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I'm glad to see that those of you in warmer climates enjoy the benefit of competition. As a last resort, we had the folks from Nature Stone come out to quote us on refinishing the pool deck with that, and then maybe replastering in 1-2 years. The rep from Nature Stone was very honest and candid...

So I'm watching the Voice tonight with my family, and I see them introduce Savannah and I'm thinking...I know I've heard this girl sing before! Great job tonight and best of luck with the contest.

Thanks for the info. Didn't see your post... I'll keep an eye on your thread so that people don't have to post in two places.

The Water Tech Blue Sapphire is the deal of the day on Woot today for $500. I've been wanting to get a robotic cleaner for my pool; can anyone comment on the quality of this particular robot and if it would be a good fit for a 30k gallon inground? Oddly, Water Tech doesn't list the Blue...

If and when you get quotes, I'd love to know the prices you get. Your pool is the same water capacity as mine, so I would expect the prices to be similar. I would be interested to see if pool building/renovation is just extremely high cost where I live. In either case, the housing debacle has...

The steps do complicate things. We may just go with drop-in steps. Will the skimmers need replaced? They look to me like they might not survive having the concrete torn out around them. Are they difficult to replace? Any suggestions on what to replace them with and where to get replacement...

Due to the pricing I posted in my "Major Inground Remodel" thread, I am considering trying to renovate my inground in phases, and do some of it myself, in hopes of getting the price down and not having to swallow the entire expense at one time. Is there any reason that I couldn't get the...

I thought so too, but with 3 different companies coming in with basically the same price, it seems to be legit. :? We are getting a fair amount of stamped concrete decking and sidewalks poured, which seems to be about half of the price of the renovation. Any idea what kind of margin pool...

Anyone?

One last quick question: How much can I realistically expect to negotiate down these prices? (both the complete quote and the labor rate?)

Quote #3. This is a new company, not associated with either of the two mentioned above. Total for this quote (without the slide and winter cover) is $47,588.00. I really like this company. They spent a lot of time talking to us about the pool and making sure they understood what we wanted and...

Here is the re-quote of Quote #2 above, using the RFP we provided the contractor I was bit frustrated that despite our RFP asking for "Items to list: specify as to price and full scope of work", this quote was not itemized AND we specifically asked for Diamond Brite plaster and they quoted...

Is two weeks a reasonable amount of time to give a contractor to submit a bid?

Didn't know about mosquito dunks. That looks like exactly what I need. Thanks! I definitely don't want to completely balance the water only to dump it in a month.

The current surface has several layers of paint on it, so I believe a through sand blasting is in order.

I'm getting my pool replastered sometime in May. I just took the cover off a week ago, so the contractors could take a look and give me quotes. The water was clear, although the pool is pretty dirty. With the unseasonably warm weather we are having, my water has gone from 40* to 55* this week...

The reading I've done on VGB states that dual drains are only a requirement for public pools. We can put a VGB compliant drain cover over our existing single drain and be compliant. We are planning on keeping our current plumbing, just having it pressure tested while the deck is off so any issue...

Thanks to everyone who responded. Scott, the above quotes I posted were exactly as we received them. I copied them word for word. The sparseness of the wording concerned me as well. In either case, my wife and I took your and Lana's suggestions and put together a request for proposal. I'd like...

Any thoughts on the quotes I posted?

Thanks for the responses. You have given me a ton to think about! ____________________________________________________________ Quote #1: Scope of Work: Removal of Coping - $1,550 Replace coping with your choice of bullnosed coping material, approximately 130' of material, 2'x12"x2.5". This...

After living with our 42 year old pool for the last 5 years, my wife and I are ready to remodel. As mentioned in my signature, our pool is an approximately 30000 GAL In-Ground 26'x50' Kidney Shaped Pool. The deck is brush concrete and has sunk and raised in various places. The plaster has been...

My pool came with a 22' Horizon solar reel. Based on instructions I got from Horizon, the reel wasn't assembled properly, and as such the inserts that hold the tubing together broke. I replaced them and got another 2 years out of it (5 total, but not sure how old it was when I took ownership of...

This thread is about 6 months old actually. :P I ordered them from poolcenter.com. You literally pull out 2 pins with a pair of pliers to install them. It doesn't get much easier.

Sure do. Just PM me your address and I will mail it out. That's the last one...I'm all out now.

Thanks for the replies. PoolGuy - I know they leak, but it's the only way I've found to get my main drain to "blow bubbles" when I'm winterizing. Jason - It's definitely not a gizmo. It's a black rubber winterizing plug with a tire valve stem on it so you can attach an air compressor to it...

Does anyone know where to get the "expand and purge" type of winterizing plug (the kind you can pressurize with an air compressor) now that everything4pools.com is out of business? A quick google search didn't turn up anything.

The weir is a flap that sits in the opening of your skimmer. When your pump is off, it floats up and keeps any debris that's sitting in the skimmer from floating back into the pool. When the pump is on, the force of the water being sucked into the skimmer pulls the flap down and lets debris flow...

I ordered two 9" universal Pentair skimmer weirs only to find out my skimmers are 8 3/8". I got the weirs I needed, but I can't see paying shipping and a restocking fee to send these ones back (I only paid $20 for them). If someone can use them, PM me your address and I will mail them out to...

No better time to make time to correct this than while cleaning up the filter for opening... Once again, Ted's expertise shines through It's amazing that little crack can cause that much trouble. No more bumping without relieving the pressure first for me! This also made me curious: Why...

A friend sent me this video yesterday. I really wonder what kind of engineering it took to get the trajectory right on this. Scary! Intex should use this for an ad campaign? :) http://www.mach-es-machbar.de/english/index.php5