Swimming pools abound in the Unites States, with 8.6 million counted in 2007, according to a market research report titled "U.S. Market for Swimming Pool Equipment and Maintenance Products." Consumers ...

Whenever I buy a home that has a pool, like the homes I buy, it is usually in pretty bad shape. Every time this happens, I have to run through the cost vs. gain math to determine if I repair the pool ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...