Recent content by BigBoy

I just drained my pool because of extremely high CYA (diluted x 5 times - before I could get on scale). I became a lazy owner a couple of years ago and went to abusing chlorine tablets, and this route was because my SWG was not making chlorine and I go sick of maintaining with chlorine liquid...

My spa has developed some spots, there is a texture to the spots, they are a greyish/green. Water chemistry is right, no algae growing anywhere. Nothing to my knowledge has been dropped into the pool, the pox does not seem to be spreading, it is however in a few different areas in the Spa. I am...

Thanks Meadow! Most appreciated.

Thanks martuned, I've reached out to about 8 so far, only 2 prices, they seem on the high end.

Hi Kim, I'll get that build thread up this week, hectic week!!! Pre-Shotcrete inspection tomorrow!!! Yeh, I did use a mini excavator, unfortunately every cubic foot of soil had to be wheel barrowed down the side of the house though, very narrow access. The spa was mostly dug by hand, I was so...

I'll post some photos tonight!

My pool is underway now as OB, I am a civil engineer with 20 years in heavy civil infrastructure project management, so I have some background in construction. I don't know the markups in AZ, but I am going to save approx. $30-$35K on my build which equates to at least a 75% saving. Granted...

Owner builder in Southern CA, came up with the concept, ran the structural calcs, drew it up in Autocad, stamped it, got the permit and now an owner builder. My hands on effort was supposed to stop at pulling the permit, but I ended up digging it myself. Fingers crossed, all appears to be going...

Newbie in the forum! Build is going well, now at the stage I have not secured a plaster contractor. I am thinking plaster with quartz, in my research I am only finding resurfacing cost data. Just curious on a new build what the plaster costs are in Southern California and also any opinions on...