Recent content by FrenchieInTexas

not yet... The second pool guy had to miss our latest meeting, but he was telling em his quote would be around40 000-44 000!!!

nop not yet. Meeting with our architect tomorrow. Hopefully he heard from the pool guy :)

Thanks for your input. Were waiting on another quote which should be lower... I'll let you know :)

Hello everybody, I haven't been on this forum for a while, but we are getting closer to building our new house and our pool, and I just got a first quote from one of the pool builders we interviewed. I'd appreciate any comments, remarks or advice about the price, shape, and overall quote :)...

Re: Planning to build a new house with pool in Houston, TX:h I guess my husband wants me to stay in shape: he insists on the heater (solar powered, then...), or says that I get a wetsuit. ;)

Re: Planning to build a new house with pool in Houston, TX:h Yup, I know that a saltwater pool is a chlorine pool, but they don't feel quite the same, don't they? I'm really new to all this, so be patient with me :) About the cooling towers, how do you make those? I'm not very handy, but I am...

Re: Planning to build a new house with pool in Houston, TX:h Thanks for all the advice, HouTex, it's really helpful. Maybe I'll consider a solar water heater? I am really really cheap when it comes to electricity consumption, and environmental issues are a big deal to me (we use green mountain...

Re: Planning to build a new house with pool in Houston, TX:h Thank you! Are you happy with your deck? Did you chose to stain it or let it go gray?

Hello everyone, I think this forum is probably not really for pool planning, but I am hoping to benefit from your experience and build (hopefully) a trouble free pool. Our project is as follow: we plan on buying a smaller lot (5900 sqft) and build a brand new house with a pool, mainly for...