construction

Hi all, We're finishing up our pool build (just filled with water) and moving onto deck construction. What's the best way to cover the pool to avoid debris from the deck construction? We looked into safety covers but those seem pretty pricey for this one task. Any recommended DIY options...

Our pool was dug last Friday and we’ve had a ton of rain since. They came Saturday morning and put a flash coat of gunite on. Since then working on plumbing and rebar as they can with the weather. It is looking like the end of this or or next before they can do the gunite. Today I noticed this...

Our pool is only about 18 months old. We have expansive soil where we are and had a soils engineer who does most the pools in the area engaged from day one of the project. All the engineering was done per the soils engineers recommendations. The last 18 months I've observced that the pool...

Hello I recently renovated our pool area and installed Artistic Pavers Ivory. There has been an issue of some browing around edges, most notably under the covered lanai where it is more moist. They are assuring me it is because the pavers are still drying. 12x24 and 24 x 24 pavers have been...

So I recently installed some Venturi fitting on a fiberglass pool/spa. I have two 1 inch pipe coming up through the deck how ever I’m stuck trying to find the correct fitting to control the air

Hi, I’ve turned to this site full of wonderful people and a wealth of knowledgeable information, before so figured I’d join and contribute where I can and get some help too. I used to build Gunite(Shot-Crete) pools for about 7 years.. mainly focused on the construction. Being a sculptor and...

Hi I am in Coppell Tx and sign my new pool build contract in July. Tile and coping have been completed and not that they have the deck formed with piers for my hip style patio extension I realize something is off with sq. feet. I go online and pull the permit to look at the engineer plans since...

Hello TFP members, I decided to share my pool experience with the forum that has provided me with such great information. Hopefully, my experience will be of some value. I am in the southern Maryland area. A little background...backyard had a double slope. Had to install a large retaining wall...

Well dig day was yesterday and we are about 1/2 done. The pool company mapped out the edges based on the plans, but they later admitted that the reference post / Datum post / king post, was in the incorrect location. This caused other measurements to be off resulting in the hole being 2 foot...

Our in ground pool over the last 5 years has sunk in one corner/side. As you can see in the photo, the waterline is sloped to the one end (call it south shallow end). We have a skimmer box on each the North and South side. The skimmer on the North side is barely getting enough water while my...

Hey everyone, since my circuit breakers are on the other side of my house my pool builder is telling me we need to pull wires through my attic and out the other side of my house. Maybe I'm just being too nervous here, but I want to avoid any issues down the line when it's time for the build. My...

Is rusted rebar a problem before gunnite is sprayed?? I hired a pool builder who dug a hole in my yard and installed rebar. The builder collected the draw from my bank and never returned. The rebar and dig have been exposed to the winter weather for 3 months now... dig collapsing and rebar...

Good Evening TFP Folks! The wife and I are building our new home here in Orlando, FL, and the plan has always been to have a pool! Unfortunately (or maybe not), the builder didn't offer a pool option during construction. We've got a few months until construction wraps up, so we're trying to...

Saw mention of this site on Reddit when I was doing some pool research. Happy I came across this jackpot of information! The wife and I are in the laborious process of gathering quotes for an inground pool at our new home which is being built. I'll get a thread going in the Under Construction...

Today marks day 406 since the hole was dug and it's been 4 weeks since Cantera Pools has been out here to finish up the final things. The concrete guy did come out to fill some decking cracks, but I contacted him and set up the repair. We're still waiting on: - ScreenLogic 2 -- to replace a...

Hi Everyone! This is my first real post. We're located in Central Indiana and are building a pool and patio space for our home. We've had a design made that includes a fire pit area and hot tub area, but we are going to hold on adding those two components for the future. Some basic details...

Hi, I am pretty new with taking care of my pool and this site has helped a lot. I got the water all good and balanced thank you all for your helpful posts and comments. Now my mother wants me to build some kind of shade structure near the pool. The entire backyard is concrete so I would need...

Perimeter was framed out Monday, dig and re bar Tue - Thursday, Construction Friday, Shooting Gunite right now (Saturday).

Hey everyone, Pool builder swears by pouring the bottom one day then the walls the following day to get rid of Gunite rebound... Does this make sense? I’ve always thought monolithic pours with concrete, etc was always best Wouldn’t that be a giant cold joint around the walls/bottom?

Hey Everyone! I am new to the forum and am very thankful for all the knowledge I have gained going through threads :). I’ll be documenting our pool build to share the fun! Details- General design picture attached. 18x40 Vinyl Liner Rectangle Pool 8ft deep end Diving Board Steps all the way...

Hello, I’ve been receiving quotes for 18x36’ Mnt Lake vinyl pool. Below is from a builder we trust, and they are the only ones to actually give us a design (other just spoke construction). Which actually is close to what we want in our yard. Not much detail in regards to equipment (Hayward)...

I hope we did alright with this order. We ordered: 24'x48" Hampton round Hayward S180T with 1.5HP Power-Flo Pump Confer curve pool step Foam cove Floor pad Hayward CL200 in line chlorinator Aquabot pool rover plus robotic automatic pool cleaner LED skimmer face plate light slice valve cleaning...

We would like some pool construction advice. We have an in-ground rectangle poured concrete pool. The concrete shell was poured last year. As the floor was very uneven, the contractor made a concrete mix to level the floor which he made 1.75" thick on top of the base slab and he laid down thin...

Hey everyone!!! I am really enjoying this forum. Thank you all for all your help. Heres the big question. First We bought a home with a IG that was several years old, We completely remolded it, took out the plaster, retiled, and new coping around the pool. We also put new lines through out...