Swimming pools

Problems in France with swimming pools, liners and europiscine.

Is that a triffid I see before me?

We usually open our swimmming pool for the beginning of June – which means that mid-May is the time to check all is well, mow the grass around the pool, pressure wash the terrace and so on. Meanwhile Mrs B sorts out the garden around the pool so that all is looking good. Because of [...]

Swimming pool liner problems get worse

Well, I thought about a month ago that our Europiscine swimming pool liner problem had been more or less resolved – Europiscine, as installers of our swimming pool liner, were going to argue with the manufacturer about who was to blame, but we would eventually get a replacement liner. This of course was before they [...]

Closing a swimming pool

The end of the holiday season has come and gone, and the chances of anyone swimming in the pool again this year are, to say the least, small. The last few nights have dropped to about -3°, although the days are still pleasant and sunny. Closing the swimming pool (there are a few notes at [...]

Garden troubles – pool liners and wisteria pruning

Back in May I wrote about some troubles we were having with our EuroPiscine pool liner. Not surprisingly, the problem still hasn’t been resolved and the company seem to have decided that silence is their best approach. Happily it seems that things can proceed anyway, and our legal representatives have appointed an expert to come [...]

Europiscine and europiscine swimming pools in France

Today I am stressed thanks to Europiscine and their swimming pool liners. Funny thing to get stressed about? Let me explain. Our swimming pool is five years old, and over the course of five years the previous liner had become slightly wrinkled and a little bit stained, due apparently to the very hot summer we [...]