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Hello there, I am new to this community and this is my first post! I am hoping to see what you guys think about a quote I received for my pool + spa project, I want to know if it’s fairly priced/ is there any room for negotiation. Please take a look and thank you guys in advance!! Pool...

Hi everyone! I'm a new pool owner as of about a week ago, a Fox Ultimate onground pool (10,800 gallons) with a Pentair CC75 cartridge filter. All of my chemicals are in balance but the water is filthy from digging in the yard to install the pool. The area around the pool is just loose dirt which...

After looking at this nearly two years ago and recovering from sticker shock, we have decided to go all in with a pool here in Tampa and have been working through PBs for months to get a design and company we really like. Unless one of the couple companies left is going to really wow us, we...

Hi, I've been browsing for a while, and actually got started here learning how to keep our spa clear. We are just getting started evaluating a bid for this. I'll take all the advice I can get, but have a few specifics to follow up on below. I'll plan to post pictures as we progress through the...

Hello this is my first post and I appreciate any feedback - I am 1 week into my pool journey (deposit is in with pool builder and the engineering plans are being drawn up) I will be having a heat pump and salt water generator installed with the new pool. The pool installer thinks the VSP is not...

Contract signed, construction dates penciled in, let the journey begin. Planned usage is recreational with immediate family with 2 kids under 10, and local extended family with another 3 kids under 10. General Specifications / Current Equipment List: IG Vinyl 27 mil Free form Mountain Pond 22...

Hello, We are in the middle of having a new 16x28 concrete pool built. We have gone with Pebble Tec mini pebble - Tahoe Blue. We have been told that we can add in Portofino Glass into the Tahoe Blue mixture. We have not been able to find any pictures to show us what this would look like. Has...

Hello All - hope you are safe with all the Covid-19 ongoings... if you have time, please read and share your thoughts... please help! I first joined the group last year as we were deciding on the type of pool, etc. Excavation and pool shell were completed last December. Contract: 20% down...