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Read through step-by-step tutorials to help you prepare for any installation pertaining to your pool.

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A Buyer's Guide to Prefab Plunge Pool

Shrink its size, and a pool becomes less time-consuming to maintain, more economical to enjoy year-round, and easier to weave into just about any backyard. Here’s what you need to know about prefab plunge pools.
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How to Install a Shipping Container Pool

House One editor and DIY expert Jenn Largesse takes her backyard project to new heights with a container pool installation.
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How to Wire an Above-ground Pool Pump

Follow our step by step guide and video to wire an above-ground pool alongside This Old House master electrician Scott Caron.
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Build It and They Will Swim

A pool is one of summer's greatest pleasures. But getting from fantasy to backyard reality takes some hard work

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