May Facebook Fan Page Giveaway Contest
It’s that time again! A new Facebook Fan Page Giveaway Contest from The Cover Guy. The Cover Guy has brought back one of their previous unique product back to the contest! Featuring, from the Cover Guy, the Spa Vacuum is here once again! The Spa Vacuum is an unique underwater pump that’s great for hot tubs, spas, or pool clean up. The Spa Vacuum comes complete with all the accessories you will need including wall brackets, double ended bell nozzle, wide blade nozzle, slide on brush, and ultra-fine stainless steel mesh easy clean filter. This is a must have item that helps...
Read MoreGardening Tip Annuals vs. Perennials
Spring is here and winter has finally left! Soon grills will be firing up and pools covers will be coming off. Something nice to feature in your backyard space is a nice garden to go around your hot tub or swimming pool. Getting into gardening is not too difficult, simple things to keep in mind like what you want to plant and maintaining them are the usual essentials. There are many plants to choose from when deciding, but something important items to think about is the difference between annual plants, and perennial plants. So to be clear Annuals you plant each year and add full grown...
Read MoreThe Cover Guy March Facebook Fan Page Contest!
March is here and so is a new Facebook Fan Page giveaway contest! If you are not a fan already it’s time to click and join! For this month the Cover Guy’s Facebook fan page presents the Spa Vacuum. The Spa Vacuum from The Cover Guy is a unique product with an underwater pump action that is great for a hot tub, spa, and pool vacuum cleaner. It also comes complete with wall brackets, double ended bell nozzle, wide blade nozzle, slide on brush, and debris ultra-fine stainless steel mesh easy clean filter. The incredibly suction power helps suck up minor debris such as fine sand,...
Read MorePreparing your Yard for the Winter!
Have you prepared your lawn for the winter yet? There are four simple things you can do to your lawn to prepare it for the winter months, and guarantee a beautiful lawn to start the spring with. De-thatch your lawn – de-thatching your lawn is the process of racking your lawn and removing all the dead grass. this allows the lawn to breath better and encourages new grass growth. Rake up all leaves and debris – make sure you rake up all the debris and leaves in your yard, if left over the winter prepare to see bald spots. Fertilize your lawn – by using a good organic...
Read MoreHGTV Hot Tub Deck War
HGTV has a television how to show called Deck Wars, and they have the full length videos of their shows online. This is a great resource on some design ideas for a hot tub deck, as well as a great guide on how to build a backyard deck. This link leads to an episode based on building a backyard deck with a hot tub. One thing you might find that we talked about in our article about hot tub deck designs is that they could have left more room for hot tub covers to be taken off and put back on, as well as more area in the design for a hot tub cover lifter. Click Here to go to the HGTV Deck War...
Read MoreHot Tub Deck Design
One of the most important items to consider when your installing a hot tub into your backyard is the decking. You want to make sure you investigate design, materials, and structure. Companies like Home depot, Lowes, Trex, and Hotspring portable spas offer deck designing software. It is sometimes best to chose your hot tub first before starting your deck design. The reason is you want to know the dimensions your working with, to make sure you have adequate space for walking around the hot tub, and installing hot tub covers and hot tub cover lifter. It`s a small thing but a lot of home owners...
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