Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

My pool is 17 years old. There is a flagstone border around the perimeter of the pool. Where the flagstone meets the deck the grout is all busted...

Hi, I'm new here and am still new at this pool owner thing. Last fall i had a leak in my pool- I thought it was either around the jet/filter areas...

I just had an in-ground pool put in about 2 months ago and the expansion joint between the coping and the deck has enlarged from about 3/8" to about...

We're planning on starting our new in ground pool around November this year. Final quote came in at $55,000 (not including landscaping, ad that in...

Hello, Thanks for all the great info your forum has provided me so far. I am halfway through a DIY install of a 16 x 32 Pool kit I bought online. So...

Hello,.just.wanted.some advice ..I.got.quoted.at $1700 for pool.paint.to repaint my plaster gunite pool. Dimensions are 34.ft long and 16 ft...

We have childeren, enjoy entertaining, and love to be outdoors. Have obtained pricing and are ready to start gathering ideas, really like free form...

Hello All, I am in the process of getting quotes for a pool for my house. Is it ok if I post the quotes here and member can see if there is anything...

24' Imperial Harmony Aqua Leader AG Pool 1 HP Pentair pump with Hayward Sand Filter This is my 3rd pool over the years, and it came with the Frog...

does anyone have recommendations for a reputable and efficient company in Chicago area, to paint a ten year old gunite pool and some cement repairs...

This is my first full season with a pool. We have a fiberglass pool with a SWG. We have a 3 foot concrete pool deck surrounded by pavers. I have...

Would AB epoxy or silicone be best for a skimmer plate leak?

Had the leak detection people out as I had a small leak in pool. Found out it was a leal around the skimmer face. I asked if they are going to fix it...

Planning a new pool build and still making the decision between a vinyl and fiberglass. I have done the research between the two so I am pretty...

I have had my pool about 12 years and I have never changed the water. Over time the pool has acquired many "brown spots". I have been told to drain...

I'm having trouble tracking down the problem causing my flow rate to be low and hope someone here can offer advice. I have an inground pool with...

Yesterday i noticed water coming from the conduit that goes to one of the lights. The conduit is over 18" above the water line so i don't understand...

I recently cleaned my cartridge filters (pentair model...only about a year old) and the pressure dropped as expected to 12-15 psi. Within a week,...

Hi, we have a 20x40 gunite pool, which is 33 years old. We are selling our house, but the pool needed new tile. I have been rather frantically...

I have inherited a property with an ancient Viking pool and will most likely have lots of questions about caring for the thing (sometimes known as...

Morning all, Have talked to three fiberglass companies in Raleigh so far. We have a chocolate lab (8 months) who LOVES to swim and have ruled out...

Hey all, I'm a newbie to pool maintenance (first season, after buying this house last October.) I seem to be losing a lot of water in the past few...

Hello from upstate NY !! Been a lurker for a while and decided to join...or should I say 'take the plunge" ....sorry..lol Lots of great info...

I was quoted alot of money to do this is there any way a handy guy like myself with some help from friends could do this ? and where should I obtain...

Hello, I am having a 20x40 gunite installed. They "shot" it last week on the hottest day of the year. They started shooting the deep end walls at...

Hello, I hired ######### to do my pool and it's been a complete nightmare!! We are a year and a half behind schedule and there's still plenty...

On my old (30+ year) in ground concrete pool the skimmer line size is 2" from the skimmer through the pool shed through a 2" gate valve and 2" all...

This past winter here in CT was brutal and damaged my pool spa. Part of the Spa wall collapsed. The gunite cement just gave way. No contractor...

I bought a rental house that has a 15+ year old pool. Roots have pushed up the deck along one side of the pool. The roots have been dealt with so...