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We are finalizing our remodel and had always planned to add a main drain/dedicated pump for our rock features. Our local CPC/plumbing expert says a large variable speed should be able to handle the job. His reasoning is that it won't be necessary to run the water feature and circulate the pool...

We have a standard 15' x 30' in South Florida. No plans to be found. We are planning to add a significant (24 tons plus) of natural stone to the 15' side of the pool. This will be engineered and properly created, but I was looking to see if anyone had experience with a similar project. We will...

We are looking at installing large natural (Tennessee stone) rock water features in our pool. I have read that this will throw off water chemistry and require significant amounts of muratic acid. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Does anyone in the business have rebar specs for adding a sun shelf to an existing pool (shelf will be approx 6' L x 15' W x 3' H) and raising a pool beam? I ask because all of the companies/subs have different ways of doing things. Some use rebar spaced at 1' for the shelf, then hand mix/shoot...

We will be having new tile put in as part of our renovation. Installers have different answers to each question below. I am hoping some of the pros on here can chime in: Flashing vs no flashing? Waterproofing underlayment? Standard grout vs epoxy grout? Standard thinset vs a modified...

We are running into a road block with a footer we will need to support our natural rock design on a pool remodel. It seems like most structural engineering firms are too large to deal with us, or out of state. Is there a go-to person in the state of Florida that can help me out? Just looking...

We have come across a crew that we would like to use for our pool remodel. They do work for a few of the big pool remodeling companies around town. This crew uses hand mixed concrete to create their pool shelves. They use rebar and finish as expected. I have seen multiple examples of their work...

We are finalizing plans for our pool remodel and are planning on a natural stone waterfall. Either Tennessee rock, Florida rock, or a combination of both. Probably in the 35-45 ton range, possibly less if it is all Florida rock. We will have plans created by an engineer to make sure the footer...

We will be installing new travertine on top of our existing pavers. This will raise the patio 1.25". We are pouring a new beam to use 1.25" coping. This will raise the level of our pool a few inches. The new waterline tile will reflect this. Is replacing and raising our pool skimmer necessary...

We are finalizing a pool remodel and wanted to get recommendations The pool is a standard 30 x 15 with an 8 x 8 spa. We have about 1500 sf of pavers. We will install French pattern travertine pavers. Some of the paver installers want to go over the existing and raise the beam/replace the...