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    At our wit's end with coping issues

    Does this coping look acceptable, both the installation and the color matching? We started with Lueders, but when the deck was colored/sealed, they didn't protect the coping and it got stained. They tried to fix it by grinding it out, but that left bright white streaks. They tried to fix that by...
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    More Leuders Coping

    I have read several Leuders Coping threads. We're in Texas where Leuders is very common. We had this installed, then they stained the deck and we think some got in the coping. It now looks like this... Is that common, normal? They tried to sand/buff it out. We feel like that took a layer off the...
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    DIY? - cantilever deck removal

    We have a mid70's concrete IG pool with the old-school cantilever deck. It's cracking all the way around the pool, badly in spots. So I need to cut out the cantilever deck about 12" back from the pool. Is this a DIY job? I can rent concrete saws at HD. But I however have no experience...
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    Fill pool without Plaster?

    We are tight on finances right now but my wife & kids really want to swim... Am I doing any damage to the pool by filling & using when it has lost about 30% of its plaster? I'm assuming the plaster will continue to spawl, so I put a new drain cover on (anti-vortex) to help ensure water flow to...