Swimming Pool

Professional Landscaper-Owner Brings Key West to This Fort Worth Home

By Joy Donovan / July 16, 2024 /

Ready to party? Here’s your new house. For under $400,000, someone is going to get a home ready for patio pool parties, fall barbecues, or football blowouts. The house at 4641 Highgrove Drive in Fort Worth is listed at $395,000, and it’s packed with features just begging for a party. Fun times are easy to…

300-Plus Backyard Swimming Holes in Dallas Are Listed on Pool-Sharing Platform Swimply

By April Towery / July 28, 2023 /

No pool? No problem. About 340 Dallas homeowners are offering their backyard oases this summer as a way to beat the heat and make some extra cash. While questions of liability have been raised about the pool-sharing site Swimply, it’s increased in popularity in the Lone Star State as temperatures hit the triple digits. About 260…

Want a Swimming Pool in Your Own Backyard? Dive Into These North Texas Open Houses

By Joy Donovan / May 25, 2023 /

School’s out … well, almost! Today’s the last day for a lot of North Texas students. Followed by the Memorial Day three-day weekend. We could get caught up in the true beginning of summer, which is June 21, but that’s just not practical for a place as hot as Texas. Summer, if not the scientific…

Worried About Thundersleet? Here Are 4 Reminders to Protect Your Home During a Freeze

By Brenda Masse / February 1, 2023 /

It’s Day 2 of #Thundersleet2023 as I write this, and my kids have been home for about 22 hours. It’s looking like everything will be closed through Thursday morning if WFAA meteorologist Pete Delkus has it right, which feels like a really, really long time. If you have young kids and are desperately trying to…

Inspecting the Pool Before Season’s End

By Brenda Masse / September 7, 2022 /

Labor Day is over and that means it’s time to put away your white shoes and pants and close up your pool. Well, those are supposedly the rules, anyway. It’s still 90-plus degrees out, so you can do what you want, but before too much longer, you’ll probably start closing up your pool. This week,…