Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

Our house was flooded just 3 months after we purchased it and our liner was ripped out of the pool. We just left it sit over winter because we had...

Had a new pool installed last June 2011, completed in early October 2011. Noted gap above tile edge and coping this May, when first used this...

I recently purchase a home with a pool and the underwater lights didn't work. I removed both housings for inspection and found both to be filled...

I'm looking to GC my own pool in southern CA riverside area. I read the whole "howibuiltmyownpool.com" website with the limited access. Does any one...

I have a poured concrete deck and coping in northern IL. The 3/8" thick grout between the top of the tile and the coping is falling out after just...

My pool is 13 years old and showing signs of age, "pock" marks / rough spots where algae gets a start etc. I am being told that I am already on...

I'll get the starters out of the way first. My name's James, my wife and I just purchased a home here in Louisiana where I'm stationed active duty...

HI! Been lurking here a few weeks now and decided to post. Everyone is so friendly and helpful so I'm hoping someone can help us out. We just...

Earlier this year I had my concrete deck covered with pavers and the coping stones around the pool are fixed with some type of mortar. What I beleive...

Hi, I am new to the sight, my pool light will come on by the switch, but not all the time. If it does not come on by the switch I have to go out and...

My wife just pointed out that the bottom step in the corner of our in-ground, vinyl liner pool is bowed in the center. These are curved steps. I'm...

Hi, I'm replumbing my pool after my pipes burst and have decided that instead of repairing the pipes inside my gas heater, I'm going to build a solar...

I own a home with inground pool in Vegas....pool was probably built around 1970...I presume it's a traditional gunite/plaster type of pool (it's not...

Hi, I am a new pool owner (I've actually had it for five years, but still feel like a newbie). I bought the pool with my house, and the pool is...

My Sta-Rite wet nich 120 v halogen lights, 20 or so years old, trip the GFI. I have replaced the GFI. I suspect water leaking into the cord/potting...

Hello, I have an IG pool that has 3 small section near each other with the vinyl coming out of the track. They are probably around a 3-9 inches...

ALthough I have come to terms about replacement, I am curious to know how the measurements will be done?

Did a fast search in the forum and did not see anything about using PEX. From what I read, the pipe diameter and 90 deg elbows are a main...

I presently have a 22k gallon gunite pool built in 1999 that I upgraded to salt and use a d.e. filter. I will be building a new house in a year and...

2 questions: Easy one first: the pool co replaced a tri valve and it now barely moves and clicks. It's going to break it's so tough. I'm assuming...

I have white random splotches and spots (resemble water splash markings), and lines in my 3 year old fiberglass pool. There is actually a perfect...

Hello, New to pool ownership, and new to the forum. We just bought and moved into a new home in Ontario, Canada with a mostly rectangular...

I spent an hour and half this morning popping liner back into track in deep end of my pool...about 3 feet was out. Now tonight I went and checked...

New here. We will be building/constructing a new pool. What do you suggest is the best option to heat a pool in the central Florida area and it...

Hi All, I have a 1972 concrete pool and had it painted with Olympic Zeron epoxy, there were a lot of missed spots and after numerous calls the...

hi, There's a threaded pvc pipe in the shape of an L in our pool wall where we hook up our polaris. The pipe extends 2 inches from the pool wall...

Hello, new here! We are getting an inground pool. Trying to research and get as much info as possible. I did read the "how i built my own pool"...

I am having a pool enclosure built. The contractor says that regular wood is okay. I was wondering if it should have pressure treated wood for the...

We had a new inground vinyl liner installed. The pool is now filled, but the liner is not flat against the sides of the pool wall on top. Should it...

Neither of my pool lights seem to be working at a house I'm buying. I'm pretty sure we found the right switches (next to the working jaccuzi...