Recent content by BadSyntax

I cut and chiseled out a bit more concrete around the skimmer. Question - since I plan to have the pool coated with Shotcrete (2" brown coat?), would it make any sense to open this up more? Second question, would you have the shotcrete contractor do the concrete fill around the skimmer...

Thanks for the suggestion Dave. I plan to score the concrete tomorrow with an angle grinder, then using the chipping hammer, I'll get the rest. This is a real pain, no wonder contractors get $1200 a skimmer! The left corner broke off while chipping-out the old skimmer, that's why it's not...

I am renovating my 30+ something year-old pool, partly by myself, and the rest by a pool builder. I am trying to do as much as I can, but of course we all have our limits, and I think I am nearing my own. I scoured this site and others, but I have come up empty for a definitive guide in...