Recent content by Skooma

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    My builder screwed up - what can I do?

    Aaah I'm gonna try so hard with the no emotion part. I'm one of those silly people who cries when they're angry soooo my fingers are crossed I can be levelheaded about it.
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    My builder screwed up - what can I do?

    You are right, and I shouldn't get myself in a tizzy, but its hard not to when you're investing so. much. money. He's supposed to come over tomorrow and we'll be having a chat when he's done working for the day. I've typed up a written notice basically stating "install the bubblers, or remove...
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    My builder screwed up - what can I do?

    We've paid 2/3rds He has one last payment that is apparently due now - the contract just says 'tile'. But, there is still a lot of work remaining. Pad for pump etc. Equipment Footers Deck Pool Finish When we originally signed, I wasn't comfortable with the payment schedule as I wanted...
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    My builder screwed up - what can I do?

    Hello TFP! [[Florida. Gunite Pool. New Build]] My builder screwed up. We were supposed to have two LED bubblers into our sundeck [we have small kids so effectively a splashpad for them] and they poured/sprayed the gunite without running the conduits. We expressed our concerns before the gunite...
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    New House New Pool

    Hi ya! New to the community and just doing a intro post. We are finishing up a new house build and want to take advantage of our back yard with a pool. Both hubs and I grew up with a pool and we spent our summers in it non-stop. We'd like our kids to have that same experience plus being in...
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    New Pool, East Coast of Florida

    Hello! We are new the world of building pools, though we've both had them in our childhood homes. There are so many choices and things out there, so we are trying to do our research. I've got some questions for the experts if you don't mind! Some background: We are building on the mid-east...