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I must admit that this advice is quite shocking to me. I've owned 5 homes with in ground pools and would take a cartridge filter 100 out of 100...
I just finished our owner/builder pool and I still need to install the mastic between the coping and decking. Any recommendations on where to buy...
I have a problem with a SAM light. Water got into it last year. I changed the gasket a couple of months ago and it worked for awhile but now the...
I'm doing an extensive pool remodel, tearing out all the deck, coping, tile, plaster, plumbing, electrical etc. We're getting to the point where the...
not as simple as cutting out and putting on a new joint. i have a poolpilot system. last night, i was working on a guitar rebuild (good winter...
Got our new pool in July. It's been one problem after another. It was supposed to be a 20 x 34 Kafko Tahiti, but the builder messed-up and it's...
I have a 28x 45 lagoon with a waterfall. Opposite the waterfall (about 20' away) I have a garden cut out with electric which was prewired for 120...
We're having white colored cast stone coping installed and it stains really bad. Dirt, hand prints, shoe marks, it seems like anything that touches...
I am just starting the process of building a pool in Dallas. Most of the pool builders I've talked to here are sold on big pumps and small pipes --...
Hi all, I live in Oklahoma City and they say the sky is falling. We are forcasted to get a lot of freezing rain and loss of power is inevitablee....
I always thought that I would prefer 6" waterline tile (less grout). Unfortunately, so far, my wife and I have only been able to find 3" tile that...
We're considering using either Bordeaux or Blue Granite Pebble Sheen for our pool renovation. Has anyone used either of these finishes, and if so...
We're in the process of replacing our liner on our 20K IG pool, and I've gotten a couple of bids from some local companies. Two companies offer Fort...
Okay well thought I would jump on the bandwagon and post some pictures of my pool build so far. My pool build has been going VERY SLOWLY compared to...
If you have had a good experience with a Houston area pool builder could you please post the company name? I am working on getting some pool bids...
You know, I think we found a good builder. He is working up a design that will work well with our yard...something I cant do. Anyway, I really...
Some of you will remember this pool from the old forum. It's a VERY large residential pool built at least 50 years ago. 77' X 27' and ranging from...
OK....even though it costs more up front, I am going to go with a pool.... (back in August I posted discussing a choice between a $35K ish pool,...
Merry Christmas, all Has anyone found a quick fix for cracks or checks in the fiberglass that is around the top of the steps exposed to the...
Hello, I have client who has a challenger pump that always has a bubble of air in the pump pot. The pool does not lose any water nor is there...
Greetings, My wife and I signed on with a pool/construction company here in the Dallas area to build a high end pool and cabana in our backyard....
Specifications: In-ground gunite Rectangular 11' wide x 30' long 3'6" - 4'6" - 5'6" deep 18" raised bond beam at deep end 18" wide in-pool...
Sorry ahead of time for the long post. First of all just reading everyone else's post has helped me alot so far. We purchased a house about three...
I just have plain concrete around my 18 x 36 IG pool. I want to add some color to the concrete around the first section of concrete, which comes out...
This board was a great help to me when I was building a pool a few years ago when I lived in Hawaii. Now that I'm back on the East Coast, we're...
Does anyone know who makes the Bikini tiles. It is a top and bottom. I tried master tile in anaheim, CA but it is not them. Thanks!
I need to monitor IG pool water temperature. where is the best location for sensor installation? I was thinking the filter location or skimmer may...
Well, I signed my contract on Tuesday, and layed the pool out today (11/16). They will be here to dig and do steel on Monday, plumbing on Tuesday,...
We are in Florida....Even if the weather is a little cool, humid or hot we seem to add water 3 times per week. The pools is 4 years old. It does not...
As some of you might know I have been having some major problems with my pool builder. I have my dream pool but there have been many, many problems....
PB has been working for about a week, just finished the bottom today. See photos at http://buildingourpool.spaces.live.com/
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