Question: After every heavy rain, I find dozens of fat earthworms drowned in my pool. If I don’t vacuum them out immediately, some stick to the bottom and leave a stain that won’t brush out. How can I ...

Q. We’ve had a pool for about six months, and it is time to clean our deck with more than just water. The dirt and grease from food and sunscreen are starting to make our deck look much older than it ...

Q. What is the best type of paint to use to repaint our existing Kool Deck? I want to make sure that paint will adhere to the deck and not be easily taken off by the weather and/or pressure washing. A ...

The first step is to identify the problem. Stains in a swimming pool can be caused by metals in the water or by algae, and the best clue to the source of the problem is the colour of the stain. Almost ...

Q. I am a winter resident in Ft. Myers, Fla., and live the rest of the year in Massachusetts, where I have a vinyl 20-by-40-foot in-ground swimming pool. Last spring when I removed the cover, I ...