Recent content by travispete

It's a pebblesheen like product made by our local pool company, Adams, called Pebble Plus. They acid washed yesterday and then filled.

So we just finished our pool an filled it late yesterday (like at midnight). Its around 15k gallons. The PB was having the startup scheduled for Monday and said it would be fine until then, but right now, there are no chemicals at all in the pool and of course we are not swimming in it. No...

Dustin, I contacted the big companies here....Aztec, Solaron and Sierra pacific. I am definitely going with a Helicol panel, not Fafco. They are just better panels from my research. They were all around 6-6300 for a 400 sq ft system with no long plumbing runs required. There is also a...

Does anyone know if you need a permit for swimming pool solar for a new pool build? I haven't had final inspections and didn't want to raise any issues if I needed one. I am in Sacramento County, CA Thanks.

Thanks, that is a great idea.

Finally, rains have passed and we have a dug pool, with real and rough ready for pre-gunite. I had a question regarding interior finish -- we don't want to spend the cost of pebble, so we have it narrowed down to Quartzscapes or regular plaster. We want that refreshing blue look, but do not...

Does anyone have any experience with a company called Robinson Pools in Northern Cal? Thanks.

My pol build is getting delayed big time because I can't find an excavator. They are all so darn busy. Does anyone have some recommendations for ones in Northern Cal?

which PB did you use? I am in Sac, just curious. Looks really nice. Can I ask what your budget range was? I am pricing things now.

Hi...Sac CA here looking very seriously at an owner builder pool. You can PM me, but I would love to hear about your subs to date. Who did your design and dig? I have somewhat narrow access so I need to consider that. Also, some PBs I have gotten bids from (prob the same as you did...

I am in the Sacramento area...sounds like you have a very reputable PB. Can you share his name? Also, I have pretty narrow access, like 7 feet wide. Do you know if the Bobcat gets through that? Thanks....looks great

What was the estimate if I may ask? Looking to build something similar.

We are building a 500 sq ft free form pool with no spa, and 3 sheer descents, and solar heating. PB wants me to have a Jandy PlusHP variable speed pump plus a Jandy waterfeature pump. I have read that I should be able to operate this all at once on just the variable speed pump. So do I need...

Has anyone ever heard of using a crane to lift in a normal size excavator, when the property access points are extremely narrow? We could get a super small bobcat in there, but it will take much longer and probably require renting conveyor system. Friend who is in construction said it would be...