Recent content by oh-DIY-io

@ajw22 Thanks so much for the quick reply! "Lazy" is the same word the Pool Warehouse guys used to describe the installers that use flex! Question on the "properly glued and no leaks" comment. The flex pipe guy said that "the purple on the pipes is what's used for low pressure indoor...

Hey all! So I started my build almost 3 years ago... Excavator issues, electrician issues and permit issues ended the first summer. Bought and renovated a coffee shop the next summer. Bought and renovated a tanning salon this past one. I decided to hire out the 2nd half of the build. The...

That seemed like a good idea but didn't work well when I tried it. I ended up bumping walls around and getting close.

So I got the walls up and it's much better than I thought. I am about 3" crooked though. 2 of it is the short cozy cove. The rest I'll fix with squaring up. I'll likely bump the sides around to spread the 3" "offness" but did have one other idea. I found these at Home Depot. I could buy 2...

I just realized something. I'd planned on bringing the water and gravel backfill up together to equalize pressure on the walls. But, I'm doing concrete coping and I need the liner groove to hold the form. That would mean that I need to do backfill, then decking and then the liner. Should I...

I'll have to look closer. I think it's 8' across the front though. The pool diagram shows an 8' next to the cozy cove and it would need to be 8' for the wall to equal 43'. I just hung up with the pool warehouse guy. He told me to bump the walls a bit to make my diagonal correct. He said it...

So I've been assembling, disassembling and reassembling my walls for the last few days. I couldn't figure out why I was out of square until I measured the cozy cove (swim up spa). At 7' 10", it's 2" short... If my liner was cut for a 43' wall, then I'm about 3" off on my longest diagonal. Any...

I was at Home Depot last night looking at it. It was 62 cents/foot. I found it on Amazon for 500' at $160. (half the cost). I'll keep looking and post what I end up buying.

This is nice! What an awesome resource! Thanks for sharing

Appreciate the link! This is a well developed page on a specific topic. It makes me think there may be more pages on other topics. I can't figure out how to find that section of the website though... How do I navigate there? Thanks!

Home Depot, Lowe's and Amazon usually have decent prices. But not always the best. What's everyone thoughts about a "cheapest place to buy _____" thread? I'd guess the biggest driver for a DIY pool build is to save money. Labor is a big piece but so is material cost. I realize the prices can be...

Great topic! Hopefully this reply will bring it back to the top. I'd love to see this one get legs. 4 or 5 pages of pics and comments would be awesome! Quick tip on planning or any future electrical need. I was talking to my electrician buddy while I was planning my DIY build. My plan is to put...

I'm planning my pad now on a DIY build and have a question about the location of my subpanel. I did the Hayward Aqua Plus 40k SWG. I'll need to get to it to turn my lights on and off so it needs to be easily accessible. The pad will be on the inside corner of my raised deck and garage in a...

Quick questions Bring the pipe up through stone - Is this just for easy repair later or is there another reason? Protection from sun or at least spray paint pipes - Any particular type of paint? Thanks!