Recent content by mbuice

So exciting! Can't wait to see pictures. The concept picture looks great.

Howdy! I know that there were some stones (marble-sized) mixed in with my soil when we completed backfilling our pool. This is our 6th summer and we haven't had any issues with stones pushing in the wall. How big are the stones? The whole "more soil than stones" statement is definitely a little...

Howdy! I have that exact pool (Doughboy Autumn Breeze, 18x34 with deep end). I thought our deep end was 7 feet deep, but when we replaced the liner last year we measured, and it's more like 6'8. I'm thinking when we dug it out we went 7 feet deep, but then if course added the sand bottom. We...

Howdy! I have a Doughboy, and my build thread is in my signature. Those pics are with the Doughboy liner. Last summer we did a liner replacement, and ended up ordering a Swimline liner, which was quite a bit less. After a year, here are my thoughts: Because we also have a deep end, we needed a...

Hey there! Glad you'll be able to go with the bigger pool. As far as liner choice, I've been very happy with my overlap liner. I've never had a J-hook liner for comparison, but I did recently change from a 20 mil to a 30 mil. There is a noticeable difference (at least to me) in the thickness...

I just replaced my liner last week, and we got in on Amazon. I did a ton of research, and it's the same liner (Swimline) that was available from intheswim.com. Mine was an overlap w/deep end, so not quite the same as yours, but we're pretty happy with it.

Ooh, exciting, can't wait to see everything!

Hi Jasper, welcome to TFP, and congratulations on your new pool! We have a sand base for our pool, but from what I hear from people I know that used foam boards, they are very nice. That being said, I've only ever had a sand base and I have no complaints. We did end up with some tiny divots, but...

Hi there! Welcome to TFP and congratulations on your new pool! 1. We have an overlap liner, which definitely would have made a difference. 2. Definitely would have run the boards the opposite way in hindsight, but I was dead-set on the deck overlapping the pool by a good bit. When we re-build...

Hi Everyone! Back in July I posted about my liner having a leak. At the time, I couldn't find the leak and was looking for some advice. I did get a lot of helpful responses, which is why this forum is the BEST! Anyway, nothing I was actively doing was working, and I was losing 3-4 inches a day...