Maintaining Your Spa Ensures It Lasts a Lifetime Adding a spa or hot tub to your backyard oasis puts you on the fast track to a life of ultimate relaxation. It provides you with an easy to access spot to unwind and relax after a long, stressful day. While having a spa will undoubtedly improve your overall quality of life, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Your spa can’t function at its best without some tender loving care from you. To optimize your overall hot …
New Year, New Pool? Is It Time to Renovate Your Pool?
Take Advantage of the New Year and Renovate Your Pool We have finally entered a brand-new year and a brand-new decade! The start of a new year is the perfect time to step back and reassess many areas of your life. Many people all across the world take this time to make changes in their lives, some personal and some professional. People tend to make New Year’s Resolutions that involve weight loss or reading more. However, Mid City Custom Pools would like to remind you …
When is the Perfect Time to Build a Pool?
Summer and Spring Aren’t Great Times to Build a Pool Owning a pool is something many homeowners all across the country strive to one day achieve. For those that do own one, they already know how wonderful this amenity can be for your home, providing you with a fun and exciting centerpiece to your backyard. Pools are perfect for hosting summer pool parties, and they also offer you a great chance to exercise. However, not many homeowners think about the process of building a pool, …
2020 Swimming Pool Trends
A New Year Brings Plenty of New Trends Throughout human history, swimming pools have been used by several different civilizations for several different purposes. Spending leisure time in water has been a critical part of human life. As time has passed and civilization has evolved, so have swimming pools. Their designs have gotten far more complex, and the technology used to build them has only improved. Swimming pool trends have only seen massive changes in the centuries since their introduction in the zeitgeist. Each year …
The Different Types of Fire Features
There are Many Fire Feature Options With winter on our doorsteps, the time you can spend outdoors is getting shorter and shorter. The winter brings with it cold, harsh temperatures that make sitting outside uncomfortable. No one wants to spend all their free time stuck inside, yet no one wants to go outside if they know they’re going to be shivering the entire time. However, there are plenty of ways you can combat the cold and enjoy the outdoors this holiday season. By installing a …
The Benefits of an Indoor Pool
Indoor Pools Can Be Used Year-Round Winter is already here. While this does mean that we are just a few weeks away from holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, it does mean that you’ve probably shut down your pool for the winter. However, you only need to shut down your pool for the fall and winter if you have an outdoor pool. If you have an indoor pool, you won’t have to go through that process. We understand how deflating and time-consuming shutting your pool down …
Shutting Your Pool Down for Fall
Shutting Your Pool Before the Winter Should Be a Must We all know how great that feeling is when summer is beginning, and we are ready to take advantage of our pools. Unfortunately, we also know how deflating it feels to know that winter is quickly approaching, and the time to shut your pool down for fall is here. The process of shutting your pool down is no fun either. You may just want to throw a winter cover over it and call it a …
What to Know Before Getting a Pool Slide
A Slide Can Be A Great Addition to Your Pool Pools are a source of limitless fun, excitement, and relaxation. They are a great way to keep your children occupied while also providing you with a chance to cool off during hot summer months. However, excitement in the pool does not stop there! There are several amenities you can add to your pool, including water features, diving boards, and slides. A pool slide is a particularly exciting feature that provides your children with the chance …
5 Ways Swimming Helps Athletes
Swimming Can Help Athletes in Any Sport How athletes train for their respective sport can vary greatly. Baseball players don’t have to prepare their bodies for the heavy collisions football players do. Basketball players don’t have to prepare their bodies to endure the elements like soccer or football players do. Each sport has unique training methods. However, swimming may be a training element that can help all athletes, regardless of sport. The buoyancy of water greatly affects the level of coordination and movement required to …
Benefits of Owning a Spa
Spas Provide You with Many Health Benefits There are many backyard amenities that homeowners all across the country consider adding to their outside space. From pools to fire features, they all have their unique benefits. Homeowners will also pair many of these together. One amenity that compliments any outside feature well is an outdoor spa. With summer coming to a close, a spa offers you plenty of opportunities to enjoy being outside while staying warm. Commonly referred to as hot tubs or jacuzzies, they are …