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Outdoor Pizza Ovens – Bucks County, PA

Posted on: May 6th, 2013 by Team FS

Are you a person who loves pizza and enjoys outdoor grilling? If so, an outdoor pizza oven could be the perfect addition to your home. Outdoor pizza ovens are growing in popularity because they easily fit into outdoor living spaces and open the door to new possibilities when entertaining friends and family. At FS Landscaping Contractors we offer outdoor pizza ovens, built in bar and grills areas, outdoor fireplaces and gas fire pits, custom designed to fit into your outdoor living space.

Wood fired ovens have been around for hundreds of years and are making a strong comeback for a number of reasons. They provide a long cooking cycle to accommodate all types of cooking. Not only will your oven bake delicious pizza, try steak, chicken, seafood, vegetables, bread – the sky is the limit. Let your imagination soar, be creative and enjoy the end results. The reflective heat from all sides makes the pizza oven like a convection oven, allowing dishes to cook faster, usually in half the time of traditional oven cooking. Lastly, you have the choice of numerous dry hardwoods for burning that provide a unique smoky flavoring and crispness to your food.

Outdoor Pizza Ovens come in various different ways. Fot the DIY client we offer a module kit which you can custmize with your own choice of stone or paver. Here is where you can by a module kit. http://www.theoutdoorpizzaoven.com Or you can just have us install this custom pizza oven for you with our team of quality stone masons on staff. The other options are mobile pizza ovens that can be moved from one side of the patio to the other or even just put away out of the weather when your done using it. Other popular models are the counter top shown in the picture below to the left and the old world domed pizza oven which looks similar to an igloo. The last option we offer is a Tuscany style brick oven which gives you that true Italian feel.

Now it’s time to plan your first outdoor pizza party. Put together your guest list, gather the fresh ingredients for making delicious pizza, and purchase the wine and beer. You are ready to create and share good food and build lasting memories with friends and family, centered around your outdoor living space with the addition of a pizza oven.

Your first step is to contact us to schedule a free design consultation. Imagine this great feature buy your patio or poolside? Together we can plan the perfect layout that will function with your outdoor environment. Landscape and Pool Design is our specialty and our pleasure to design for you.

Pool Fence Installer New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Posted on: May 1st, 2013 by Team FS

How to Maintain Beauty and Safety with Swimming Pool Fences…

A swimming pool is a major attraction to both adults and children. A pool provides water fun that is irresistible. However, a swimming pool is just as dangerous as it is fun. Most children between the ages of 1 and 4 who drown do so in swimming pools according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Laws are in place to help maintain residential and public swimming pool safety. Fences surrounding pools are a large part of safety regulations. BOCA Pool Fence Codes contain government guidelines for correct fencing for swimming pools. Many municipalities start with this code and then expand into their own safety codes. You as a homeowner are responsible that your pool complies with local safety ordinances. We are local fencing contractors who are aware of all the local codes and can advise you of the proper installation of swimming pool fences.

You have a choice of chain link, vinyl, wood, aluminum steel or wrought iron. The 3 most popular materials in a swimming pool fence are:

Aluminum

This is the most popular of swimming pool fence available because of its beauty, light weight and durability. The panels are powder coated to last forever and provide a smooth finish. Aluminum is maintenance-free.

Aluminum fencing is often mistaken for wrought iron; however, wrought iron is much heavier and more expensive than aluminum. This material is ideal for high humidity areas such as swimming pools.

Vinyl

Vinyl fence, sometimes referred to as PVC fence, is a durable plastic made of polyvinyl chloride. If you prefer more privacy in the pool area, vinyl fencing is available in solid panels as well as other patterns. It withstands the humidity of a pool area with no maintenance required.

Wood

Wood swimming pool fencing has a charm all its own. Its classic styling enhances pool décor of any type from modern to traditional. You may choose to stain or paint the fence. There are drawbacks to using wood since it is not the best material to use in high humidity areas. Maintenance will include replacing warped and rotten wood and painting, staining and weatherizing. The most common wood fence around pools is a 3 Rail or split rail with wire meshing.

All swimming pool fences are manufactured to prevent climbing. They are produced with no handholds or footholds that could enable a child to climb the fence.

Just as important as the fence is the latch that secures the gate and the hinges. Magnetic latches are lockable latches that contain strong magnets to hold the gate shut against small hands. Latches are placed at least 54 inches from the bottom of the gate out of reach of a young child. Self-closing hinges prevent the gate from standing opening with or without manually closing it. We are local fencing contractors who know the perfect latches and hinges to prevent access to your pool and that comply with regulations.

