Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

I bought a house with a pool recently, and we are getting some rust coming up from underneath and since we will need to resurface in the next 2-3...

I had interlock installed beside my pool, and while I was cleaning it the other day a good deal of the sand got in the pool. Now this is no ordinary...

Hi all. I am new here and just trying to build a wealth of information. We are set on buying a great quality above ground pool and are looking for...

I've been losing water in my pool since I opened it. I have to add water everyday in order to use the pump. It seems to be about 1-2" of water a...

I am installing a new pool and am concerned about the pebble finish being to rough on our feet but we like the look of the finish. Any info about...

Hi there...new to the forum but had a pool all my life. My Pop built this pool himself in 1964(I take care of it now...he's 82). It originally had...

My son just found a small rip in bottom of pool. We have notice it has gone down a bit recently. Can this be fixed without draining pool? I heard...

That is in even getting a quote......I have had 6 people come and only managed to get 1 quote on paper for a gunite pool. I know they are busy, but...

Hi, I thinking of replacing my inground pool liner myself. My question is are there different types of liner beads on inground liners? Do I need...

Hi everyone! I am new to the forum. We are in the beginning stages of looking at putting a pool in our back yard. Any and all suggestions are...

I bought a home last year that was vacant for a couple of years prior to that. The IG pool is vinyl with polymer walls. I'm in the process of...

if areas are cracked does the whole perimeter of the pool need to be replaced or just the cracked areas?( I have about 4 spots in my IG pool where...

I will post a picture if I am able to. Our liner is 17 years old. A vinyl liner, inground 20x40 pool. There started out being a stress tear from dry...

Hi! I'm new to the forum and have only a year of pool ownership. We bought our home a year ago, and although the seller said "new liner", it had...

we are planning to replace our liner next season and will need to have the coping replaced as well sue to several cracks (advised new liner will slip...

I am in the process of building my first pool and was hoping to gather a little more information on UV as an alternative cleaning solution. I...

My new 20 x 40 Roman pool liner will hopefully be arriving next week which I hope to install with a few friends. I have already emptied the pool and...

Hi all, I am a new member and I'm just trying to learn more about in-ground pools and gunite pools specifically. Thanks!

I seem to need to post something before I can use the search feature evidently, so a couple of questions to get into the system. I have a 32 year...

Hey all, been away hibernating but I'm starting to smell some spring in the air, even here in beautiful Upstate NY (yeah, wishful thinking). Glad to...

Hey All, I'm a young guy in the military and i bought an older house with an old pool. When we bought the house the pool was sold "AS IS". It...

We are looking for a pool installer in Hampshire County WV. Any ideas? We are new to the pool world...Looking at concrete and/or liner options. ...

Hello, I'm new to having and taking care of pools. But here is a start to my problem. I have an above ground pool 18' round and 5' deep. I noticed...

Hi folks, been lurking here for a few weeks while getting up and running and now I have a question.. I recently obtained a 10 year old 24' above...

I would love to make a small kiddie pool out of a 500 gallon plastic stock tank. Is there a way to keep the water clean without having to make a hole...

I noticed a couple of small cracks in my gunite on my new pool construction today. They are about 8-9 inches long. Only these 2 in the entire pool. I...

I am currently in the process of replacing a 20 x 40 Vinyl Liner that sits in steel walls and what looks to be a vermiculite base. I have removed...

3 yrs ago we discovered a leak about the size of a quarter in the deep end of the pool wall. We were able to successfully patch the leak then with a...

Hi Everyone, We are currently bidding on a house that was a foreclosure and has been vacant for a year. The house has a pool that has obviously...

Hello all. I am hopefully a soon to be proud new pool owner. Tha plaster was finally done, and we started filling the pool. 50 hours later the...