Recent content by mikee30

Hi, About 5 years ago, my inground pool stairs cracked (vinyl pool from 1985 with fiberglass stairs) and required a complete repair. The company that fixed them sanded them down, put fiberglass sheets on each step and repainted them with a white gel coat. All was well, but the stairs are now...

Hi all, I am changing the liner on my inground pool and was looking for an alternative to my current lighting, which is built into the walls of my pool. For clarity, I don't know the technical name of this model of light, but it is the one that you can access the light fixture from the white...

The white was the previous owners attempt at patching cracks. I will pressure wash, but my concern is more around restoring the level so people are not walking at a slant and risk stubbing their toes in the cracks. Has anyone ever tried resurfacing their cement slabs?

Hi all, My inground pool (and deck) is about 30 years old and in need of a reno. I was hoping for some suggestions on what is the most cost effective solution to get the deck looking good again and the pool functioning properly. The pool's liner is probably good for a couple of years and I am...

Hi, I have an inground pool (with vinyl liner) from the mid 80's. The previous owner had the inground lights installed when he built the pool, but when he changed the liner, he did not make the cutouts for the lights as he was fed up with leaks at the lighting area (or so he said...). I asked...

Hi, My inground pool seems to have two leaks - one in each return line (vinyl liner pool). Given I have a 3ft cement deck all around the pool, the pool technician who found the leak suggested installing new return lines given the current lines are about 30 years old. Instead of breaking the...

Hi Brad, Thanks for the explanation, makes sense. My main drain is plugged from the previous owner and I put in a plug in the skimmer box hole that is tied to the main drain. What I don't understand is why it leaks only when the pump is on and not when the pump is off? Pool tester person that...

I called a company that does that and the price was almost the same as installing new pavers (if I broke the cement myself)... They inject polyurethane to lift the slab

Hi, I have a in ground pool with vinyl liner that has a cement deck all around it (roughly 3ft wide). The deck was poured in the mid 80s and since then has developed some flaws I would like to take care of. The two longest parts of the cement deck (picture a rectangular type pool) have sank...

Hi - thanks for responding. My filter and pump are located next to each other and I was able to gain access to the first 5 feet of lines running out of these machines. There was no leak present in that area. The only presence of water I found was roughly 4 feet deep next to the pool, under my...

Hi all, I have an in-ground pool that was installed in the mid/late 80s. It has a vinyl liner and I believe the backing is a black resin/fiberglass type material. There is one skimmer (with two inlets in it) and two return line jets. Previous owner plugged the main drain - not sure why. Pool...