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A couple of quick updates. I just sent PM's to the questions that were asked. Sorry I haven't been on TFP in a while, I just saw the additional posts to this thread. All is well with the pool still, I actually just logged back in because I just took the Winter Safety Cover off and I need to...

After months of a major rehab on our first pool, we finally got to flip the switch on the pump for the first time. Within moments we had to shut it down because I saw something in the pump basket. This little guy somehow got in the underground lines during the rehab, he went on one heck of a...

Thank you. I have a TF-100 (I ordered thru your link) which I have only used to check PH and Chlorine. I haven't read up on the rest of the tests. I have been using liquid bleach to adjust the chlorine levels. PH is over 8 and I think the FC is a little high. My eyes are red after swimming...

WOW we are about two months into this reno and it is finally done. I am so glad we decided to do this project in lieu of just filling in the pool. When we bought the house in May, we were one of many offers. The original owner's son did us a solid by accepting our offer, he wanted the house to...

Even though our youngest is 7 and she knows how to swim, our primary reason to have the fence is to keep the kids safe. This way if they are home with a babysitter, it is one less thing to worry about. Basically I don't want our kids swimming without an adult. Also it will have a vinyl liner so...

Concrete looks good in person. There is some splatter on the coping. Shouldn't be a big deal to clean up when the liner goes in. We have 5 kids. 3 boys 10,and 11 yr old twins. 2 girls 7 and 14. They are chomping at the bit to swim. We also have a big yellow lab. Years ago when my wife was...

Bonding is in. Deck is on, concrete guy cleared it to be walked on. Technically if the pool was cleaned and chlorinated it should be swimmable. I decided to flip the breaker to the pump on for first time just to see if the mechanicals work. Excited to finally bring this pool back to life. About...

I think (and hope) it is the perspective. We knew going in that the retrofit coping was not going to be perfect.

Excellent point. I will check on that first thing in the AM. There is wire mesh. I don't know if it is a grid.

Progress. The pool is now properly backfilled.While doing so I didn't commit any of the 7 deadly sins of Fiberglass pool installation. Thank you again. Hopefully supporting boards tonight and concrete tomorrow.

Thanks Kim I agree with the info on the links. Appreciate that.

Makes sense. Since this is not a new install, I am not dealing with a pool builder. It is me and the TFP, I am the general contractor with zero GC experience and a do it yourselfer all in one. In addition to the posts on TFP, looks like I will try and put some posts across the inside of the...

I have been told the water needs to be to the top when the concrete is poured. Since the concrete connects to the rebar on the top of the walls, the concrete actually supports the top of the walls from caving in.The working theory is the water will help support the walls so the concrete doesn't...

Ready for concrete. I used a cloth mesh (similar to seatbelt in a car) and a fiberglass resin to repair the fiberglass sleeves that were broken when the concrete deck was removed. Repaired about 10 sleeves and added about 20 pieces of rebar that I bent. In theory with the rebar the concrete...

This weekend I need to finish my repair on the backside of the fiberglass walls. About 10 of the 60 fiberglass sleeves which hold the rebar which hold the walls were damaged when the deck was removed. On those 10 sleeves that I am repairing I am bending rebar (90 degree) and adding rebar to the...

The coping is in. I can see why it was $1100 plus $500 in labor. The coping is made out of aluminum and didn't just drop in. It was somewhat custom fit to the pool. They thought the coping might bend and kink while installing around the curves in the deep end. Luckily it did not. It looks like...