RIP, pool: Homeowners who remove backyard pools cite variety of reasons

Mike Eckman's backyard swimming pool was "a good friend" for years, but with his children now grown it was hardly being used. And it needed costly repairs.

I-Team: Houston pools drown in safety problems while city lax on enforcement

HOUSTON -- Publicly-used swimming pools in Houston are drowning in safety problems, but the 11 News I-Team discovered city health inspectors often fail to inspect them as local law requires, and when they do, the law prohibits them from enforcing many violations. And top city health department officials admit, it’s putting Houston families in danger. Patrick Key is Bureau Chief of Consumer ...

DIY? Think outside the (big) boxes

One way to keep costs down during a home-improvement project: Skip the big-box stores and shop at the warehouses packed with salvaged or donated supplies that mirror the chain stores' inventory, but at sharply discounted prices.

FAST Shelter Announces the new AirTite Tent; The Premier Manufacturer of Inflatable Shelters Broadens its Extensive ...

FAST Shelter introduces its latest technology in shelter design with the new AirTite inflatable tent. AirTite shelters are inflated with a high pressure blower or a compressed air source and can remain inflated for weeks without losing their structural integrity.

New Law Closing Public Pools In Alameda

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A new law forcing a small but critical safety change is prompting some bay area pools to shutdown. Swimming pool inspectors in Alameda County are visiting pools and checking off 42 separate items for health and safety, including the main drains on the floor of pools.