Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

How do submerged hot tubs work?

Hello all, this summer I was having to add water every 3 or 4 days. At the end of the season I let the water fall, to see how low it would go. It...

I have a gunite swimming pool that was installed 4 years ago. I live in an area that has subsurface limestone so the pool is basically shot over near...

We have decided to get the pool reconditioned before next summer and figured this winter is the best time for it. We don't want to spend an...

We have a 12 year old 25,00 gallon gunite pool. Wondering what a reasonable cost to have it replastered would be?

Hello all, I am new here and have just had a 38' x 18 oval in-ground liner pool installed. My concern is the finish on the cement pool bottom and...

i live in North Texas. Are fiberglas pools popular in this area? It seems that most PB's do gunite. thanks

Hello! Back after a long hiatus where I just referred to all the notes I had printed out from your forum during the first few years of pool...

Just had my pool replastered and now have a leak. Lost about 4 inches in 12 hours. I would guess its the hydrostatic relief valve from what I've been...

looking for help. Cant figure out what this stain is or what to do to fix it. Its all over pool. mfg of course says its calcium staining. i hit it...

Hello, Hoping somebody can help me here. I have an 18' above ground pool that (to my knowledge) had not been leaking during the summer months,...

In trying to winterize this year we find that we have 2 return ports that are leaking between the return port flange and the pool wall. What the...

Sorry if there is a thread on this already, but I can't find one. I currently have a in-ground vinyl pool 14x32 about 6ft deep and about 14000...

I have an in-ground pool and have have a slow leak. I was able to track down where the leak was by just letting the water leak to its lowest point. ...

Is there a square ft estimate to resurface a pool. kind of resurface vs cost?

Pool beam and coping stones comes up too high - see pic. Can I remove coping stones and cut the beam down to where I can do stone coping flush with...

Yep we have a leak in our IG 20x40 vinyl, I have found them but still leaking. Not sure if my patch is holding. Found a great post here about dye...

I think this pricing is way to high let me know first I start by introducing my self My wife and I bought a house with a 40x 20 swimming pool that...

Hello, I just blew a whole lot of dough on a new inground 36x18 Grecian Pool. I knew nothing of pool construction before it began, but found myself...

Anyone have suggestions on whether it is a good idea to use flagstone on a tanning ledge in a salt water pool?

Hi all- Our pool is from the 1960's and has many cracks and is leaking. All of our plumbing has been replaced and we have ruled out plumbing leaks....

Hi all, I've been researching on and off the past few years for solutions to our aging inground gunite pool. we bought our home two and 1/2 years ago...

I have an in ground 16'x36' rectangle with the 8' deep end (vinyl liner about 27k gallons) last year it was harpooned during hurricane Sandy. I...

Hello, I have started getting quotes for a pool. This is my first time. Pool will be around 25,500 gallons. One company has offered Paramount...

We purchased our home two years ago and it had a salt water pool with multi-color LED lights. The pool is 4 years old. The lights quit working in the...

Hello, i am new here and can't seem to post to the proper forum this would fall under, but I am looking for a 8' - 10' wide arc waterfall feature. My...

is jewelscape good fir pools? So expensive so I need to know it does't come off in the pool. Dixiemartin

I am consider a small pool in texas. I dont want to get rid of my trees, so what type of pool construcction is best and how close can i get to the...

Hi i was wondering If it was possible to only paint the pool steps without draining the entire pool. It seems like only the top step has faided....

My 16 x 32 in ground vinyl liner pool installed in 1974 had it's liner replaced 15 years ago. I was not happy with the replacement because the liner...