Pool Services & Stonework in Cross River, NY

Once the water holds below about 65°F for several days running — usually mid-October to early November. With Ward Pound Ridge Reservation next door, the practical trigger here is often the leaf drop: closing over a pool already full of sunk leaves is how plaster gets stained.

The Town of Lewisboro. Cross River is a hamlet rather than a village, so it has no board of its own. The safety requirements come from New York State: a 48-inch barrier, no more than two inches of gap beneath it, self-closing and self-latching gates, and a pool alarm on residential pools built since December 2006.

Yes, over time. Wet leaves are heavy, and a cover carrying that weight all winter sags, stretches and stops sitting tight — which lets light through to feed algae and puts strain on the anchors. We install and service safety covers, including GLI Secur-A-Pool, so it is worth having yours looked at before the drop rather than after.

It depends on the size of the pool and what the closing involves. We do not publish prices: every pool is quoted after an on-site look rather than over the phone, so the number you get is the number you pay. Call (914) 737-1445 and we will arrange a visit.

This corner of the county is New York City watershed country, which is good reason to be deliberate about where drawn-down water and backwash go rather than simply running them off the deck. We will talk it through on site.

We do, in-house. Angel’s Pools has built 300+ stonework projects across Westchester — patios, pool decks, walls, fireplaces and fire pits — with the same crew that services the pool. That means the stone around the water is specified for a pool surround, not a driveway.