Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

The channel that holds the liner in place in the corner of my pool broke off. I can feel chunks of concrete like material between the liner and the...

Hi all! I am purchasing a home that is about 6 years old and it has an in ground pool with a vinyl liner and have a few questions. The realtor said...

Here's the story. I had the pool opened this year and when I uncovered it, the water was above the return lines and about a foot from the top. The...

hello. i'm looking to install a (small: 9X12 to 10X15) partially in-ground pool in my backyard this summer -- the entire space we have allotted is...

Hi everyone. I am new to pools and new to this forum. So any help will be greatly appreciated. I would like to start off with the fact that my pool...

I am just installing a new in the ground pool. The company suggests coating the concrete deck. Do I need to do this? If so what are the benefits? ...

Hi, I have recently set up an Intex 10' x20' rectangular metal frame pool with a vinyl liner on my backyard, (concrete surface) and started...

We have owned pools (existing when we bought home) but moved and are now having one built (Nightmare!) I am trying to find out if the overflow pipe...

We are looking to build a new pool this spring, getting started as soon as the weather breaks. Since I am a general contractor and either own or...

I was just wondering if a vermiculite pool base is paintable or do you have to go with plaster, liner, etc.. ?

Hey Folks, I was on here a couple years ago but could not remember my screen name.... I'm going to replacing my liner this month.... I have a...

So we had a pretty big rain last Friday. I noticed the next day that the liner had a significant amount of water around the bottom edges of the pool....

Our pool is going on 6 years old. It is about 15000 gallons and we use a Sta-Rite System 3 cartridge filter. Last year we started having pressure...

I have an ingound pool with a Salt Generator. The entire pool coping and patio are flagstone. I have noticed and heard that salt in the water from...

Let me start by saying I found this forum while doing some research on our new pool that was just started yesterday. This site has been really...

Hello all, I am in the inspection phase of purchasing a house down in Cedar Park, TX. There is an in ground pool here, and upon inspection by both...

I have used the forum in the past for advice about many things, but the last time i was on I discussed my gunite to epoxy finish conversion. I...

Hi folks! Thanks for the great site. I look after the pool at a youth camp. We (for the first time in 7 years) have drained the pool for a...

Hello all. I have an approx. 8 year old AG pool liner that has slipped off the track a little more this past winter and I was wondering if I...

Pool being installed. Gunite done 3 weeks ago and they tiled just 5 days later. Gunite in some spots is still wet to the touch and almost you...

I am a few weeks away from painting our new IG poured concrete pool. We have settled on painting it with the National Swimming Pool EHB Hi Build...

I am trying to get everyone's take on going with a cement pool vs. a fiberglass pool. I have been recently researching each option and fiberglass...

I'm completely new to pools and planning on building an in-ground pool. Of the different bids I have so far, one builder says he uses 2" PVC for the...

So, I've given up on my existing light as it's leaking for the fifth time in about 7 months. I'm thinking of ordering up one of the fancy LED...

I'm planning on building a shotcrete pool almost entirely above ground. It's a basic rectangle 16' x 36' with a 3' shallow end and 6' deep end. The...

I have in ground pool that needs to be replastered its 20 x 38 have had several people look and give me estimates but they all seem to have different...

not sure if this is the right place to ask this question , has anyone bought the equipment to blast the calcium off there tiles, soda blaster or...

I am getting a new fiberglass pool. My pool will be relatively small (8" x 17" x 5" with approx 3900 gallons of water). The pool is really an...

As stated on another thread, I had to do an emergency shut down when I found a leak on the pvc fitting from the backwash side of the filter. Now that...