes a while for the cooler weather to arrive, but when it does it’s hard to ignore the temperature drop.  This is especially true if you’ve been enjoying a mid-October swim.  Even though the sun can warm up during the day, and some humidity may return, lower temps overnight and more comfortable daytime highs can make, a keep your pool water on the chilly side.  This means a couple of different things, the first, and most obvious one is that you’ll be using the pool less, if at all.  The second is that if you have a pool heater, this is the time of the year to kick it on.  Here are a few tips on how to keep your pool clean, and how to use your heater this fall and winter.