Recent content by 3CatMama

Thanks for the advice UnderWater, and everyone who's responded to my posts. I'm so thankful to have a group of experts and seasoned pool owners who can answer my questions!

Our pool guy is charging $90 a month and he visits weekly, making sure everything's working, adding chemicals, water, etc. He's done a fabulous job restoring the pump and filter. He's also kind enough to answer my gazillion questions over email. :lol:

Hi Swampwoman and UnderWater, Thank you for your time and advice. My guess is unless our friend cuts and lifts the concrete we probably won't be able to do anything with it until next year. We invested a lot in the house as it needed some repairs prior to moving in and our budget didn't include...

LOL thanks bigdav. Ah...now that I look at it, you are right. There is a drain there. I hadn't noticed it before. I'm thinking if the root was cut back and sealed it might A., prevent further root issues and B., save the tree and C., possibly our relationship with the neighbors. :-) We'll just...

The OP is a she. :thequeen: Behind the fence is my neighbor's yard. We are on a bit of a hill so if we look through the fence, their house is several feet lower than ours. The tree doesn't seem to be an issue, as when we looked into the crack while swimming we didn't see any roots. There's a...

Hi everyone, The hubby and I just bought a house in San Diego. It was built in 1960. I'm not sure when the pool was installed but let's just say it was built at the same time. It's in pretty decent shape if that's the case. We've got a major issue with something lifting/buckling the concrete...