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Thanks for the response. I am certainly against pool deck diving at 7 feet and a board for 8 feet. The 1.5 times the height off the water relationship is the guideline that answers my question.

I am struggling on the right depth profile for my pool. I am presently looking at a 16x34 pool with a 4 foot shallow end that is about 12 feet in length, a 12 foot slope to the deep end, and a 10 foot wide deep end (8 ft deep). With concrete steps in the pool, I would lose about 2 feet of usable...

Wouldnt any additional protection be overkill? My primary concern was the fasteners used in the walls. I'm assuming everything would be stainless including the bolts. The polymer pool builder doesn't do 48" walls so I'm kind of in a bind. I hate the shallow deep end with a the 42" walls and do...

All, I have been leaning towards a polymer wall, salt water pool as I live in upstate NY where the winter's are harsh. One pool builder who builds with steel has indicated he can build me a pool with 316 marine grade stainless steel for only a thousand dollars more than the polymer wall pool...

All, I am about to take the plunge and purchase a polymer pool with a salt water generator. I live south of Buffalo NY where winters can be harsh. Most of the information I've seen suggests a galvanized steel wall pool with an SWG is a bad idea. However I'm also somewhat fearful of frost heaves...

Hi Joey316g, I am about to build a pool, and want a different contractor to build the concrete deck that extends beyond the 3 foot pool deck provider by the pool builder. Your pool looks exactly like what I've selected. Is there any coloring (light gray) added to your concrete? Did u add...