One of the greatest things about the holidays in Southeast Texas is being able to celebrate them with a dip in a swimming pool. The weather outside here is much more delightful than frighttful, allowing you to work off a big holiday feast with a little swimming pool time. But before you can do that, you have to have a pool to swim in.
That’s where we at Ultimate Pools come in.
If you’re looking to get that perfect pool for your holiday get-together, the time to act is now!
Holidays are a great time for pool installation
Along with having a place to relax after some Yuletide fun, getting a swimming pool installed now is also a very good idea from a financial standpoint. The last couple months of the year coincide with the international pool show, where pool equipment items for the next year are featured. As a pool installer, we get savings on equipment between now and the end of December, which is when the pricing for the new fiscal year starts.
Our savings on pool equipment will be passed on to you for the next couple months, so give us a call, email us or visit us at our Magnolia office to start the process of getting a new pool and make the holidays truly the most wonderful time of the year!
Rebates on equipment in Harvey-affected areas: If you were in an area that was affected by flooding for Hurricane Harvey, you are eligible for a rebate on any Pentair pool equipment damaged in the storm. Give us a call or visit us and we can walk you through the procedure of securing the rebate and getting your swimming pool back to normal.
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Ultimate Pools has been a leader in pool building and outdoor improvements in Magnolia, The Woodlands and Southeast Texas since 1991, specializing as a pool builder since 1999. From pools, waterfalls, hot tubs, decks, outdoor kitchens and outdoor improvements, Ultimate Pools will provide the highest of quality and customer service to you. Surf our website, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, send us an email, give us a call at (936) 321-9632, or visit our offices at 5170 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354 today!
Before showing off these pictures, we want to show our support for all of those who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. It’s been a tough week-plus for the Houston area and Southeast Texas and we’d like to give our best. We are available to help on any pool maintenance issues that storms and flooding have caused and encourage you to help in whatever way you can.
While we look to recover, help and move forward, here are some pictures. These images, and more, can also be viewed in our galleries.
Pictures of pools
Pictures of decks
Pictures of features
Pictures of spas
And here’s a picture of a pool after we recently applied gunite.
Stay safe and dry, everyone.
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Ultimate Pools has been a leader in pool building and outdoor improvements in Magnolia, The Woodlands and Southeast Texas since 1991, specializing as a pool builder since 1999. From pools, waterfalls, hot tubs, decks, outdoor kitchens and outdoor improvements, Ultimate Pools will provide the highest of quality and customer service to you. Surf our website, send us an email, give us a call at (936) 321-9632, or visit our offices at 5170 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354 today!
Southeast Texas is no stranger to hurricanes and tropical storms in the late summer and early fall. Unfortunately, we’re dealing with another one this week, as Tropical Storm Harvey is set to become Hurricane Harvey and make landfall sometime on Friday, most likely between Matagorda Bay and Corpus Christi.
If it strengthens as anticipated, Harvey will be the first Category 3 hurricane to hit the United States since 2005, which was the year of Katrina and Rita. Hopefully, Hurricane Harvey won’t have nearly the destructive impact those two storms had.
The landfall impact of Hurricane Harvey in Greater Houston and Montgomery County won’t be direct, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be an impact. Schools in Greater Houston are already taking precautions in the wake of the storm, as are businesses and government services.
Hurricane Harvey and swimming pools
There is a wide berth on the impact of hurricanes and tropical storms, but as a pool owner/prospective buyer, you’re here because you want to know how this storm could affect your pool. Well, you’re in luck, as we’ve produced literature in the past talking about the effects of rain on both the building of your pool (and corresponding elements such as decking) and how to clean your pool after a big storm or flooding. The latter is something we penned last year after a spring deluge. We also had a post highlighting the clean-up of a pool after a particular set of storms.
While everyone is well aware of the problems that come from hurricane landfall (remember Hurricane Ike in 2008?) as far as wind and lightning, many of the problems when it comes to pools has to do with the amount of rainfall.
While tropical storms don’t get the headlines of hurricanes, those are the type of storms that tend to have the most continuous damage in Southeast Texas. Hurricanes tend to make landfall hot and blow right through to inland areas, exiting relatively quickly. For example, Ike powered through Houston and motored into the Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, Southeast Texas residents can remember weaker tropical storm systems being caught along the coast, stagnating and dumping buckets of rain for days on end. Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 was the most notable example of that phenomenon, as the storm camped off the coast for two weeks feeding Metro Houston with rain. Unfortunately, some models expect Hurricane Harvey to have a similar effect.
What does that mean for pool owners? As detailed in our linked article above, the deluge of rain causes flooding, which can make your water quite dirty. That’s not all, though. Excess rain also throws off the chemical levels of your water (making it susceptible to algae growth, among other things), overwhelms your filtration system with particulates, and even introduces animals (dead or alive) to your pool. So if you see anything askew be sure to do this:
Then gives us a call and we’ll do our best to help you dry out and get your pool back in line.
