We help families install the best pool safety covers for their children and pets!

You have to consider a number of factors to make sure you install the best swimming pool cover…

Image showing leaves and debris in a swimming pool that you need a pool cover to keep the water cleaner in the off season

To better understand what makes the best pool safety covers, it’s helpful to understand why pool covers are needed.

4 reasons for installing a swimming pool safety cover:

  1. To keep debris from falling into the pool during the off-season (leaves, dirt, tree branches, etc.)
  2. Keep sunlight from shining directly on the water’s surface (to prevent unwanted algae and plant growth) and also protecting from UV damage to the pool
  3. Stopping critters and unwanted visitors from getting into the pool
  4. Safety – Preventing pool accidents with children, older folks (with limited mobility that could slip and fall into the pool) and active pets.

Can You Just Use Tarps as a Pool Cover?

A small minority of pool owners try to cover their pools with tarps, or cheaper pool covers.  While this may assist in keeping some sunlight out and some debris from entering the pool, it won’t actually ensure success.  Tarps and cheap covers can only hold so much snow, tree branches, etc., before they fail.

Image showing a blue tarp that some homeowners use to cover their swimming pools, but they can be a danger to kids and dogs

Homeowners considering a cheaper approach like a tarp, should know that this can actually create a more dangerous setup for kids and larger pets such as dogs.  A tarp covering a pool can create an illusion to a child or pet, that they can walk out onto it.  Since it won’t hold their weight and may even get them tangled up in it when they fall into the water, it poses a severe safety risk.

The Safest Pool Covers Bring Benefits Beyond Reducing Accidents

Pool covers have to be made with safety as a first priority…  especially if you have children and pets.  However, a great benefit of considering safety first, is that you end up having to design the highest quality cover possible.  The obvious benefit of a high quality, safe cover, is being able to feel secure about your family’s safety.  That allows you to sleep at night.  But, a high quality cover also offers all of the extra benefits listed above!

A strong and secure pool cover, keeps your pool cleaner than a less durable and cheaper cover.  Less debris will make its way into your pool.

It also prevents more sunlight from getting through, which protects your pool from UV breakdown.  In addition, it limits algae and other unwanted plant growth. That helps ensure your pool doesn’t look like a swamp when it warms up!  Pools that do not have a higher quality cover, allow the water to turn nasty and that invites unwanted plants and wildlife into your pool and home.  Even larger critters are kept out of pools when you have a high quality pool cover.

Higher quality pool covers also last longer, so you don’t have to worry about replacing it in a couple years, like lower quality covers.

So, you get many extra benefits by having a higher quality pool cover.  But, you also get peace of mind, knowing you have installed the best pool cover for safety too!

Do you need a safe pool cover if you have no children or pets in your own household?

Picture showing kids walking on a pool with a safely made safety cover trying to retrieve a ball that rolled on it and it is supporting their weight.

If you have young kids in your neighborhood you may still need the safest pool cover!

Dogs can be spontaneous and suddenly run over a pool cover in the off-season.

Shows a dog by a swimming pool noting that dogs can be spontaneous and run over pool covers so they need to be built safely for dogs

You need a pool cover that is built with your dog’s safety in mind!

Pool Safety Covers for Dogs has been a growing trend!

The number of households with pets in them has continued to grow over several decades.  In fact 6 out of 10 households in the U.S. have a dog in them!  Those numbers will likely keep growing over time.  So, it’s important to consider dogs in your decision to get a safe pool cover.  Because even if you have a safety fence installed… there are times when gates get opened by local friends and children for a variety of reasons.  In addition, you may have friends and family visit that like to bring their furry companions.  So, having a pool cover that is safe for dogs, will allow you to enjoy a stress-free visit!

Chart showing number of households that have dogs in them

In 2024, the American Veterinary Medical Association reported that there are 60-million households with a dog in the U.S.!

So, if safety is your priority for a swimming pool cover, what do you look for?

To have the safest pool cover for pets, children and older folks you need to consider these 4 traits:

1.

Strength of Material Used in Cover

Material Strength

You want to make sure your pool cover is made from a reinforced vinyl or mesh material that was developed specifically for safety, so that they can handle the weight and pressure from your pets and family members!

2.

UV and Weather Resistant Materials

UV & Weather Resistant

Sunlight, along with other elements such as rain, wind and snow can all break down materials that are outside and exposed to the elements.  You need a pool cover that is designed to be resistant to the elements.

3.

Liner Thickness

Thickness Level

Swimming Pool Covers come in different thicknesses, but it’s best to source the thickest material. Our pool professionals can help you decide what thickness is best for you.

4.

Non-Slip Pool Cover Surface

Non-slip Surface

You want a swimming pool cover that has a non-slip surface, for those kids and pets that may go running across the yard and directly over the pool.  A pool cover that has traction, to help prevent slipping will go a long way towards increased safety.

Make Sure Your Pool Cover Has Strong and Durable Straps with Properly Installed Anchors!

During the manufacturing process, it’s crucial that you have strong, durable straps designed and built into the safety pool cover!  It’s also important that the anchors are spaced and installed for maximum protection.  It’s another part of your pool cover that we make sure is safe for kids and pets!

close up image of a pool safety cover showing strong and durable anchors which are important for the safety of kids and dogs
image of a pool cover on a pool that was designed upfront for safety of children and pets and weather resistant to stay safe over time
image showing a professional safety pool cover that has no bend and is strong enough to support weight of kids and dogs

Your pool cover should have the highest quality safety measures built into its design before it gets manufactured.  We can help ensure you get the best safety cover available that will also look nice during the off-season!

Installing the Best Swimming Pool Safety Cover Pays Off in the End

If you choose the highest quality swimming pool cover, it will last the longest, keep your pool cleaner, look nicer and help keep unwanted critters out of your swimming pool.

However, the biggest benefit a high quality safety cover can offer is peace of mind!  Knowing you can leave your property at any time and sleep soundly at night, knowing your pool is providing safety for your family and neighbors!  Pools are meant to bring happiness, so having the best pool safety cover keeps you having fun without worrying about what can go wrong!

We would be happy to talk with you and walk you through all the parameters of a swimming pool cover so you can make the best choice for your family!

  • Manufactured upfront to be safe for kids and dogs

  • Built to last longer than cheaper covers

  • Looks professional and attractive in the off-season

  • Protects from liability of neighbors kids and pets on your property

  • Made to withstand rain and snow weight

We have experienced staff waiting to help you make the best choice for a safety pool cover. We install many safety pool covers every year, so we know what works.  Give us a call and let us help you get a pool cover your family can rely on!

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Local to St. Louis and St. Charles Counties?

We are Dealers for all of the major Pool Cover Manufacturers in the St. Louis and St. Charles County areas.  If you need consulting to make sure you get the safest and highest quality swimming pool cover, just reach out to us.  We can professionally measure your pool and then use those measurements to manufacture a pool cover that perfectly fits your pool.  Let us know how we can help!

We can help you anywhere in the U.S.!

We can still consult you for free!  In addition, we have technology in place to help you quickly and accurately measure your own pool!  We can send the device to you, which will allow you to measure your own pool!  Once we have these measurements, we can manufacture the pool cover to precisely fit your pool.  Then, you can ship the device back to us, in the box we provide!  Let us know where you are located and what you are looking for and we can take care of the rest!