Recent content by TonyV

Bumping... Please help... I need to make some plumbing decisions and get started with the plumbing. Thanks!

Hello. I finished back-filling the steps with 3/4 gravel and it is totally solid now. Hopefully the hardest part of the this project is over now... :) Next, I need to install new plumbing. I've included a diagram of what I think will be a good layout. There are 4 surface returns, one in each...

Okay, update: I have the new steps installed, and after a lot of tweaking to get everything to line up properly, it looks pretty good. I bolted a heavy duty U-channel piece of aluminum inside the walls adjacent to the steps to help support the steel panels that have some rust decay. The panels...

Hi Waste. Thanks again for all your great information. To fix the step issue, I was able to dig out one of the 4 foot sections, unbolt it from the corner, and drill new holes in the corner angle steel. This allowed me to shift it by 1 inch and make the step opening exacting 8 feet. Next I will...

Ok, I've been away for a while. I was busy with traveling for work and most of our summer here in New England was a wash out anyway. So on my pool rehab, I removed the concrete deck last Thursday, and excavated the old steps on Friday. Everything was going fine. Today, a friend helped me lower...

Thanks again waste. Ok, I understand the plumbing layout, thanks. I've been reseaching some prices of items I'll need. Can you tell me if this sounds right? This liner track (2 tracks, one for cantilever form) appears to be $205.50 per 8 foot length. For my 16 X 32 pool, I'd need 11 or 12...

MrFlash- I have the same problem you do - and the same concern about the design of the skimmer. vinyl-pool-steel-wall-repair-and-step-replacement-t12481.html I am actually replacing my skimmer because I am doing so much other work on the pool. I was told by someone at a pool store that newer...

Thanks again waste. I have to agree with your assessment. I don’t like covering things up – I’d rather replace what needs to be replaced and make everything as best as it can be. From what I have read, I think the best thing is for me to do the following, in this approximate order: 1...

Here are a couple of pictures of the steps, also showing the coping, and the skimmer. [attachment=1:ykn926su]steps2.JPG[/attachment:ykn926su][attachment=0:ykn926su]skimmer2.JPG[/attachment:ykn926su]