Whether you are putting in a new in-ground or above ground pool or need to replace an old fence, we are here to make sure that your pool is not only beautiful, but safe for your kids and your neighbor’s kids.

We service these following areas:

Ambler BucksCounty BurlingtonCountyNJ

Chalfont Chestnut Hill Doylestown

Hilltown Horsham HunterdonNJ

HuntingtonValley Jamison Langhorne

Lansdale LehighValley Main Line

MontgomeryCounty New Britain New Hope

New Jersey- NJ Newtown North Wales

Pennsylvania– PA Perkasie Philadelphia

PrincetonNJ Quakertown Richboro

Solebury Warminster Warrington

Wrightstown Yardley

Call us today for a free consultation. 215-491-1116. You may have your swimming pool fence installed before the busy summer season.

Driveway Sealing Company in Bucks County,PA

Posted on: March 28th, 2013 by Team FS

Looking for the best driveway sealing company in Bucks County, PA? Well we found them for you. Here at FS Landscaping Contractors, Inc. we highly recommend this company to all of our clients.

At Advanced Asphalt Care, we are committed to providing excellent services throughout Bucks County, Montgomery County and the surrounding area in sealcoating, crack filling, driveway repair and maintenance, line striping, and asphalt repair. Advanced Asphalt Care uses an asphalt emulsion that is thick, fast drying, non-sticky and water based. All of our work is guaranteed for 1 full year. Advanced Asphalt Care can help with all of your asphalt maintenance questions and needs. We provide free written estimates on all jobs both residential and commercial. Advanced Asphalt Care focuses on Advanced Quality, Advanced Results!

Sealcoating protects your pavement from the damaging effects of sunlight and ultra violet (UV) rays. As pavement ages, the asphalt binder “glue” used to hold the sand and stone partials together begins to break-down. This causes this binder to release the sand and stone particles that your asphalt is composed of. Over time, your pavement begins to wear thinner and thinner.

As the pavement continues to dry out, it causes it to lose flexibility and becomes more brittle. The increased brittle nature of the pavement makes it more prone to cracking and stress damage. By sealcoating, you have the benefit of maintaining a more flexible surface with an increase resistance to cracking and stress damage.

As your driveway begins to crack, water starts to seep through the driveway and wash away the base of your driveway and cause more cracks and possibly start to sink. By cleaning out your cracks, filling them in with rubberized crack filler, this will prevent water and more cracks starting to appear.

Other reasons for your driveway to fall apart, crack, deteriorate are salt, motor oil, transmission fluid. Motor oil and transmission fluid from a leaky car will seep into your driveway which will cause the driveway to start to deteriorate your driveway. By sealcoating your driveway, the sealer will prevent the motor oil, transmission fluid, and salt from seeping into your driveway.

There are specific ways to prep and apply sealer for your driveway or parking lot. Advanced Asphalt Care follows many steps to getting the job done correctly. Step 1) Clean out all cracks from any dirt, weeds, ext. Step 2) Run a wire brush across entire driveway to remove loose stones, dirt, moss, ext. Step 3) blow off the entire driveway to make sure the surface is clean and clear. Step 4) Fill in all cracks with rubberized crack filler. Step 5) Apply sealer by spraying, brushing, or squeegeeing upon customers request.

Call today: 215-622-2211

www.advancedasphaltcare.com

Pool Designer and Builder in Philadelphia, PA

Posted on: February 11th, 2013 by Team FS

Are you planning your new swimming pool project? Are you looking for a swimming pool designer or builder?

Here at FS Landscaping Contractors, Inc. we are the areas #1 swimming pool designer and builder in the Philadelphia region. We offer our clients FREE design consultations and specialize in 2D and 3D Pool designs. Our team of professionals in the field have a wide range of expertise. We offer hardscaping, stone masonry and stamped concrete with 3 crews and landscaping, landscape lighting, tree and shrub installation with an additional 2 crews. Our sister companies, FS Fence Contractors is the areas top choice for fence installation and Froehlich’s Farm and Garden is our Garden Center that offers a wide variety of plant material, trees, landscape supplies, sheds, pavilions, pergolas and much more.

All pools need a Fence!!!

