Recent content by Aleforge

Same here, you have to either go through a training program and take a operation and safety test or you have to just hire someone.

Anyone have floating liner issues? I realized after more research that this can be an issue for many who have water tables. I am curious if you drop a sump or two in if it can guard against that.

Thanks for the tip! I looked at a bunch of options and of course the border designs are more expensive. You can't tell via a photo the quality.

They look way nicer than I had originally thought. I always assumed they would look cheap. But you can't even tell. It's for sure starting to look like due to my budget a good choice.

They are pretty great in all honesty. But if I had a vinyl (and maybe I am wrong) I think it might've been easier to fix. Or at least possible. The shell got all screwed up and needs replaced which I got quoted around 10k just to remove and fill it. I watched some professional install videos but...

It's a long story (seriously) with a lot of trials and tribulations. It all started several years back during a record breaking rainy period during December. That week I had so much water saturation that I sunk into the yard when I walked. My yard also "shifted" down hill some, which was enough...

My wife and I are pretty upset that we lost our old fiberglass pool. Due to that we currently have been looking around and are fairly restricted on what we want to spend. It seems like vinyl is the cheapest way to go. But I know you can end up paying for it due to liner costs down the road. I...

I was looking at renting one but I don't know if they will rent to someone who hasn't used one before. I don't think it's very hard to "figure out" I mean.. outside a woopsie into the pool situation (lol) there isn't much that can happen in the middle of the yard to the skid steer. But...

I haven't posted in awhile but the last few times have been in regards to my nightmare journey. I won't go into a long story about it but the final nail in the coffin was when my shell floated over the winter. I learned a lot along the way including how to fiberglass, work with plumbing and test...

Texas: Thanks for the well wishes, it actually is nice to get support from the community. And ya I did some major labor on this and it's for sure disheartening to look outside and see it wrecked. Bowser: I am fairly devastated as this point not to mention it has been a nightmare. One of my...

I need to add one of those next to it for sure.

The only thing I "think" I have is the original broucher from 20 years ago. But I don't think it has much information in it. The owners didn't leave much outside of that and a very simple hand scrawled receipt. Is it due to thickness? I figured there might be a calculator somewhat using...

My pool floated (posted about) and I am looking at this point on possibly renting a crane. But I am not sure how to figure out an estimate on how much my shell weighs though. It's about 20x14 with 5' deep / 3' shallow end. Thanks

I am going to take some photo's this weekend. If you read my LONG story you can see that water has been a huge problem for me. I had the pool filled and fully surrounded by concrete decking several years ago and it had so much pressure buildup that the walls bulged and the bottom cracked. And...

I do not but plan to take some when I get home as It was dark when I left and well I kind of glazed over and left. I did talk to my wife an hour ago and she was freaking out as I hadn't told her yet. My daughter told her that she heard a loud noise in the middle of the night. The only thing I...