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We have newly (and poorly) installed liner in our in-ground vinyl liner pool. There are numerous wrinkles in the liner and the pool krete has divots and bumps. We've resigned ourselves to live with these things, but there's a small rock under the liner -- it was there from day 1 after the...

Thanks, everybody. I appreciate all the feedback. This place is really great. We're cogitating on what to do regarding the liner. It's a delicate balance between (a) knowing that we paid a fair price -- it really wasn't that much cheaper than the other bids we got -- and didn't get a good job...

I know, I'm an idiot. Plumbing is screwed. What now? I posted in the Under Construction section about the problems we are having with our vinyl liner replacement at the house we're leasing (very inexpensive 6-year lease, so we were willing to fix the pool on our own dime to enjoy for six...

Okay. We have a sweetheart deal on a house we are leasing for 6 years to get our kids in the proper school district. (We'll move/build/buy once the kids are out of high school.) The house had a neglected in-ground vinyl pool that hadn't been used for 4-5 years. Landlords said, "We aren't...

I agree. It sure looked nice when we sat it on top of the groove -- before my husband beat it to smithereens trying to get it into the groove!

Hadn't even considered buying a cheap planer or renting. Duh. You're right. It seems like we need something solid in there or else we're going to get tons of Crud washing into the pool. I'll check out buying/renting. Thanks!!

Hi! We have a long-term lease of a home with a inground vinyl-lined pool that's in disrepair. Landlord has no desire to fix or maintain the pool, but was agreeable to our fixing. We are having a pro install the liner, but we are doing repairs to the decking, landscaping, etc. We are trying to...