Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

Long time lurker / New Member / First post -- I have an inground 18x36 pool with a vinyl liner, that came with the house I bought a few years...

I would like to thank those who gave a response to my question and to let you know that the water is sparkling clean again. I added a clarifyer to...

I have a "free form"-shaped pool. Is there any way, short of performing some complicated calculus integration (or using some sci-fi "Prometheus"...

Hello all, I am hoping you can lend me some insight to what pool you would put at your house. I have started research on liner, fiberglass and...

We will begin getting bids for our project soon. Should we tell builder our budget AND our must-haves; or just the budget and see what they can give...

I got various quote for types of pool, but this one got me interested. I found a contractor who only does 1 pool at a time. 16x34 3ft-6ft deep...

Anyone tried BorderLines liner kit on IG pool? I've had to patch a few holes above the water line that have developed just this season. The rest of...

Has anyone ever changed a pool levels in a large in ground non lined pool? We would like to reduce the height of deep end 12ft to 6 ft. Any ideas...

I'm currently having an inground pool installed, I wanted to have the pump and filter installed inside my shed (to be built soon). Problem is the...

Hello. About a month ago I moved into a new home with an inground pool with a vinyl liner. I noticed some wrinkles in the liner and a friend of mine...

My wife and I are in the process of soliciting designs and proposals from pool constructors for a roughly 15' x 40' free form pool with spa, sun...

Without getting into what I think of the contactor that refinished my pool I have ended up with a leak at or in the preasure side fitment for the...

Hello, We just moved into a new home and im trying to fix a few issues with the pool. My current problem is these cracks in the waterfall from...

Greetings. I've been researching pools for the past few weeks and am somewhat interested in a plastered (or other surface like Sani-tred or Armor...

Hey everyone i have a 30,000 inground pool with a 1hp hayward pump and a sand filter. I started the year just fine was able to run my automatic vac...

Are pebble finishes more susceptible to yellow algae?

Hello everyone I just wanted to introduce myself I have been a long time lurker of this forum. I have an older pool built in 1984 and its around 33k...

My question is that we are installing a inground pool inside of our existing Garage that will be 14' by 33'. My question Is the framing consists of...

I have the same problems with my Polynesian Pool that are discussed in the "Polynesian pool fiberglass walls and top edge needs refinished" thread. I...

I am going to start lookin into getting an inground salt water and I am not sure how much they cost

First off I'd like to say hi, and thanks in advance. We recently bought a house (repo) with an inground vinyl liner pool. The pool is in terrible...

This is the third year in a row that our pool steps have heaved and cracked. The first year, we had someone fill the cracks with a resin compound --...

Not sure if this is the right place to post my info. We don't have a pool yet but, the the owner of south shore pools is coming tomorrow. We also had...

We have a large tear above the water line. Any tips on patching it?

I have been taking care of my pool for a few years now. This year I replaced almost all the pipes due to leaks. I have checked to make sure there...

Hello all. Long story short: We closed on a home with an older pool (approx. 30 yrs old) on 1 June. Pool was black/green so I drained, acid/pressure...

So... I'm getting a new vinyl liner for my inground pool. Getting conflicting info about the 20ml vs 28ml. I don't know what to do. Pool dealers say...

I noticed in another thread that it mentioned that is was a very bad idea to drain water levels too low in an inground vinyl pool. I'm curious as to...

I am trying to replace the bulbs in the two lights in our in ground pool. The screws that hold the trim ring are rusty and one is falling apart. We...