Most pool owners watch the water, the plaster, and the equipment. Fewer pay attention to the edge of the pool — the coping stones and the joint where the pool meets the deck. Yet in Austin, this is one of the most common places problems begin. Central Texas is known...
A backyard pool is one of the best features a Central Texas home can have. On a 100-degree afternoon in Austin, Round Rock, or Cedar Park, it can feel like the reason you bought the house. But a pool is also a complex system of plaster, tile, plumbing, pumps, filters,...
A standard home inspection in Texas does not cover the swimming pool in any meaningful way. Most general inspectors will note that a pool exists, confirm the equipment turns on, and move along. Pool and spa evaluation is explicitly an optional add-on under the...
