Leslie's said that about using DE.

Slab is not an option. I have a deck / fence / walkaround pool and the would essential mean disamantle and reassemble.

I do have 12 holes now and they are all patched. If I keep the pool I am going to do a new liner in the spring. I will attempt to find and patch myself for the remainder of the summer.

They are all around the edge and it is now spreading. There are holes approx. 1/2 around the pool.

My spring plan of attack is to call the exterminator and get the area treated and do some sort of liner under the liner.