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Hi – I have been working to make a plan for a Spring pool (and deck) renovation. The pool is old, dated, and needs resurfacing. The deck is concrete with an old kool deck type surface that has been painted over multiple times with some sort of deck paint. The kool deck is delaminating in...

Hi all - getting ready for a fairly thorough renovation of an old pool. Below are my main points that i intend to send out to a few local PBs. Please let me know if I am missing anything or need to be more specific. My initial post about what i am trying to do is here Heading down...

Last year I obtained three quotes for pool renovation, specifically to fix failing plaster, replace and/or reset coping, and replace tile around waterline. I ultimately did not proceed, and put it off until this year. I am back at it, and am going to expand the project to include renovating...

We bought a house with a pool 4 years ago, knowing the pool seemed old and would probably need work. That turned out to be true, and thus far I have been piecemealing it. Frankly that has turned out to be a big waste. I am coming to the conclusion the pool needs a major overhaul for both...

Hi all. My 2.5 yr old pool heater (Max-e-Therm 333, natural gas) has stopped working. The Service Heater light is on. I had a technician from a local pool service company come out. They said they checked wires, electrical connections, gas pressure and flow – all fine, but still not working...

Can anyone direct me to a product or process, or link to a conversation about patching / replacing mortar between (not behind) coping stones? I will post a few pictures to show what I'm dealing with. Much obliged for any help. Thanks!

I've known my pool had a slow leak somewhere since we moved in to the house about a tear ago. I've just been topping it off every few days, but recently decided to at least identify where the leak is. My pool guy conducted a dye test which was inconclusive. Then he conducted pressure tests...

Hi all. Any help for a newbie would be much appreciated. We bought a house in NY last year and moved in mid July. With lots of help from TFP I managed to keep the pool operational and swimmable (first time I have had a pool). This year I aspire to have the pool also be nice and enjoyable –...