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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?

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?

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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Some pictures from this weekends build. Lots of work so far but making progress.

Perfect. I've got a good amount of drainage around the pool, Its up on a hill so I think we should be set. Thanks for the clarification. I guess I'm just being paranoid as the truck gets closer!

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...

Thanks, that makes me feel better. What causes all of the floating liner issues people talk about?

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...