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Based on your description, I would have to agree. Usually the hardest part is the education phase and sometimes getting the right materials, but other than that I find I can usually do the work just fine. Thanks to everyone for the feedback and links. Using the tub year round would be...

Good points. I think I like the appeal of a hot-tub that is more built-in and permanent looking though. I hate those square box looking things with all the funky seats. Are there any hot-tubs that are made to be set *in* the ground rather than on a deck? So something that was next to the...

Since it seems I'm going to have to replace the deck around my concrete pool, I started thinking it would be a good time to possibly add a hot-tub. The pool is bean-shaped and the indentation would be a perfect place (it seems). Some sort of little waterfall between the tub and pool would be...

Thanks for the tips. The filter is huge and seems fine, and the pump is in good shape and I actually have a spare that I got from a person filling in their pool. I guess that is a good reason to leave it where it is. I thought about the water table and the floating of the pool, but I'm not...

Well, that's a problem you see, I tend to believe I can do anything... ;-) So far I have never gotten in over my head and I'm getting pretty familiar with concrete. Thanks everyone for the responses. I think I have come to the same conclusion that the deck needs to be replaced. The reason I...

I just bought a house with a concrete pool and the deck slabs have heaved. There was also a leak at the back of one of the slabs (the one that heaved the most) and while digging down to the pipes I did not run across any gravel, so it appears who ever poured the slabs did not do a proper job...