Recent content by Tcian

With TWP, the manufacturer recomends two initial coats, "wet on wet". Not sure how one is supposed to do that, but what I did was first coat, let dry and let the sun beat it up some, then second coat about 6 weeks later. TWP 100 series is a resin based stain high in VOC's. It sticks very well to...

I just built a deck out of tigerwood from Advantage Trim and Lumber in New York. It is about half the price of IPE. Advantgage will ship anywhere via Con Way trucking. I had them ship it to my work...much cheaper than home delivery. Then used a truck from work to take it home. The Tigerwood was...

I just finished my deck next to my pool. I used tigerwood from Advantage Lumber. It is about half the price of Ipe. It has a lot of wild graining in it. Looks beautiful. Regardless of which South American lumber you use, you should face screw it with stainless steel headcoat screws. (Pre drill...

Try some wetsuits and snorkeling equipment. Being in Detroit, I have the same weather as frustrated. Spent 10 straight weeks bareback getting a tan while doing landscaping projects starting March, 15. Opened the pool Memorial Day at 59 degrees and waited for the solar pannels to heat things up...

The wire you are refering to is called a bonding wire. You can use any screw on the pool's frame and run a wire to the screw on the pump. The pump may have a tag by a screw that says bonding wire. This wire does not "ground" the pool, it simply keeps the pump and pool on the same negative or...

Hey! You guys used a Bobcat. Thats just not right. I used a shovel and wheelbarrow and a week's vacation. The twentysomethings decided not to hang around that week. It was only a 12 by 24 so the hole was 16 by 28 and only about 28 inches deep. Still, it makes my summer projects this year seem to...

Check out Axiom speakers. They are located in Ontario. I have the m80 floor speakers powered by a Harmon Kardon reciever. I have never been impressed by the home theater systems, I seem to prefer a good stereo system with the old school concept of 30 percent of the total cost going into the...

Sue, for most of the parts, ( top rail, and uprights ) I just used a scotch bright pad and a bucket of water with TSP in it. The parts that had some rust like the bottom of the walls and bottoms of the uprights, I used a wire brush attached to a drill to knock everything down. Those parts I...

I bought a used Doughboy, 12 X 24 five years ago. The original owners had replaced the pump and filter with a hayward sand filter and hayward 1 hp pump. The only thing that I did at the time was to buy a new liner. I even used the old hardware that came with the pool. This year, I tore it down...

Just finished backfilling the two foot depth around the pool and covered the dirt with landscape fabric. I am at the end of my budget for the year after completely redoing our patio with raised flower beds and a new pond as well as this pool project. Next year I plan on removing the 30 year old...

Thanks guys, I forgot I still have some test strips from last year. Pictures you say? There are three camera crazy people in the house and everytime I do a project I hear the same thing....should have taken some before and after pictures....sigh. Maybe if I put one of the new babies, (...

Hi guys! Just found this site a short time ago and so far it has given me some new insights on owning a pool. We have an AG which I just took down and repainted everything, turned it parallel to the deck that I am planning on building next year, and sunk it in the ground 2 feet, so it would be...