Recent content by deer hunter

Get the bag in powder form. I used on the floor of my pool while I was building it. It works great.

Are the steps cracked? If not they should clean up. Replacing the steps would be a task and also costly.

If your walls are steel, it could be surface rust forming.

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Fireman, Mine was almost spot on to your break down.

Yep, Decking it is.

Don't forget the fence, backfill around pool,plumbing,electrical parts(sub-panel,breakers,wire,bonding wire). I just put one in this past summer. Everything adds up fast. Upgrade to a larger filter and two speed pump. I have a 18x36 and wish i had two lights. I spent the extra money on a...

I checked with my pool wall manufacturer before I backfilled. He stated that with a good bond beam and the braces they supply i was good to go with backfill before we put water in the pool. I used pea-gravel for backfill and had no problems with the walls bowing. Does it look like your walls...

I just did a DIY and used the 2' radius. It was very easy to install the liner and no problems with the liner coming out. A buddy had the square corners put in and the pool builder had problems keeping the liner in the track.

Make sure you use a paddle mixer, keep your batches consistent, put alot of string lines in the bottom marking your finished height of the krete and don't work it to much. You can go back the next day and shave off high spots or fill in low spots. Try to have fun, Dan

The depth is 54" . I didn't put in main drains because of the shallow depth, didn't want people stubbing toes or walking on them. Also just a personal choice on it. There are pros/cons to them. I went with the 2' radius corners because I was told it was easier to set the liner/keep it in...

Everything is 2" including plumbing at pad. I have two skimmers and a low suction i use for the cleaner MX8. And 4 returns. I put ball valves on everything.

Thanks, I have been reading how to do this for over a year. This is my first pool build. I had a good network of friends that also put in long days to help me. The neighbor across the street is having a pool put in. His builder came over and told me he would have charged me $40,000 for my...

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