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I ended up changing the quote to two lights. Construction should start in about six weeks.

I thought about a deep end but growing up we had a deep end and it seemed like wasted space. Most people liked to hang out in the 3-4 foot water. It was like half of the pool was wasted. Also, when we played volleyball the people in the deep end lost out. I also remember some crazy stuff...

Thanks for the input so far. Flippy, I increased the size of the spa and I chose not to have a baja shelf in my pool. I felt the shelf was a waste of space for our use and since we like sitting in the spa I went ahead and increased the size. 4knights, the lighting was a decision I had to make...

We are getting ready to start the construction of our first pool in DFW. My question is for anyone who already built a pool, is there anything you would have added or changed or done differently? We have decided on a sport pool that is 31 x 17 free form with depths of 3.5, 6 and 4. We will...

That looks great for only one light. And the reds are usually not as bright as the blues and greens. Nice.

The pool is going to be a freeform 31.5' x 17' sports pool with 3.5'-6'-4.5' depths with a slide at the 4.5' side. There is also a 12" raised spa at the 3.5' side. Volume is 16,000 gallons. I guess since the incandescent is 500W they only put one fixture in the pool. If we go with the LED...

I am in the process of finalizing the build of my in-ground pool. My question is, should I pay the increase of $2,000 to have two main LEDs and one in the spa or stick with the single 500W incandescent main light and one in the spa? Is the LED option worth it? The builder uses the...

Sorry all. I am in Dallas, Tx. Most of the builders I have spoken with do have retail stores or sell services and chemicals. As far as stone goes, we do have Oklahoma flagstone as the coping. Mike

I think they are pushing customers away from salt because they used to push to install it a few years back but found that they had a lot of warranty calls for equipment repairs and rock replacement because the homeowners do not keep up their pools. Some companies make you sign a warranty waiver...

I am planning a pool and want a SWCG but all of the pool companies I meet with try to talk me out of it. Is there a reason why? Why would they do this?

Why am I getting talked out of salt??? I am in the process of planning my first pool. I have decided on a SWCG but it seems every pool builder I talk with tries to talk me out of it. They push the automated system with pucks. I don't like the pucks adding chlorine and stabilizers all in one...

Nice job. I never thought about doing that. I am planning my pool now and that is going into the plan.