Hello!

My wife and I have recently begun looking into the prospect of adding a pool to our home. We live in central Florida.

I don't know which forum this post would be placed but I was hoping I could get some basic help from the community. My questions follow:

I'm trying to understand the surfaces. I've been reading about gunite, Pebbletec, etc. I know my aunt's pool is marcite. It is older but it seems to be holding up well. We really like it. Do builders still use it? If not, what is the equivalent to now?

Is there a standard residential pool depth? It seems like most pools I have been in are somewhere in the viciinity of five feet to five feet, six inches. I'm six feet, two inches. I would like to have a deep end of five feet, nine inches or more.

At the present time we have a fairly large screened in backyard due to the previous owner of our home having pet birds. Inside the screen is a small pond, three small palm trees and a pretty large tree (of some kind). In a situation like this will our screened enclosure be able to be used again?

Does anybody have experience with central Florida pool builders? (Is this O.K. to ask?)

Thank you ahead of time and sorry if any of these are not O.K. to ask.