Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

If you are going to have a new pool installed, yes- price matters, but getting the right contractor will get you a better pool. Go with a contracter...

Diamond Brite owners! What color do you have and how do you feel about it?

Mountain Service Pools in Stroudsburg, PA. This is a father/son company. Poor communication. As in, little-to-none once they got the money. ...

We have two almost equal estimates from contractors. Both pools are IG vinyl with steel walls. One guy backfills with the dirt from the dig, and...

im looking to put in an In Ground pool have talked to 3 diff contractors and i got 3 Different answers i have a high water table averages about...

Due to impervious surface limitations in our new house here in NC, we can't do a concrete deck around a planned inground pool. Just looking to see if...

I was looking into an inground pool. The estimates we have include galvanized steel wall with a zinc coating. My in-laws have an inground pool that...

Is this something to be concerned about? :confused: The floor under my liner is some type of coarse sand/cement mixture; my pool was installed...

The brochure states that the pool is 28,017 gallons. By the formula using average depth I get about 35,000 gal (using rectangle shape in calcs) The...

Working on my ig vinyl pool and have a question about the cement and sand bottom. this is a new install and the size is 14 x 28 the question is, I,m...

We have an inground pool with a vinyl liner. It is leaking a lot but not sure from where. We just replaced the pump because the last one was...

Hello all I have a 20 x 40 inground pool,its about 15 year old and last year i had my liner replaced with a 28 mil liner What a nightmare trying...

This is what happens when you are naive and don't know that the land you live on is mostly rock.

A number of tiles (a dozen or two) have become dislodged from the edge of my gunite pool (I have all of them). Last year, I found a grout- or...

Does anyone have any experience with the pentair minimax heaters ? I am getting a pool installed in the next few weeks and the heater they are...

Quick update on our construction just so you know where we are in the process. The pool is installed and full of water and they backfilled with sand...

I was wondering if it was normal for cracks to appear in the concrete section on the walls of the deep-end in my new inground vinyl pool project. ...

I am scheduled to have gunite on Friday and it will be 103 degrees. Should I re-schedule or will watering it down a lot be enough?

I am having a pool installed and the plumbers have installed this PVC piping that sticks out of the ground. We do not have any "water features" at...

Hi guys, I'm having a problem that I'm hoping someone can help me with. We have a 24' above ground pool that is approx. 4 years old. The first year...

Can someone tell me what the deep heat lines are for in a spa? My plumber is giving me the option. From what I understand it is a 3 way valve that...

I am a newbie to this website and I am in the midst of having a pool built. They are about 85% complete and only need to plaster and install the...

We have an in-ground pool with a vinyl liner. After opening the pool, we've noticed that a few sections of liner are sagging away from the wall. I've...

I have a 18x33 AG that was here when we bought the house. This is my first pool and I am learning a lot on this forum. My problem is the sand has...

Hi all - we're in the process of building our inground pool/spa - they will be pouring our decking tomorrow. We've decided to have a step added...

Does anybody have any experience adding a IG spa to an existing IG pool? I'm a DIY kinda guy--but digging a big hole next to my pool scares me. ...

Last year I had my painted concrete pool of 22 yrs sandblasted and plastered. Anyone know the average life span of a plaster job before I ihave to...

Has anyone had any experience with this product? If so, I'd be grateful if you would share. Thanks ever so much. ...