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Pool Contractor Mess up - Please Help

by michael-ng » Sun 09 Jul, 2017 13:05

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I need to replace my pool liner track and the pool vinyl so I Hired this guy. I put down $1000 deposit (by credit card ) for him to order the pool...

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I need to replace my pool liner track and the pool vinyl so I Hired this guy. I put down $1000 deposit (by credit card ) for him to order the pool...

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Sun 09 Jul, 2017 13:12
Custom measurement equipment installation

by erwu » Tue 04 Jul, 2017 04:17

Hello, I have quite rare question as a person which has nothing common with swimming pools, but I'm working on quite advanced measurement system...

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Tue 04 Jul, 2017 04:17
4' tall concrete wall

by DashQuark » Sun 25 Jun, 2017 18:28

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I have a sloped yard so one side of the "inground" pool will be above ground. What needs to be done to make the concrete wall strong enough...

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You need a structural engineer to design this or your pool builder

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Mon 26 Jun, 2017 09:14
Building a small semi-overground pool

by richardspain » Thu 05 May, 2011 08:33

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I am currently in the process of planning to build a pool in the Canary Islands. It will be a small pool 4m x 3m and only 1.3m deep (more of an...

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How did it go? I have a similar design question about having an above ground pool wall.

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Sun 25 Jun, 2017 18:15
New pool

by KenG » Fri 09 Jun, 2017 13:13

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We are having a 12x30 pool built. They are laying the travertine deck. We noticed the travertine lines aren't square with the deco drains. After...

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What did you do? Sounds like they screwed up but the pool is done.

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Sun 25 Jun, 2017 18:08
Reinstalling a used Doughboy oval pool

by WillK » Fri 23 Jun, 2017 09:59

I bought a used Doughboy above ground oval pool, 12'x20', with 48" walls and steel top rails and posts. Speaking with my pool store, it sounds...

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Fri 23 Jun, 2017 09:59
Renovate Existing Pool - Equipment Help

by Orca123 » Tue 28 Mar, 2017 00:38

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Hi,

First post here.

I am considering renovating my pool and have gotten a few bids from some contractors and wondering what is the best way to...

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One thing to be carefull of and that is to match your pump to your filter you don't want a pump that is pushing to much water through your filter as...

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Thu 22 Jun, 2017 10:06
Skimmer return tube advice needed

by bails » Tue 13 Jun, 2017 11:40

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Hi, I've had an under ground fibre glass pool for 10 years and I noticed a lot of water loss this year. It is disapearing down the tube in the...

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Seems like a perfectly reasonable way to replace it as you don't need to go down 5 feet, the only problem is if it will freeze. Do you winterise?
If...

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Tue 13 Jun, 2017 15:11
Replaster & Tile replacement estimate question.
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by chrims » Tue 17 Jul, 2007 20:56

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Recently got an estimate for a re-plaster and the rate seems reasonable at $3100 for plaster up to $5300 for stone scapes. My concern is the proposal...

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wish i had done some shopping around, i have a 16x32 inground pool, probably 50 years old or more, not a crack or leak one just a few little pits and...
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Tue 13 Jun, 2017 13:13
15 x 30 above ground pool failure

by breadhead » Mon 12 Jun, 2017 06:40

Hello,

My pool has three metal straps running between the outriggers. Each strap is secured to a rectangular plate on each end with two 1/4 - 20...

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Mon 12 Jun, 2017 06:40
Inground pool liner problem

by pinkerpv » Fri 09 Jun, 2017 09:50

I have an inground pool liner that has pulled away in a corner. There is a 6 ft long horizontal tear a few inches below the liner bead. The liner has...

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Fri 09 Jun, 2017 09:50
Fibreglass or concrete pool for canal home???

by ejonespom » Fri 20 Jan, 2017 06:14

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Hi guys
We are building a new home on Bribie island, Brisbane and are just deciding on what pool we want to put in. We are building on a canal block...

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Hello,

According to my point of view, I will suggest you fiberglass pool. Because fiberglass pool are easy to install and it has low maintenance...

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Mon 05 Jun, 2017 05:51
Question about leveling

by thebabesnyc » Sat 27 May, 2017 16:55

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Hi All! Would appreciate your input. We have a 15 ft intex pool. We are digging into the hill and spreading the clay to level it out. Then we are...

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Try posting here, as you are more likely to get a response
Thank you

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Sun 28 May, 2017 10:54
coping installation issues

Attachment(s) by newpoolsj » Thu 25 May, 2017 16:04

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Hello,
we had the coping installed and there were several segments that we had the fix right away because of chipping and raised areas. We have come...

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Here are a couple of more pics.

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Thu 25 May, 2017 16:05
Is this pool worth saving?

Attachment(s) by smithsrus » Mon 27 Feb, 2017 21:00

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I'm in the process of buying a house with a severely neglected pool. The fiberglass walls look OK but the liner and sand are gone. The pool has trees...

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Yes, smithsrus you get in contact with some professional swimming pool makeovers who can help you to upgrade your pool in a more attractive way. Last...

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Thu 11 May, 2017 00:38
Our gunite pool is too deep, should we fix it?

by smanuel123 » Thu 07 Jul, 2016 18:47

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We just built a free form gunite pool. We spent so much time deciding location, shape, whether or not to do some sort of rock wall, then what type of...

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Interesting site to find pool service contractor

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Sun 07 May, 2017 07:12
Converting water feature to pool

by LilaFowler » Fri 28 Apr, 2017 18:27

Hello:

We recently purchased a house with a pond/water feature in the backyard. It's probably about 15 x 20 feet and about 2-2.5 feet deep and...

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Fri 28 Apr, 2017 18:27
Asbestos Pool

by duckes » Wed 19 Apr, 2017 21:21

Just wondering if anyone has come across a pool completely made of asbestos and coated with fibreglass? We need it removed due to safety reasons, but...

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Wed 19 Apr, 2017 21:21
Wall up old skimmer and use floating skimmer

Attachment(s) by distjams » Wed 19 Apr, 2017 09:55

Last year I drained my pool because I had cracks down the wall by both skimmers and both were leaking.
I cut out the deck by the skimmers and was...

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Wed 19 Apr, 2017 09:55
Hole in new gunite wall

by slgfmk » Sun 09 Apr, 2017 18:17

About five minutes after our gunite crew left, a hole formed in the wall when a chunk of gunite slid down the wall to the pool floor in the shallow...

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Sun 09 Apr, 2017 18:17

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