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The tile was actually very, very easy. We did buy a water level and that helped a great deal in staying level. We used thin sheets of mdf and nailed them in around the pool for our line once we had it marked out. Use standard thinset - we used a fortifying additive just in case - and spread it...

Tile: MasterTile on Rutland - We had to order through Tile Guy, they will pass on their reduced price. We laid it ourselves. Coping: We bought our stone from Bedrock on 620 N. We hand cut the slabs to fit around the pool. Lights/Electrical: We snagged the guys next door at our neighbors...

We are ending up draining the pool and doing some work on the pebble before another acid wash and refill. The company has been extremely responsive and will be paying the water cost of refill and will have it done by next week. They have said if I am not happy with the job they will repebble...

We did it! It's done. Okay, not completely done. We have a couple of deck-meets-coping-patching and then pouring our deck-o-seal in the expansion joint....but really, it feels done! We are off on Friday and I have a ton of plants to pot and get all our summer stuff out and dusted off. Oh -...

Yeah, we were brave but not brave enough to tackle the plaster job itself. He's pretty incredible.

Our pebble was sprayed Friday. Saturday they came and acid washed and did some "patching" on some areas. We put in a sandy colored pebble and there were several places where the fat was more concentrated than the pebble. They actually chipped out the fat spots and pebble reapplied or patched...

It worked! Thank you!!!!! We have the water circulating now. Thank you again!!!

It's not priming! What do we do?

Help! Our newly plastered pool just finished filling and we have turned on the pump. It won't pull water in. Is there a priming we needed to do?

Thinking of ordering our Polaris from this shop. Anyone have any experience with them?

Duraleigh is right. Go to Home Depot and get your mastic and grout there. Many times, what you get at HD is better than what some of the contractors use.

We currently have a 380 and need a new one. I read many reviews that say the 280 is actually preferred. Any opinions? We just have the regular entry steps, no special features in the pool. 18K gallon pool. Also, has anyone bought equipment from www.poolsupplies4less? Thanks.

Apparently it was just the heater. Whatever happened to it to dump copper in the water just ruined the plaster. Surprisingly enough, the plaster itself was in excellent condition for being 20 years old. Just the color was mottled. Of course, when we drained it to start demo, it started...

Our chems are spot on. My husband keeps them perfect. Where we got this information is the guys at the local pool store. When I complained about fighting the green hair, the first thing they mentioned was metal in the water. My husband jumped in and they had a chem discussion and sure...

If you have a Garden Ridge close by they are a good bet. I bought three market umbrellas there last year for $40 each. Great umbrellas. We bought dark blue and they have faded to medium blue. Now we take them down and put them on the covered patio each evening after a day in the sun.