Recent content by awp17

IM not sure if that code has anything to do with being by a pool. I think thats code for all windows or doors lower than 18". Thats at least the code here in VA, tx may be different though. In certain areas they make you do hurricane glass here too so IDK.

from a practical stand point brick doesn't rot like wood, and being that close to the pool that would be more of a concern to me than normal.

I can't advise on the leaks, but I thought heaters had a low flow shut off to avoid something happening.

While its a bit unorthodox and wasn't for a pool but along the same lines, when we redid our kitchen with a budget comparable to the average pool (approx 80k), I put it all on my american express card. I have 0% for 12 months and earned a ton of points. By doing that I can make 12 payments of...

foreclosure pools are the worst lol. Just finished the pool portion of what you did. I still need to redo the concrete though. Cant wait to see more finished pics.

thanks! The view is what sells this house. Now I just need to stomach the interior renovations. Hurricane sandy ripped the roof off partially and did a number on the interior. Currently we have it gutted down to the studs, just have to build it back to new again. Should be wonderful once its...

This is far from the glamorous and amazing pool builds I see on here (and hopefully will be doing to my own house one day) but figured I would update for the fun of it. After back and forth I ended up just accepting all his equipment and just left it at that, Skipped the heater and skipped the...

ok so I have a pool that has a standard return on the floor of the pool. I was hoping we could fit an actual floor return in the liner change but everything we found was for gunite pools. What do you recommend for installing down there that won't stick up and stub toes. Pool is only 5 feet deep...

Love your pictures, was a neat build to follow. Hits close to home too (no pun intended) I used to live in the Bradley/Bourbonas area of k3 county.

still in an argument over the pump. Really wanted to do a variable speed that way everything about the house is less energy consumption. But they seem to be refusing to return the 1 HP pump for a variable speed. Salt system, he just said they prefer the control box of the hayward system over...

electricity cost is 2.258 cents per kWh. after 800 kWh usage that drops to 1.158 cents per kWh. Its a house that I'm going to rent out for now and most likely resell in the next 5 years or so. Its just a safe place to rent out until I see what happens in the stock market. Good question on the...

So I have purchased an investment house has that has an older smaller pool (21x12) with only a 5 foot deep end. The pool company refers to it as a small L. The house has been sitting for over 2 years, the liner is leaky and has gone hard and crusty so its getting a new liner, Motor is dead, and...

OK so I manage a small apartment complex that has a pool. The De filter is getting to be a pain in the butt, especially now when we just opened the pool and are trying to get it ready for the season. So Im ready to swap it out for a sand filter. It being a commercial pool differs the...

Deck is stamped concrete. IM not sure whether they would need to cut out the concrete, or if they can dig then conduit under it. I know the utility company did something to run new fiber optics under my driveway. I would figure its about 50 feet total from the closest breaker box. (20 feet from...

OK so after the craziest roller coaster ride ever of house hunting I think we found a serious contender. It has an existing pool, its smaller than what I have currently but the property location is amazing so I'm happy to compromise (the "real" ceo said she will just double up on her laps) its...