Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

I am going to install a new salt water pool with a chlorine generator (28,000 gallon). Should I install zinc Anodes to help protect any metal surface...

First post. I have a pool liner (6 years old) that has just started bleeding its blue color off. I noticed this with my Polaris turning blue and...

We were hoping that an 18x36 deep end pool was big enough to safely have a slide and a diving board. Yet the pool professional who spoke with us...

Today, we had holes drilled and umbrella sleeves placed within holes with caps for when not in use. The top of the cap is so small our umbrella won't...

I noticed the other day that the collar that the flow sensor screws into (I have a SWCG) has a fine crack and is leaking a little. I thought about...

Hello, I had a pool installed this summer. It is an inground, galvanized steel walls, with Poolcrete floor and vinyl liner. After the pool was...

We recently bought a house which came with the pool. We dont know who built our pool. It is not possible to check with the previous owner as well. Is...

My wife and I just recently bought a house with an inground pool. The pool was a wreck and it is only eight years old. The liner is torn to shreds...

I just bought a house with a 23 year old fiberglass insert pool. 15 x 28. It needs to be resurfaced as it has blisters and a lot of rust type spots...

Hi all, we are currently having a pool built and I am a nervous wreck. They hit water so we now have a sump pump running 24/7. They did...

Hi, I am looking for a reliable Shotcrete or Gunite contractor that will work in the Tyler/Longview Texas area. It has been surprisingly...

We think the pool that came with our home is over 20 years old and the concrete deck is really showing it's age. There are a few cracks and a low...

The liner was showing its age when we moved in about 9 years ago It finally developed a massive leak over the winter, the shallow end was dry in the...

Folks, The builder is quoting me $3800 up charge for the Diamond brite plaster finish versus regular plaster. PebbleTEC is $9800 upcharge which is...

Hi, Has anyone used this? It is supposed to be extremely durable, being a naturally occurring form of limestone. Thanks.

Hi, I am in the process of choosing a contractor to refinish my pool. It has been suggested to me that diamondbrite is an excellent material to...

anyone know of a good tile cleaner guy ???In or around Fontana Ca

hello all i have a heaving pool deck and i'm wondering what other people have done to correct this issue. I have a vinyl pool and concrete around the...

I have concrete pool that has had an ongoing scaling or calcification issue. The pool was unopened and not maintained for a period of 5 years. We...

We just recently had a 16 x 40.. 8 ft deep pool put in and had 7 ft. of concrete poured around it. The pool company installed the cantilever forms...

I have a 25,000 gal pool with a 1 hp pump and 1 1/2" piping. The current sand filter needs to be replaced it's a old Hayward S200 series. Would a...

I have an inground 30,000g just outside Chattanooga, TN. It was built in 1980, and I've had it and the house since 2004. It's replaster time--not...

The pool installer poured our concrete decking on Monday and Wednesday of last week. Since then, I have noticed the water level seems to have...

Hello, I had bought a house with a pool for over 10 years now and one of the first years I owned the house my liner leaked over the winter and the...

Hi, I've been reading alot on various forums indicating that new plaster nowadays only lasts on average 5-10 years. I find it highly likely that...

I am a disappointed new home owner. Not myself nor the inspectors caught the cavern underneath the piece of decking that butts up against the...

We moved into this house 6 yrs ago, have a small kidney shape pool which is now 15 yrs old. Everything is original, the liner is showing it's age. ...

Hello again. This is our second season with our in-ground pool. Last summer we had trouble with our automatic pool cover. The cover would stop...

So my wife and I are going to be pool owners. I hope to gain a lot of knowledge on your forum while we begin the planning and building phase. ...