Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

I've been Lurking on this forums and have gotten Many great tips and instruction on fixing up My "new" Pool ( To me anyway ). I have posted pictures...

Just curious how any of you with kit pools like them or hate them? This is our second kit pool and we really like it. We did the first ine by...

We have heard that putting in a pool drain is really a waste and that the returns (jets) are really what keep your pool circulating and clean, and to...

One of the great frustrations in researching pools, is that you hear lots of bad advice. I am told that even the best galvanized walls will...

HI: We have in-ground gunite pool about 15 yrs old. While the pool is just fine, the concrete deck around the pool has developed all around. Near the...

My 12 year old gunite pool is in need of cosmetic care. I've thought of resurfacing but was quoted $5,000 and told this lasts about 5 years. I...

Greetings, We are in the midst of having a pool built right now. The gunnite has already been shot and cured, and today they have started tile,...

I recently had my pool's concrete floor replastered. I use Bacqucil and now there are brown stains on the pool's floor. Help

I have a concrete bottom in-ground pool(recently re-plastered) with fiberglass sides. There is metal coping with cement running into the coping. ...

I have a 20 by 40 vinyl liner pool that has the coping misaligned in two places. One is off about 1/8 inch the other is about 1/4 inch off. I had...

Can slate tile be used on a fiberglass pool? I have been told that when buying ceramic tile you have to buy a type designed for pool installation....

Can this be a DIY Project and Where can it be purchased online. The Labor estimates are just to high.

I am just completing a new inground here in Canada, and my electrician seems to be up to speed with Canadian code, but I just wanted some...

I've had this pool for 2 yrs and have just been greatful to have the pool and haven't messed with the tile. They are cracked, broke, and missing. ...

One of the configurations that my PB recommends is to use an aluminum coping on his fiberglass pools with a cantilevered concrete edge. Is this...

We had River Rok plaster installed into our new pool and it is very rough and abrasive. Is this normal for this plaster?

Hello all Just moved into a home with a large built in pool 50 ft long 25 feet wide. Deep end 10ft deep. The pool is 25 years old and not been...

I had some recent storm damage to my vinly liner and am thinking of just replacing the liner rather than repair. My local pool company wants 400.00...

Anybody ever hear of this Co. They have a snazzy website but who knows that's all it may be. They claim to build from TX to GA.

Is anyone familiar with the Jacuzzi brand of pool equipment - good, bad or otherwise? Thanks - JBHogfan

Hello all Hoffmans here. Well sounds like we are in the same boat as a few others on the forum. Contimplating the inground pool, getting our ducks...

We pulled our permits today for a 19' x 38' IG gunite roman shaped pool w/ diving board and attached spa...now we need folks to help us build it! We...

Okay well welcome to what I'm calling my pool hell right now. Our pool contractor which has been taking their sweet a** time doing any work has...

we've dealt with this since we moved into this home with pool 12 yrs ago, its not a big problem, and we just use a pump behind liner to remove once...

Are Residential Pools in California required to have 2 main drains at the bottom? If so, what are the rules for the required distance apart they must...