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  1. linzvirgo

    Opening numbers-SLAM needed?

    I got the results of the TF-100 kit just now and wondering if we should SLAM? SWG pool and this is after my husband added salt. Results today are as follows FC-1.5 CC-.5 (barely turned pink) PH-7.2 TA-30 CH-175 CYA-20 I added stabilizer with the pantyhose like i had read to do, but my husband...
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    Plaster and acid wash today-start up help!!

    Hi! Our plasterer surprised us last night with a call that he was coming today and not next week. He is going to do an acid wash this evening and not tomorrow. He told my husband not to add any MA and that the kids could swim over the weekend if they wanted before we started with any needed acid...
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    Lightstreams Steel Blue-grout color

    Finally our glass tile is being installed!! For those of you that have used this what color grout did you use? I am thinking a grey?
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    Need HELP! Ideas for stairs after back porch taken off

    We took off about a 16' brick and slate deck to make room for the pool in the backyard. Now we have a set of sliding glass doors off of our sunroom that are about 5' in the air. The foundation will have to be rocked in and will also have a planter bed on both sides of the doors going the length...
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    New VA owner-builder IG plaster pool in a NON plaster region:)

    New VA owner-builder IG plaster pool in a NON plaster region:) *UPDATED PICS* Hi everyone! I found this forum through Gardenweb and have to say i have spent hours reading post after post! We have been talking about building a pool for years and have just been waiting for the best time with our...
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    Lightstreams glass tile-how long did it take to get?

    We are looking at "waterline" tile for our pool and I have fallen in LOVE with the glass tiles. Some of the pools I have seen on this forum, in the last few weeks that I have been researching, all have the same thing in common-this tile!! Can anyone that has ordered this tell me how long it...
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    Ivory travertine versus other colors. Pictures please!

    I am having an incredibly hard time making a decision on our pool deck. We know we want travertine as well as travertine coping but can not decide on the color or size of coping. Please help-I love lighter colors and am intrigued by the Ivory swirl that travertine mart offers which seems to be a...
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    Choosing plaster for new build-does anyone have granite aggregate plaster finish??

    Hi everyone- We are in the process of a new build and are at the decision making point for decking, coping and pool finish. We are pretty sure we are going with travertine pavers and coping after reading so many iffy things about flagstone coping. We want a blue pool finish that doesn't...