Recent content by Baddad

My apologies for my brief sabbatical....besides work getting in the way of pool planning, we received another 10" of snow, so my thoughts wandered for a moment.... Sandy Beach...Thank you for the info and advice - but of course, being a pool noob, you have left me with other questions. Should...

Thanks for the info on the pump. To anyone that reads this, feel free to offer names and numbers of reputable folks in the industry. Although we have a realistic budget for this, we have not given a deposit to any contractors yet, so we can still make some calls. As for the cover over steps...

And THAT good sir, was the problem everyone else (except for one) had exception with..... We definitely want the under mount....which can be done, but extends the length of the cover (and track....and expense)... Good to know about the winter cover....do you keep the autocover rolled up....or...

No doubt about the expense factor Ted...and although we will need to have the pool area fenced off by law, the autocover is preferred by my wife....nuff said.... :wink:

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I think I will have to set aside a Saturday afternoon to search and review a few more things for our pool, but overall the Pool School was quite helpful. Brad, thanks for the mention of the auto cover. My wife demands it (safety purposes) but still have only...

...thoughts have turned to pool installation for the Spring. Good afternoon all. I'm located on the west side of Michigan, just outside the Grand Rapids area. My family and I are getting ready to hire a contractor to install a 20x40 inground liner pool. Just had a few questions, and thought...