Recent content by PghPoolDude

Do you recommend just bringing the pump inside as needed during the winter? This is my first winter as a pool owner in Pittsburgh. I have an autocover and am using that as my winter cover, so I am still pumping water off as needed.

How much does having a warm/sunny have to do with the initial installation of a vinyl liner pool? We have a 20 x 40 new build pool, 6 foot deep end with an 8 inch safety ledge. We have started filling up our pool twice now (a slow fill with two hoses) and have had to drain it twice because the...

Hey, thanks for both you and Kimkats for the notes on the steel for the concrete pour. One of the bright spots of this new (and hopefully not permanent) working from home situation for my wife and I is we are around the entire time now that our pool project is being finalized this spring. So...

Yup, that was our thought process...multiple points of security! Thanks for the feedback!

Thank you for all the great notes and input! Yes, already have a few gutters on that side of the house already, I think the water flow for rain runoff should be fine. The PB has that canal drain hooked into two of the existing downspouts. Yeah, I think I'm stuck with the Nature2 for now. I...

No idea on the decking steel. I'll ask my pool builder about this. Thank you, never had concrete work done before. Yes, the separate border around the pool will have a separate stamped look different than the rest of the concrete decking. Yes, I think the pipe is big enough, but how would i...

In the process of building a pool in a new construction neighborhood with LOTS of little kids. My thought is having a waiver signed may not really mean anything legally, but would make anyone invited over to the pool know that my wife and I are seriously concerned about liability of owing a...

Has anyone had visitors to your pool sign a waiver before they enter? Would this be legal and help protect a pool owner?

Yes, thats right; the water catcher stuff. The edges need to be chaulked as there is some water leakage down the one side wall, but can be fixed pretty easily I think. We had the water proof underdecking done about 2 1/2 years after the original deck construction as part of this whole pool...

Photos of small retaining wall construction from Thursday

View from our driveway, which is on the same as main level of house. Again, view to side area of deck we want to put trex lattice to enclose under stairs. Can see top of where new small retaining wall was built. Should add that small retaining wall is just solid piece of concrete.