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Pool tools perfect for the new year
By Emma Peterson. From A to Z, check out the 15 products that can level up your 2026 pool and spa care. In the pool and spa industry, manufacturers are constantly innovating and engineering new products to better serve professionals in the field. It can be a lot to keep ...
RollerRock® saves another pool deck
By Daich Coatings. Rollable stone coating with built-in primer. Allen Stanfill knew his pool deck was in trouble. It was in really bad shape and needed some major help. However, he was ready to put in the work, and started by researching pool deck coating solutions on the Internet. The Oneida, Tennessee ...
Where heat meets water and the body listens
By Jesse Sanchez. Long before wellness became an industry, people learned to trust heat, water and time together. The first saunas were not products. They were places made by hand, dug into the earth, warmed with stone and patience. Long before job titles or certifications, people understood that heat could ...
He's back: Legendary pool builder Bryan O'Neal returns with O'Neal Shiers Aquatics, partnering with second-generation master builder Sean Shiers
Together, these two industry legends form the foundation of O'Neal Shiers Aquatics — a true family business built on more than 50 years of combined excellence, generations of hands-on experience and a shared dedication to quality, integrity and personal service. He's back. Bryan O'Neal, one of the most respected names in ...
Walking-working surfaces: The everyday hazards that put crews at risk
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Across all industries, slips, trips and falls are a leading cause of injury. In outdoor construction and maintenance, the risk increases exponentially. On any outdoor jobsite — whether you’re building a patio, running electrical lines, maintaining irrigation, installing tile or servicing a pool — workers spend ...
Building a stunning high-rise deck
By Mike Bader, Tremco. Learn about waterproofing and building plaza and amenity decks on existing structures. Summer is just around the corner and one of the best ways to enjoy it is outdoors. And for those who live in cities, finding green space can be a challenge. This ...
Top June articles: Products, projects and processes
By Emma Peterson. This month’s top articles are a perfect example of the variety of content OCS offers. Here at OutdoorCoffeeShop™, our goal is to create a digital space where outdoor professionals can meet to grow and learn together. As part of that mission, we publish articles about all ...
Innovation as infrastructure
By Jesse Sanchez. How one manufacturer’s in-house approach to design, testing and production is reshaping expectations in pool equipment. Increasingly, differentiation is defined in how products are engineered, validated and brought to market. For AquaStar Pool Products, that distinction is not tied to a single breakthrough, but to how every ...
Hydraulic efficiency reshapes pool equipment performance
By Jesse Sanchez. Learn how system-wide design, from pumps and filters to plumbing layout, improves flow, lowers energy use and creates quieter operation. On a pool equipment pad, performance is not dictated by any single piece of equipment. It is determined by how effectively water moves through the entire system. ...
Protecting senior citizens from slips, falls and costly injuries
By Daich Coatings. Building your business with TracSafe® Anti-Slip Sealer. Looking for more business? Try assisted and long-term living facilities, hospitals and nursing homes. And when you consider these places, look down, not up. As the population continues to age, the importance of safe and secure environments for senior citizens becomes paramount. You ...
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