Hurricane Harvey and pools in the building process
Now what should you look for if you’re in the process of getting a pool/deck built or looking to break ground? Our effects of rain series also details that. Excess moisture in soil causes a delay in the initial dig, as saturated soil is prone to collapse or erosion. If the initial dig has been made, the hole can’t be surfaced until it’s sufficiently dry. If done too early, tiles can pop off, walls can collapse and the pool can “float away” (read the recent link for more on what that means).
Excess moisture also does a number on decks and stone, so it’s important for the surface to be dry. Otherwise, the foundation for your new deck could be slippery and insecure and your tiles/stone could pop off. So bear with us if the storm and rain causes delays in the installation of your pool — a few days delay here will save you money and considerable headaches later. However, we’re available to walk you through the process of dealing with these storms, so don’t be afraid to contact us!
Stay dry, stay safe and read up on all the linked articles. Beats standing in the rain!
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Ultimate Pools has been a leader in pool building and outdoor improvements in Magnolia, The Woodlands and Southeast Texas since 1991, specializing as a pool builder since 1999. From pools, waterfalls, hot tubs, decks, outdoor kitchens and outdoor improvements, Ultimate Pools will provide the highest of quality and customer service to you. Surf our website, send us an email, give us a call at (936) 321-9632, or visit our offices at 5170 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354 today!
If you read anything on this website, please check out this article on what to do when meeting your pool builder. A pool is a long-term investment, therefore it’s important to have a game plan going in and carefully consider everything before signing a contract. So no matter what you do, read the above article. It can also be found under the “What to Consider” menu along the menu bar at the top of the page.
Investment in a pool: It’s not like buying jeans
The purpose of this article is to emphasize how important and how permanent installing a new swimming pool is. When you install a swimming pool, you are choosing a long-term investment — kind of like a 401K for your house. Therefore, this isn’t a process that you should cut corners and be cavalier about. A few days of contemplation — not only on what you’re willing to spend on a pool and spa, but what kind of features you want to have in your pool — are well worth it. A swimming pool isn’t an instant gratification gift like a pair of jeans or a brand-new shirt — something that you’ll use for three days and forget about. A swimming pool is something that can last three decades.
At Ultimate Pools, we realize this and that’s why we don’t use high-pressure sales tactics and work with you at every step of the process. From design to cost to maintenance, we make an investment in each pool that we build and keep track of the pools after they’re built. A swimming pool and spa is something that should bring you enjoyment for years and decades to come. We want you to enjoy your pool without thinking “what if?” or “what might have been.”
We try to remember these things every time we meet with a customer about installing a swimming pool. We recognize the investment that our customers make with Ultimate Pools and go out of our way to invest ourselves equally.
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Ultimate Pools has been a leader in pool building and outdoor improvements in Magnolia, The Woodlands and Southeast Texas since 1991, specializing as a pool builder since 1999. From pools, waterfalls, hot tubs, decks, outdoor kitchens and outdoor improvements, Ultimate Pools will provide the highest of quality and customer service to you. Surf our website, send us an email, give us a call at (936) 321-9632, or visit our offices at 5170 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354 today!
Since we started building pools in 1999, Ultimate Pools has strived to be one of the best pool builders in Southeast Texas. It seems that work is getting recognized online. Two online business ratings companies, The Prime Buyer’s Report and Nextdoor.com, have rated Ultimate Pools among their top 10 pool builders in the Magnolia area and greater Montgomery County.
They’ve come to these conclusions using different methodologies. While Nextdoor.com relies on direct online reviews from customers, The Prime Buyer’s Report utilizes phone-call surveys, along with research into licensing and business practices. Their methodology is outlined here. We appreciate both companies for their approaches and for recognizing the work and effort that is the bedrock of our business.
Don’t take our word for it, though. Here are the links to the Prime Buyer’s Report and Nextdoor best pool builders lists for Magnolia, The Woodlands, Conroe, Montgomery County and Southeast Texas.
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Ultimate Pools has been a leader in pool building and outdoor improvements in Magnolia, The Woodlands and Southeast Texas since 1991, specializing as a pool builder since 1999. From pools, waterfalls, hot tubs, decks, outdoor kitchens and outdoor improvements, Ultimate Pools will provide the highest of quality and customer service to you. Surf our website, send us an email, give us a call at (936) 321-9632, or visit our offices at 5170 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354 today!
At Ultimate Pools we design and build customized, one-of-a-kind pools for residents of Montgomery County and North Harris County! Whether you live in Magnolia, The Woodlands, Tomball, Montgomery, Conroe, Spring, or elsewhere in the northern Greater Houston area, Ultimate Pools is at your service, providing you the latest in home swimming pool design and technology.
The story of Ultimate Pools didn’t actually start with the glistening, stylish swimming pools that we build today. Instead, our story began with A Total Coverage, which was founded by Bryan Stuart and Deborah Stuart in November 1991 and specialized in lawn sprinkler systems and improvements.
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Building a pool is a life-long investment, and you should carefully consider your choices and make them with as much information as possible. We know that Ultimate Pools can deliver that customized, quality pool that customers in Magnolia, The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Montgomery and other areas in Greater Houston are looking for. We encourage Read More ...
