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Hello, I have both Apple and Android developer accounts and I would be happy to create a free iOS and Android TFP based Pool Calculator APP. I can use webbased TFP Calculator for the base app but I would like to hear other features users would like to see.

Yes I have researched many of the paint finish products. The cost difference is all relative. For example the lowest priced paint products I have found will only last 1-3 yrs and will need a new application, the higher end products will last up to 7+ years but the initial cost is as much or more...

My wife is used to seeing our property torn up. 3 years ago I had over 100 pine tress cut down, took me another year to burn out all the stumps, just about the time all the grass grew back, I went to work with the bobcat to level out 3 acres of humps and hills to a more level Riding mower grade...

Yep, my plan is to get several bids and weigh the cost/time of trying it myself against the bids. If the cost is such that I could actually do a second (or even third) coat if I didn't like the finish that would definitely sway me toward trying it myself. Time is not really a concern, I have a 2...

Yeah I have heard that from a couple of folks, but then I run across things like this http://www.truetex.com/pool.htm where this guys and his "kids" actually did the plaster.

Awesome pool Dave, reminds me of one I saw build back in the mid 80's while I was in high school, a friends father was a home builder but had never built any pools he did it just like yours except his was round and all one depth (no deep end) and then a plaster finish rather than the liner. The...

I did a side by side price comparison between a 20x40 Lagoon shaped vinyl liner pool kit and a 20x40 Lagoon shaped Wet Tie 100% concrete pool. I left out everything that would be required with either pool (i.e. the labor (because I am the labor either way) decking around the pool, landscaping...

Sorry I must not have been clear, I have no intentions of using a Vinyl liner if I use this system. It would be a 100% concrete pool with plaster finish and I understand that its just a product for forming walls, I was just looking for any feedback on the actual company and technique. This...

Forgive me if this product has been discussed, but my search results found no discussions. Has anyone used the Spider Tie Wet product for building a complete concrete pool and if so what are your thoughts? I have run the gambit on deciding what type of pool to build. I wanted a concrete pool...

Thanks for the info guys, it's time to rethink my site location.......(that's code for) I have to convince my wife that we need to choose a different location for the pool.............that might be harder than all the labor involved ;)

If I choose to proceed with my plan and just raise the grade up by 4 feet prior to starting the pool excavation, is there a preferred method and material for building up the site and compacting it properly? We have soil that is probably 75% clay, 5-6% sand and the rest other material, so it will...

Gotcha, thanks bk406..............not that it matters but the pool would actually run the other direction than what you describe. My idea was to have one of the long sides of the pool butt up against the existing higher grade, not just the shallow end, but I suppose this would still require a...

BK406, you kinda have the right idea but a little off. Picture two perfectly level areas but one of those level areas is 4 feet lower than the other. They both sit side by side and if you were walking across the higher section toward the lower section you would have a 4' 90 degree vertical drop...

Sorry BK406 I was typing my reply when you posted. I will sub out the actual dig, I was only going to do the grading to level ground myself and leave the precise digging to the pros. My real concern now (if building the site up is out) is that the existing grade it too low to just start digging...

Thanks for the quick reply. I am fortunate to live on a 3 acre lot in the country, so I have lots of dirt that I can move around on the property. In fact the back third of my lot is a good 10 feet higher than the front third so that will not be an issue. I am kicking myself now because I...