Shop now and save for next season!
September 6th, 2010BonaVista LeisureScapes is clearing out all 2010 stock.
Take advantage of deep savings on the finest in outdoor living.
Visit our retail store at 812 Eglinton Ave. East, one block west of Laird in Toronto for the best savings all year!
Click here to view our inventory clearance list.
Store Hours:
T/W 10 – 5
Th/F 10 – 7
Sat 10 – 6
Sun 12 – 5
M by appt.
t. 416.645.6980 or visit www.bonavistapools.com
Outdoor Fire Feature – The Cell Micro
September 2nd, 2010The Cell Micro is an outdoor fire feature designed and developed by Develpro. The Cell Micro is a stunning accent for any outdoor setting. Simple, elegant, and suited to Canadian climates.
Beautiful shots of the Cell Micro on location.
Closing your Swimming Pool
August 30th, 2010We are nearing the end of summer, and it’s almost time to tuck your pool in for the Winter. Hopefully we’ll be able to enjoy a few more weeks of sunshine and swimming weather, but in the meantime you can book your Fall swimming pool closing.
Click here to read our Fall Pool Closing brochure.
If you’d like to book service with us, please fill in the following Fall Booking Form and mail or fax back to:
Sarah Carrillo
BonaVista Pools
40 Shields Court
Markham, ON
L3R 0M5
t. 905.475.6980
f. 905.475.7076
e. sarah@bonavistapools.com
‘Staycations’ are here to stay….
August 23rd, 2010- plan yours today with BonaVista LeisureScapes.
‘Staycation’ is now a word in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Staycation: a holiday spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. The term has just been released as one of Oxford English Dictionary’s new entries, affirming that ‘staycationing’ is no longer a trend, but a reality of today’s lifestyle.
BonaVista LeisureScapes, located in Toronto, specializes in staycations, offering customers everything they need to create a staycation in their own backyard, without ever leaving home!
“Our clients love the concept of a staycation, and with people wanting to fit in a summer holiday before the cool weather arrives, we have everything to warm-up your backyard space,” says Jennifer Gannon, Proprietor. “We’ve got patio heaters and fire features to make your end of summer party perfect.”
Even just a visit to BonaVista LeisureScape’s Toronto store provides customers with a virtual staycation. The store experience is the ultimate backyard oasis – essentially it is the virtual backyard, indoors! It has everything in the store from hot tubs, to BBQs, natural gas fire features (tables, pits and places), saunas, Kettal patio furniture and much more.
If a staycation is still on the agenda for this later summer or fall, BonaVista has everything you need to get started or to move your backyard from summer to fall. From lighting and décor to entertaining and fun for the whole family, BonaVista offers products and services to help your family achieve the ultimate staycation!
Hot outdoor entertaining products
August 9th, 2010BonaVista gets a nod in the Toronto Star this weekend featuring hot home products for outdoor entertaining. Vicky Sanderson, of the Toronto Star, writes:
Outdoor entertaining in the evening just isn’t complete without the flicker of fire, either from torches or candles. BonaVista Leisurescapes (www.bonavistapools.com) showing stunning fire features by Canadian manufacturer Develpro (www.develpro.ca), including a sleek Absolute Garden Torch, a column that can be easily pressed into the ground and which burns eco-friendly alcohol gel. It sells for $199.
Check out the complete article at www.yourhome.ca
BonaVista featured on HGTV house tour
August 4th, 2010BonaVista pool featured on an HGTV house tour.
Described as “a sculpture of stacked boxes composed from shards of glass and muted black slate” by its architect, Paul Raff, of Paul Raff Studio, the two-and-a-half storey house is configured in an “L” shape around an outdoor swimming pool, and is oriented precisely on an axis with the compass to capture maximum light.
Massive Hot tub and Outdoor Living Sale!
August 4th, 2010Massive Hot tub and Outdoor Living sale at BonaVista LeisureScapes. Up to 50% off. Free delivery.
Hydropool Hot Tubs, DEDON & Kettal patio furniture, ShadeScapes umbrellas, Napoleon bbq’s, fireplaces, patio heaters, water features, toys, accessories.
Pool & Hot Tub Water Chemistry
July 28th, 2010Tips for Getting Maximum Benefit from Your Dazzle™ Sanitizing Program:
- - Maintain 1.0–3.0 ppm of chlorine or bromine.
- - For your sanitizer to be most effective, your pH needs to be properly balanced!
- - Bring a water sample to the store for expert analysis and recommendations.
Timing is Everything:
- - Make sure you have adequate sanitizer levels on the weekends when people are most likely to be swimming!
Hot Tips on Water Temperature:
- - For every 6°C rise in pool water temperature, you require 50% more sanitizer by weight.
- - For example: As your pool water temperature goes from 10°C in the spring to 28°C mid-summer, you will likely need to add 4-6 sticks, instead of 2 chlorine sticks.
- - Increase the number of sticks you place in your skimmer basket or chlorinator or turn up the dial on your automatic chlorinator.
The Secret to Getting Consistent Chlorine or Bromine Readings:
- - When applying chlorine sticks through the skimmer, apply fewer sticks, more often.
- - For example, adding 2 sticks twice a week is more effective than adding 4 sticks all at once.
- - More consistent release of chlorine into the pool. Less wasteful.
- - Use a visual reminder – replace chlorine when it is gone (this usually represents 2 additions per week).
Some Final Tips:
- - Test your chlorine level often!
- - Dazzle™ Amaze is a non-chlorine based shock treatment – it will not increase the chlorine residual in the pool water. If required re-establish the chlorine residual with Dazzle™ Ultra Shock, Amaze Plus, Energy or Lithium Pro Shock.
- -Try to keep the application of chlorine-based shock treatments to a minimum to avoid a build-up of undesirable chlorinated by-products and liner fading.
- - When the sanitizer residual is continuously kept at an acceptable level, Dazzle™ Amaze and UltraCleanse will do a great job of keeping the water healthy and clear?without having to add unnecessary levels of chemicals.
Stunning swimming pool
July 27th, 2010See BonaVista’s latest breathtaking pool projects. This stunning Toronto backyard is a full perimeter overflow swimming pool and spa.
Indoor styles for outdoors
July 22nd, 2010Check out page 23 of 24 hours Toronto features outdoor living ideas from BonaVista LeisureScapes.
