Preparing Your Pool for a Hurricane

Preparing Your Pool for a Hurricane

With Hurricane Harvey quickly approaching the Texas coast, and the Katy and overall Houston area anticipating heavy rainfall anywhere from 15-25+ inches, it’s time to do some hurricane pool preparation to protect your investment and get things back to normal quickly...
How Long Should You Run Your Pool Pump

How Long Should You Run Your Pool Pump

Your pump is one of the main pieces of equipment that helps keep your pool water clean and balanced. It is important to run it daily to ensure there is enough water circulation. Stagnant water promotes algae growth along with warm temperatures. With that being said,...
The History of The Swimming Pool

The History of The Swimming Pool

You have seen above ground and in-ground pools your entire life, but have you ever thought about the history of swimming pools? People have been swimming since 2500 BC in Egypt! In the years that followed, swimming as a pastime spread to Assyria, Greece and Rome. The...
Easy Ways to Decorate Your Pool for Halloween

Easy Ways to Decorate Your Pool for Halloween

Halloween is just a few days away, and even your pool can get dressed for the occasion! What’s more fun than an outdoor swimming pool party on Halloween? Take a look at some awesome things you can do to decorate your swimming pool for the holiday. Pose plastic...
5 Steps To Enjoy A Spa In Time For Cooler Weather

5 Steps To Enjoy A Spa In Time For Cooler Weather

Spas provide many benefits other than just the enjoyment of warm, massaging water. Spas can aid in joint pain, muscle soreness, sleep and can even reduce stress. This can come to fruition this fall or winter if you start purchase process now. Sahara Pools offers more...
Pool Safety in the Winter

Pool Safety in the Winter

It’s the beginning of fall in Katy and winter is right around the corner. Whether you want to heat your pool up so you can swim despite in the colder weather, or you simply want to keep your pool in sparkling clean, the pool pros at Sahara Pool Builder have compiled a...
Why Your Own Pool is Better than a Public Pool

Why Your Own Pool is Better than a Public Pool

If you are thinking of getting an in-ground swimming pool, here are five great reasons that having your own pool at home is better than going to a public pool. If you want to speak with one of highest rated pool builders in the Katy area, contact Sahara Pools today!...
Considering Closing Down Your Pool?

Considering Closing Down Your Pool?

The professionals at Sahara Pools want you to think twice before deciding to close your swimming pool this winter. Yes, we live in the Greater Houston area, and yes the winters are very mild, but we  still get a lot of calls from our customers asking if they...
Different Types of Pool Filters

Different Types of Pool Filters

Keeping your swimming pool clean is one of the most essential part of pool ownership. The circulation of water allows the pool chemicals to keep the water sanitized and crystal clear. This is greatly aided by the type of pool filter that you use in your swimming pool....
Keeping the Bugs Out of Your Pool!

Keeping the Bugs Out of Your Pool!

There are only a few summer time pleasures that beat time spending time in a pool. To your surprise… there are any number of insects that also enjoy that time too! If the sight of bugs sharing your pool isn’t bad enough, some of these culprits may actually bite...
Add Some Color To Your Pool – Pool Plaster

Add Some Color To Your Pool – Pool Plaster

If your gunite pool is in need of a remodel, a great way to give it a new and fresh look is with a new pool finish, specifically plaster. With so many features and options available, it’s good to know the type that will best fit the needs of your family, while...
Most Common Pool Pump Problems

Most Common Pool Pump Problems

Your pool pump is one of its most important components of the filter system. It is designed to push the water through a filter, keeping your pool clean and free of algae and other organic material. Without the pump, your pool can quickly go from sparkling...
Energy Saving Tips for Your Pool

Energy Saving Tips for Your Pool

For owners of swimming pools, motivation to cut down on energy use may come from an environmentally-conscious place; if not, it will definitely come in the form of a monthly utility bill. Between running the air conditioning and the pool pump, the operating costs and...
Algae – What Is It?

Algae – What Is It?

Algae is a simple non-flowering plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled life forms. Algae contains chlorophyll but lack true steam, roots, leaves and vascular tissue. There are three types of algae that like to form in your swimming...
Maintaining Your Pool Water

Maintaining Your Pool Water

Keeping your pool crystal clear and swim ready is not as difficult a task as you may imagine, but keep this mind, once you have obtained crystal clear water, you have to maintain it. By following only a few simple rules, you can stop algae and other contaminants in...
Pool Safety and Security Tips

Pool Safety and Security Tips

With summer right around the corner, let’s talk about pool security and safety equipment available on today’s market. Safety Covers A high quality pool cover must meet all the standards of ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials) in order to...