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Completed paving around a rectangular swimming pool with large grey slabs and a cobble edge beside the house

BY Kwik Pools October 10, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Coping: Bullnose, Square Edge and Stone Options Compared

Compare pool coping profiles and stones, see what pool coping costs per metre in Cape Town, and learn when coping replacement and new paving make sense.

Freshly relined bright blue pool with a mosaic waterline band and new concrete coping slabs set on sand before paving

BY Kwik Pools October 9, 2026 Comments (0)

Fibreglass Pool Relining Cost: Price per Square Metre Explained

Fibreglass pool relining cost per square metre in 2026, how to measure your pool, what a reline includes, extras like coping and tiles, and timelines.

Long cloudy green pool with coping slabs along right, exposed ground and rubble near house.

BY Kwik Pools October 8, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Cleaning Prices: Once-Off Cleans vs Weekly Pool Service

Pool cleaning prices in Cape Town for once-off cleans, weekly pool service and green pools, plus what is included, chemicals and what drives the cost.

Technician in gloves repairing a swimming pool pump motor at a filter station with sand filter and multiport valve

BY Kwik Pools October 7, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Pump Repair Cost: Seals, Bearings, Capacitors and Motors

Pool pump repair cost in Cape Town for seals, bearings, capacitors and motor rewinds, with call-out fees and when replacing the pump makes more sense.

Pool crack cut into a V-groove and filled with repair mortar using a trowel, with tools and bucket alongside

BY Kwik Pools October 6, 2026 Comments (0)

Swimming Pool Leak Repair: How Each Type of Leak Is Fixed

How swimming pool leak repair works for skimmers, return jets, lights, buried pipes and shell cracks, with typical Cape Town repair costs and timing.

Technician pressure testing swimming pool plumbing with a gauge manifold attached to the PVC pipework at the pump station

BY Kwik Pools October 5, 2026 Comments (0)

Pool Leak Detection Cost: What You Pay and What Is Included

Pool leak detection cost in Cape Town starts from around R1,400. See prices by method, what a proper report includes and what a leak adds to your water bill.

Swimming pool at a Blouberg coastal home with Table Mountain across the bay, West Coast Cape Town

BY Kwik Pools October 4, 2026 Comments (0)

Types of Pool Covers: Solar, PVC Safety and Slatted Compared

Compare the types of pool covers for Cape Town homes: solar blankets, PVC safety covers and slatted covers, with heat, safety, wind and price notes.

A pool-cleaning head connected to a blue suction hose.

BY Kwik Pools September 8, 2026 Comments (0)

Suction Pool Cleaner Not Moving: A Hose-to-Weir Checklist

Suction pool cleaner not moving usually calls for a check of the cleaner, hose and water-flow supply before replacing the whole unit. Identify the model, record whether it stops everywhere or gets stuck in one place, and compare its setup with

A handheld net skims the surface of blue pool water.

BY Kwik Pools September 8, 2026 Comments (0)

Weekly Pool Maintenance Checklist: What to Record and When to Get Help

A weekly pool maintenance checklist should organise cleaning, equipment observations and a written record of changes, not limit water testing to once a week. Decide who checks water between service visits, record measured results and completed tasks, and escalate anything outside

Octagonal spa recessed into board decking, photographed at night under warm light.

BY Kwik Pools September 8, 2026 Comments (0)

Timber vs Composite Pool Decking: Heat, Grip and Upkeep

Timber vs composite pool decking is best compared by the exact board, finish and installation, not by a blanket claim that one material is always cooler or safer. Check barefoot comfort in sun, evidence for wet slip resistance, cleaning requirements and

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Pool Coping: Bullnose, Square Edge and Stone Options Compared

Fibreglass Pool Relining Cost: Price per Square Metre Explained

Pool Cleaning Prices: Once-Off Cleans vs Weekly Pool Service

Pool Pump Repair Cost: Seals, Bearings, Capacitors and Motors

Swimming Pool Leak Repair: How Each Type of Leak Is Fixed

Pool Leak Detection Cost: What You Pay and What Is Included

Types of Pool Covers: Solar, PVC Safety and Slatted Compared

Suction Pool Cleaner Not Moving: A Hose-to-Weir Checklist

Weekly Pool Maintenance Checklist: What to Record and When to Get Help

Timber vs Composite Pool Decking: Heat, Grip and Upkeep

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