Have a pool in your own backyard is great is so many ways. The cost is way cheaper then a swim club, and no packing up the car to get there and it is open all the time. You know your children safe and where they are when they they are in your own pool.
If you only have room or the budget for an above ground pool, you can make it more useful by building a deck around or along side of your pool. Your pool becomes easier at access which makes it more usable. Enjoy more time sitting around your pool then beside it.
Here are some great pool deck ideas to help get your creative juices flowing.
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Get more summer fun from your pool with a deck around it.
