Category: Pool Tips

[youtube embed=”EJRqnpl6feQ” autoplay=”0|1″ mute=”0|1″]   What is Pool Plaster? Understanding spot etching first requires a closer inspection of pool plaster itself. What is pool plaster made of? In this installment, we will explain the fundamentals of plaster and how they interact with water, which is obviously important for anything that is going to line a […]

[youtube embed=”aT870XVux_s” autoplay=”0|1″ mute=”0|1″] Pool Plastering Basics: The Problem with Spot Etching After many decades in the industry, we have found that the most common and unavoidable problem with pool plaster is spot etching. You may not be familiar with the term, but spot etching is something that threatens the value of your home and […]

Swimming Pool Repair Basics Sometimes it is very obvious when you need swimming pool repair services, such as a pump that just won’t pump. Other times are less obvious, such as knowing when it’s time for pool replastering or pool renovation. Today we’re break down these common pool repairs to the basics, and help you […]

Avoid Summer Pool Remodeling Without a doubt, you probably think of your pool more often in the summer than any other time of the year. Maybe it’s the beautiful weather. Perhaps you love to barbecue. Or you simply throw fantastic summer parties or like to entertain guests. Whatever the reason, you spend more time in and around […]

To say that we do a lot of pool surface repair at Alan Smith Pools is a bit of an understatement. Pool surface repair is our specialty. It is no coincidence that Alan Smith was already a foreman in the late 1970’s, leading pool plastering crews at the age of 19. In 1981 he opened […]

Sorting through Swimming Pool Contractors Although there is a lot of conflicting data regarding which US region has the most swimming pools per capita, it’s pretty clear that southern California makes the top ten. Lots of swimming pools, however, also means lots of swimming pool contractors. And as you can imagine, lots of swimming pool contractors, […]