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We bought a house with an older sport pool, and it works well for our use/family. It's roughly 3.5'-5.8'-4', L shaped with a Baja shelf on the short part of the L. I think I might have chosen a design with a deep end had I been designing a pool for myself, but now that we've been using the...

A perfect 83° here, also heated by the sun.

Glad to hear you got things resolved. FWIW I don't think there's really much difference between the two pebble products, the quality, durability, and appearance of the finished product are all about the skill and expertise of the crew installing it.

The plastic strip is called a cove strip, and usually comes with the cantilever concrete forms and is installed prior to pouring the concrete. Looks like they re-used some forms and failed to order/install the cove strips that are supposed to go along with it. As others have mentioned, without...

The cantilever deck is resting on top of the bond beam, and based on the vintage of the pool the decoupling of the bond beam and decking was likely either a few handfuls of sand or a layer of butcher paper rather than an actual expansion joint material. It's a very common construction method in...

No real red flags looking at the photos. I really have no idea what might be causing the shell to crack like that. Nothing about the rock/soil in that area or the surrounding structures gives any indication about something that could cause that. Sorry I can't be more help. There is no coping...

I agree with Brian on all counts. The fact that the cracks are near the decking control joints is likely just coincidence. And water infiltration wouldn't be likely to cause any of these issues, especially in our climate. You really need to determine what's causing those cracks in the...

The material costs for Tahoe blue aren't significantly higher than the lighter colors, but darker dyes, particularly blue, are prone to issues with mottling, fading, streaking, etc. They also tend to highlight imperfections in the plaster application. Many plaster companies and builders charge...

I'm not for or against ozone systems, but wanted to say that properly maintained pools don't have any smell or adverse impacts on skin/eyes. The "chlorine smell" and eye or skin irritation in improperly maintained pools isn't from chlorine, it's actually from chloramines, which are created when...

I was hoping the giant turquoise peacock pool float would be close enough. I hope you're not planning on reporting me to the authorities. ;)

Thanks! Since the last update I've fixed the shade cloth on the gazebo, got the electrical to the pool light done, ran electrical to the gazebo, poured concrete in the trench for the skimmer line, and started cutting/fitting flagstone on top of the water feature wall. My wife's sisters also...

First, the idea that pump sizing or run time needs to be based on turnover has been shown to be a poor indicator of actual pool performance. Read more on that here: Determine Pump Run Time - Trouble Free Pool Running a larger variable speed pump at a low setting is more efficient and uses less...

West side, just a bit South of Picture Rocks. And I always have chilled beverages available. :cheers:

I like the concept and will be following along. You're going to need some chemicals. You have a salt water chlorine generator listed, so at the very least you'll need salt and water, and your SWCG will be producing chlorine. You'll also need some cyanuric acid so that the chlorine your SWCG...

Looks like the mud cap on top of the bond beam is being pushed forward into the pool. After reading through the OP's post history it seems that they're in the Houston area. My best guess is there's swelling clay/expansive soil behind the bond beam there, and the mud cap wasn't very well bonded...

Don't use Versabond, it's not rated for submerged applications and will actually start to dissolve if enough water gets behind the tiles. I second the suggestion for Laticrete Platinum 254 thinset. If you want to use Custom Building products (makers of Versabond) I'd suggest their Pro-lite large...

Hard to tell for sure based on that page of the booklet (that page deals with adjusting TA, not interpreting the result), but it sounds like 9 drops equals 90ppm TA. If you do have 90ppm TA then there's nothing to work on, that's pretty close to ideal.

Your pH is at least 7.8, likely higher, and you're looking to get down to ~7.5. Plugging your pool volume into pool math I get 15oz of 31.5% muriatic acid to lower the pH by 0.3 (or 30oz of 14.5% MA). The thing is your test isn't accurate above pH of 7.8, so you're going to have to try adding...

Yes, bleach and muriatic acid. You can use the pool math app to calculate how much you need of each:PoolMath - Trouble Free Pool Make sure the pump and filter are running any time you add chemicals and for at least 30 min after additions to make sure things get mixed in well. Wait 15-30 min...

1 - Yes, it is an option for mini pebble 2 - The ones I've seen are about the same size as the mini pebble aggregate 3 - There are several different colors of glass beads. Most of the touch of glass use one of two shades of blue glass, others use multiple colors including black, red, green...

Looks like they used the water wands to expose the stone just a touch prematurely. As long as they go light on the acid wash it shouldn't erode the plaster significantly more, but the exposure is what it is at this point. I'm not really sure what's typical, but I had mine done a week ago and...

First, mastic should never be used in exterior applications or anywhere likely to be exposed to water. A modified thinset rated for submerged applications should be used instead. And no, a back-buttered glob is not the correct way to install any tile.

You are a little crazy, but so am I, and I like your idea. I would make sure your horizontal rebar penetrates the adjacent walls to really tie things together. I would then drill holes for the return lines, cut a notch for the skimmer, and run most of the plumbing. Use a core bit slightly larger...

Yes, but the 25% reduction for free form is a guesstimate at best, every free form pool is different, and there are steps and benches in that design that take up volume. Like jblizzle said, the manufacturer will know the exact volume with great precision. If they say it's 17k gal, I'd trust that...

Length x width x average depth = cubic feet if it were a rectangle rectangular cubic feet x 0.75 free form multiplier = approximate free form cubic feet free form cubic feet x 7.48 gallons per cubic foot = gallons so 16ftx40ftx5ft = 3,200 cubic feet 3,200 cubic feet X 0.75 = 2,400 cubic feet...

Have a bit of a cautionary tale from getting my new equipment running. As part of the remodel I refurbished the (very) old sand filter. It got new paint, new laterals, new o-rings, new glycerin filled gauge, fresh sand, and I replaced the old slide valve with a nice multiport valve. Got the...