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Gohlke Pools Blog
Water Your Yard – Prevent Pool Damage
If you have been watching local news stations over the past week or two, you have likely seen stories about foundation problems occurring on area houses. Two remarks that I remember from the reports are: From the owner of a foundation repair company—“We are receiving at least twice as many calls as we typically receive this time of year.” From a homeowner—“My wife and I built this house 41 … [Read more...] about Water Your Yard – Prevent Pool Damage
Tips for Enjoying Your Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is this weekend and is traditionally considered the beginning of swim season. If you are the pool owner, hopefully by now your plans are in place for this weekend—the yard is mowed, the food is planned, the guests are invited, and the pool is ready! Following are some last minute tips to assure that your Memorial Day weekend will be an enjoyable one. Be sure that your pool is … [Read more...] about Tips for Enjoying Your Memorial Day Weekend
Pool Season is Just Around the Corner
We have had some great weather as of late—spring started on March 20th and for the most part, it has been beautiful. With that being said, this past winter was fairly interesting weather wise: Freezing weather—Although we didn’t have snow/ice, we had two extreme weather events this winter: the approximately 75 straight hours of below freezing temperatures from December 31st-January 3rd; and … [Read more...] about Pool Season is Just Around the Corner
Spring Pool Checklist
Pools should be a source of fun and relaxation, not a source of constant work and worry. Pool care can be very simple and we have found that being consistent and uniform in chemical treatment, vacuuming, basket cleaning, and filter cleaning are the keys to successful pool care. Pool care is like most anything—it is much easier to maintain it than it is to repair it if it wasn’t maintained. If you … [Read more...] about Spring Pool Checklist
Water Safety Seminar is Coming in May
Every year in May, Gohlke Pools celebrates water safety month! What’s better than celebrating it when the grass is green, the water is crystal clear, and the memories of summer time are about to commence? Since Memorial Day is right around the corner, now is the perfect time to have a refresher course of what to watch for during the summer season as well as possibly saving a life. In our one … [Read more...] about Water Safety Seminar is Coming in May
Happy New Year from Gohlke Pools
A Commitment from Gohlke Pools for 2018 We always end the year with mixed emotions. We are happy that we get a chance to reflect back on 2017 and we have some great memories, a few successes, and also a few failures. In addition, it allows us to look at the goals that we set and see how we did. Overall, we are pleased with 2017, but we feel that the best is yet to come. 2018 is a special year for … [Read more...] about Happy New Year from Gohlke Pools
How to Avoid Freeze Damage
Although it has been a fairly mild winter thus far, we know that more freezing weather will be here soon. It is important that your pool equipment is prepared to handle the freeze. Most pool equipment in the Denton area has been programmed so that the pumps are switched on by a freeze sensor when the ambient air temperature approaches freezing, but it is still important to make sure. Following is … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Freeze Damage
Mastic (also called Deck-O-Seal) – What Is It and Why Is It Important?
What is mastic? Mastic is an expansion joint sealant that is used to seal expansion joints around swimming pools which are subject to movement. The product provides a firm, flexible, water proof seal over the expansion joint that typically surrounds the swimming pool—and is typically between the pool coping and the concrete deck. It is resistant to swimming pool chemicals. Why is it necessary to … [Read more...] about Mastic (also called Deck-O-Seal) – What Is It and Why Is It Important?
