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    Ready to drop the liner DIY

    Hi All, After a ton of work I'm ready to drop the liner tonight in my pool project. Any last minute tips or tricks?
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    Backfilling

    Hi All, Does one have to wait for the pool to be filled before you backfill? Also is 3/4" stone good for the material? Seems like some people wait and others dont. Thoughts?
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    ground water desperation

    Hi All, I'm in the middle of a dyi 18x36 project. The bottom of my pool is a mess. Black clay soil that seems to fill up with 6 inches of water a night. I burnt out a sump pump trying to get it not so wet but Ive never been able to get it to less than a puddle. The mud water mix is like a milk...
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    Pool Progress Building the walls

    Some pictures from this weekends build. Lots of work so far but making progress.
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    vermiculite vs Portland/Sand Mix

    Hi All, This is such a great forum. I live in Wisconsin and it seems like everyone has a vermiculite pool bottom. The kit manufactor said that I could use a 4-1 sand to portland cement mix. What are the pluses and minuses? Have any of the diy'ers done there own pool base? I kind of want to...
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    Water Under Pool

    Hi All, I just started my 18X36 DIY inground project. I got the hole dug and everything was great. The next morning I found a few inches of water in the deep end. No rain, I pumped it out, next day same issue. Seems like a few inches a day of water basically fill in the hole. There are some...