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They should be picking up after themselves. No need to deal with their waste. Call the PB!

Not the worst but I would call them out on it and see what the builder will do. The corners would drive me nuts! Better planning would have avoided that. Even if you had to cut an inch off ever piece to end up the same size and consistent. I would think any professional would agree that is...

Hmmm, reading your last comment Dirk made me thing of something. It is a home inspection. Is the yard in the scope of the inspection? Interesting argument right there. Could the yard effect the home? Absolutely, but still an argument I could see being played unless it is specifically stated...

I hope we can see some pics. I've been waiting so patiently. LOL.

Hi, looks like your thread needs a bump. I'm no expert but I'll share my thoughts. Could have they soaked up more water with a sponge roller? Probably. But I would not worry. They could not clean too aggressively as it would hurt your finish. Tomorrow they will acid wash and scrub. I...

I have quartzite stone. Denser and appears to hold up well. You will still get a small piece flacking off here and there but nothing like the other options. Looks good IMO. Ours is dark and gets hot. But once water is splashed on it, it is just fine. Oh and it is dog approved.

I like the sound of it........ Killer Dolphin!!!!!

You may only have to dig a couple of feet for your water depth, but depending on the slope and height of the wall, you will have to dig a deep footer the length of the wall. Then they will have to frame the wall to prepare for shotcrete. There is still plenty of work to be done. You don't...

If it is stuck because it is stiff, try a hair dryer. Is it possible someone used PVC cement to help seal it to the connection? - I've seen it before.

No spa and one sheer descent? You should not need a second pump. I have one pump and a valve with an actuator to turn it on. In addition, I have the pump programmed to change RPM or flow when activated to fine tune it to just how I like it.

If you have the TF-100 kit, The TF folks have their own instructions in the kit. 10 ml sample, one scoop, each drop of reagent = .5 ppm like Marty stated above.

first time I have ever seen a knife edge. Love it. I do wonder if water tends to splash over.

Funny, I had the same idea. I called 5 pool companies. One returned my call and took weeks designing before I called them back and told them to forget it.

I have an exposed wall. About two feet high. It is not zero edge, the water does not flow over. Why I did not do a zero edge? 1. Cost 2. Has to be engineered correctly or it is not going to work. 3. Perfectly level weir wall 4. Extra pump to move water from catch basin back to pool. 5...

I would ask for a quote on removing all the plaster not some. You don't want the new plaster failing because of the 20 year old plaster underneath it.

I don't know about old plaster vs. today's plaster, but...... are they not chipping out the old? I would want a total chip out down to the shell. You can run into problems with just plastering over the "old" plaster. If your old plaster is removed, I would suspect all the algae would go with...

On another note, do you need them to design the pool shape? Not necessarily. The permit person just put a generic shape on mine. As long as I did not violate any set backs we were good. I did not have a shape until the morning of the dig. Excavator leveled the area and took out an inch or...

To help you with #1, do dome research for someone that will do the permit process for you. My excavator recommended someone and the shotcrete company did too. Can you do it yourself? Yes, I did on our first home but it was a major pain. Second time around (second home), thanks to the...

If you plan on getting the robot, and occasionally vacuum manually, you can just hook the vacuum up through the skimmer. No need to plumb the additional line. If I was doing a pool today, I would not do a dedicated vacuum line like I have now. I would use the robot and manually vacuum via the...

Do those quotes include placing and hooking up equipment? If so, I think they are good prices. A team of three experienced pool plumbers may have that knocked out in a day, two tops. Yours of course is a rehab and not new, I would think that would add to the difficulty. especially drilling...

well you know what my dad was an Operating Engineer (heavy equipment operator) for 30 years I will contract him (for free) to dig up the area for my pool then do what I need to do to build my own dang pool! Lol Many people act as their own contractor when building a pool. It's called owner...

I would think a site visit would be a must. Can't see everything on google earth and wouldn't want any surprises. Would also want to inspect the main electric panel, the best route to run power, access, etc.

If the concrete is done properly, it will last. It all depends on your taste and budget. What will look good with the style of your home? I like to think of the pool as an extension of the home and they look really great when everything flows.

Just to clarify the coping is the concrete or tile or what have you that runs from edge top of pool inwards towards decking correct? Basically the part of your butt sits on, on the edge near pool? -Correct. You said tile coping which threw me off. Maybe you where looking at stone tiles...

Ha, Nudedude just beat me to the submit button. Kinda what I was saying with the 4' coping. And yes you can do concrete. Where you looking at water line tile or coping? Coping is generally stone, brick, concrete.

I would ask for clarification. 400 sq ft seams like alot for coping, so I assume that is decking and coping. If you are tying into existing patio, that make sense. A typical pool is around 80-100 perimeter feet. If your coping is 12" wide, that would be 100 sq ft of coping. Maybe cantilever...

"up to 400 sq ft of broom finished cantilever concrete" That is concrete coping. Decking in CA is usually on a separate bill, if you mean decking? Did the PB go over that? Not impossible but I have not seen a pool bid in CA that included decking. They like to not tell you that. You can find...

And a sheer descent is a water feature. Not so much a waterfall, but a curtain of water spills out of it. I guess you could call it a water fall.😁

The entire top of a cement pool is a bond beam. Your coping goes on that. Construction jargon. So a raised bond beam is the same as what you say is a raised accent wall. Just an extension of the pool wall going up higher than the water level. I would not add it after. Usually if you have a...