Recent content by beej67

Thanks for the input, folks.

They were already out once to fix a couple of cracks that happened during transport. They did a good job, but now that the pool is in place I'm worried about having to drain it. Draining it down to the line where the crack in the step is should be no problem, but the seeming defect in the first...

Yes, that definitely seems as if it's a factory repair to the shell to me, that was obscured under the gel coat, but I didn't notice it on delivery or install. What would be the fix for something like that? Could it be sanded out while water's still in the pool, or am I looking at having to...

New pool, fiberglass, installed about three months ago. Contractor is still working on the hardscape and has not been paid in full yet. Second image shows a thin crack in the gelcoat along the steps (a similar crack is on a bench on the opposite end of the pool). I'm aware that a crack in the...

I can't unfortunately, don't have a waterproof camera. Each of the tears is about the size of a dime and they're right up against the fixtures.

Long story made short: Bought a house with a vinyl liner pool in October, had the liner replaced in the spring, the liner installer messed up and there are 6 small tears in it, and I can't get him to fix it because he died of double pneumonia right after installing it. Details: Losing about...