in the last pic of your pump/filter equipment I see that they painted the PVC. I've been wanting to paint mine to protect it from the sun. Can you find out if they used a special paint or home depot krylon..
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in the last pic of your pump/filter equipment I see that they painted the PVC. I've been wanting to paint mine to protect it from the sun. Can you find out if they used a special paint or home depot krylon..
14'x31' kidney 21K gal IG plaster pool; SWCG (Saline Generating System's SGS Breeze); Pentair FNS Plus 48 DE DE filter; Whisperflow 1 HP pump; 8 hours hrs; kit purchased from Ben; utility water; summer: none; winter: none; PF:5.7
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For myself, I just used Krylon spray paint for plastics from Home Depot.Originally Posted by Phillbo
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I asked the pool builder and he said the same, just some plastic spray paint would work. Most plumbers carry a brown or some sort of neutral for the yard. He also recommended Krylon for Plastics.
Be sure to paint it soon, PVC will grey and become brittle pretty quickly. It can take as short as 3 - 6 months depending on where you live.
Eric
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Okay here are some pictures of yesterday. A crew came out and layed out the deck according to what we wanted after we had a discussion with the sales guy. We had wanted to add more of the deck on the deep end side of the pool and just a small strip the rest of the way around. I'm thinking we might do some flag stone between the deck and the house, but that will happen more when we start landscaping.
They are coming to pour the deck sometime today so I'll have pictures of that this weekend. This weekend I'll also be getting everything ready for final inspection so they can do the pebble tec finish and fill the pool next week (keep fingers crossed!!!).
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Looking great. What type of decking did you decide to go with? Are there any requirements in your area for reinforcement on the deck? Seems strange that they are ready to pour but have not stretched out any rebar for the deck. I wish you luck in meeting your New Year deadline. Keep the pics coming.
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Okay well the desk was done yesterday, I wasn't expecting them to pour the concrete and do the kool deck all at the same time so I was pleasently surprised when I came home to see it finished. I was talking with a neighbor of mine who said he also didn't have any rebar in his slab. After talking with the builder they said they now put kevlar strands in the concrete mix which holds it together. This is unconfirmed if that is true or not and not sure if they used that on my deck.
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