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    Recommendations for type and brand of winter safety cover

    We have a new pool and are needing a winter cover. I had no idea there were so many options or how expensive they were! We want a safety cover that screws into the concrete. We cannot go with a standard size because we have a swim out on one side. What kind and brand do you recommend? I...
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    Best Robot for vinyl? Dolphin can't climb walls or slope!

    Thank you for the replies. It's not new so I will definitely check the treads. Good luck derryank. I hope you figure it out.
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    Best Robot for vinyl? Dolphin can't climb walls or slope!

    What robot cleaner do you guys use for a vinyl pool? I have a Dolphin Commander and it won't climb the walls or slope. So disappointed!
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    Has anyone ever layer travertine coping themselves?

    Thank you everyone. Gwegan we are planning on just a travertine coping piece and then a concrete deck. That is what I was afraid of. Will the expansion crack not keep that from happening?
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    Recommendation for pool basketball goal

    What brand is it Kati.B? - - - Updated - - - What brand is it?
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    Has anyone ever layer travertine coping themselves?

    We are planning on going with travertine coping and a concrete deck. We are doing it all ourselves. Problem is, there is very little info out there on how to install travertine coping. And what I can find is contradictory. Some say it needs to be on a concrete base, others say it definitely...
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    Recommendation for pool basketball goal

    We are looking at getting a poolside basketball goal. Any recommendations? I am hoping to find something between the $100 Walmart one and the $800 ones.
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    Would love to see pics of your coping/decking!!!!

    Those are very pretty! Thank you for sharing!
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    Would love to see pics of your coping/decking!!!!

    I am trying to decide on colors for coping/decking. We are planning to do travertine coping with concrete decking, probably stained. I would love to see some of your pictures, and the colors of your coping and decking if you know. Thank you!:)
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    Coping question

    Thank you CoolPool! I like the look of the stamped and stained concrete. We are doing our own pool with a kit and the coping has to be stone. We didn't buy the right kit to do concrete coping. So we are definitely going with travertine coping. I just hadn't seen any pics of the travertine...
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    Coping question

    Cool Pool for some reason I can't see your picture. I don't know if it's just me or not. It just shows a little blue square with a question mark. And yes I would love to see a pic of stone too.
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    Anyone used thin set to smooth out portland/sand bottom???

    Hi everyone. We are in the process of building our vinyl liner pool DIY. I remember reading on here somewhere that someone used thin set to smooth out rough spots or fill cracks on a portland/sand bottom. Anyone have any experience with this? Was wondering how well it worked, if you were...
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    Coping question

    Soonerwing what did you end up join with? We are looking at doing a contrasting color with travertine coping and stained concrete decking. Do you have any pics?
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    travertine pool coping

    We are getting ready to put our pool deck on and are also looking at doing travertine coping with concrete decking. I would love to know what you ended up doing about grout between. I would love to see pictures too! Thanks!
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    My Pool - Houston TX

    Hi. We are starting our pool this week and I am interested in making a time lapse movie with my iPad. I was wondering what app you used? thanks!
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    DIY Vinyl Pool Build in Oklahoma

    We are getting ready to start on a new pool, and I needed some advice on pump and filter size. We are putting in an 18x40 vinyl liner rectangle pool. There is a possibility of having a cozy cove swimout with jets, but that is still up in the air. We are crunching numbers. ;) There will be...