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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Re: New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help Thanks scubaguy - interesting things to consider. This is our last step before liner drop. Plumbing, electric, collar, backfill, and deck are all done. I will work on getting our step by step pics up tomorrow
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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Re: New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help That is funny you mention the light panel. We actually originally had it the other way but weren't sure so we contacted the pool company (National Pool Wholesalers) and they told us the light should be at the top so we flipped it...
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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Re: New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help We are in Warner Robins GA. The biggest problem we are seeing at this point is the guys went over the bottom with a large sponge. This looked ok when wet but when I got home from work I could see the ridges from the sponge. It...
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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Re: New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help It was in the upper 90's today and the bottom is pretty solid. I'm not sure that it will soften up to trowel out. We will be using wall foam and cleaning the walls prior....Pool is in Mid GA.
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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Re: New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help Here are a couple pics of the before and after of the Grecian corners in the pool wall... Notice they start with nice lines and after the 2nd concrete crew they are now rounded!
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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Re: New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help Here are some of the pics from after the second go at a base... I have more if anyone needs to see more detail
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    New DIY Vinyl IG Pool Base/Bottom Problems - Please help!!!

    Hi everyone. We are doing a DIY 20x40 inground vinyl lined steel wall Grecian pool install. I will post pictures of our step by step progress as we have learned much from looking at others but in the meantime we are in desperate need of advice. For our base/bottom we went with a sand/Portland...
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