FS Fence Contractors installs all types of fences from Residential and Commercial grade decorative aluminum to vinyl, wood, chainlink and all types of Horse Fences. We have some really great Spring specials for pool code aluminum installed at $20 per ft. contact us today for a FREE measurement and estimate. The President of our company is also the inventor of the coolest aluminum fence accessory in the business. He trademarked it the “Tru-Post” www.trupost.com

When it comes to designing your swimming pool and landscape there is really only one company you need to contact. FS Landscaping Contractors, Inc. 215-491-1116. We are located at 3143 York Rd. in Furlong, PA just south of Doylestown, PA in the heart of Bucks County. We have been in business for over 15 years and have a combined experience of 50+ years in the industry. We team up with the largest pool company in the business, Anthony & Sylvan Pools to provide our clients with the highest quality built pool and outstanding customer service. When building with FSLC and Anthony & Sylvan you will find the pool construction process to be much more easier then those who don’t have our team on their project.

Our main goals when designing and building our pools is for our clients to have a complete understanding of the process and timing of putting the entire project together from start to finish. We also inform our clients on all the latest and greatest options along with any open variables that may come up during the process. It is very important to educate and walk our clients through all that goes along with building a swimming pool as this is not our first day. It’s theirs and we are the professionals.

Emergency Tree Services by FS Landscaping May Prevent Future Blackouts during Storms Like Hurricane Sandy

Posted on: November 8th, 2012 by Team FS

FS Landscaping announces: 8.2 million east coast homes have been hit by extended power outages during Hurricane Sandy. Organized tree-trimming can effectively help alleviate blackout problems not only during catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy, but also during a typical storm.

Imagine being in the dark and not being able to reach loved ones on the phone. This is the reality faced by 8.2 million East Coast residents who found their households plunged into darkness this week as a result of the onslaught that is Hurricane Sandy.

The good news is, power has been restored to approximately 4.45 million homes. Electric companies who aided in the power restoration were quick to add that organized tree-trimming service providers are partly to be thanked for remedying the unfortunate scenario.

One such provider, FS Landscaping Contractors, stepped up to offer emergency tree service Bucks County, PA in order to hasten power recovery to the rest of the 4.45 million residents in the region.

When approached, New York’s ConEd estimated that it might take as long as until the end of November before there would be lights again in each and every home in the East Coast. Utility companies reassured the public that they are working overtime to allow people to turn on the lights in their homes again, but experts are calling for adjustments so as to prevent extended outages from happening in the event a storm hits the region in the future. This includes installing underground cables, implementing smart grid technology as well as efficient tree-trimming that would shorten power outages and thus, make inconveniences last but days, if not less.

To prevent prolonged power outages, it is suggested that more sound regulations concerning tree-trimming be implemented. Northeastern states like Connecticut may already be setting good examples by making it mandatory for utility firms to send in “vegetation management” plans. However, there is room for improvement as proposal submission on tree-trimming cycles should be made compulsory, along with line clearance specifications.

Utility experts also opined that the answer to the tree-trimming issue could lie in enhanced training as well as better preparations in the form of better assessment standards to decide which trees are a hazard to surrounding communities in the event a severe storm occurs.

Fortunately, other organizations are doing their own part to ensure prolonged power outages are a thing of the past whenever major storms happen. The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) have plans to develop and implement a qualification program that will assess risks concerning trees in weather-related scenarios. Potential risks can then be identified early, enabling issues pertaining to extended power outages be resolved quickly. The ISA’s director, in charge of educational goods and services, hinted that this program would be launched come next Spring. She expressed desire for the program to work hand in hand with related parties whose job is to protect the electric grid. This includes task force members from the utility, commercial and municipal sectors.

“This is a great idea,” said a representative from FS Landscaping Contractors. “However, people aren’t likely to get rid of every tree that would strike a wire during storms. Therefore, whether or not the program is successful later on in the future, emergency tree services are still needed to remedy circumstances involving fallen tree limbs or trees caught between electricity wires.”

FS Landscaping Contractors, Inc. is a landscaping company that specializes in design and building custom outdoor living spaces in South Eastern Pennsylvania and all of New Jersey. For more details and information you can contact Brian Stover at 215-783-7198 or email brian@fslandscapingcontractors.com . Their office can be found at 3143 York Road, Furlong PA 18925.

Archive for the ‘Follow the Crews’ Category

Outdoor Pizza Ovens – Bucks County, PA

Pool Fence Installer New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Driveway Sealing Company in Bucks County,PA

Pool Designer and Builder in Philadelphia, PA

Emergency Tree Services by FS Landscaping May Prevent Future Blackouts during Storms Like Hurricane Sandy

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