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    The more things change....

    Today's chuckle: So, I finally found an above ground pool size that fits within my town's pool guidelines...an Intex 10'x30" pool (basically only baby pools allowed) :). So, when I ordered the pool tonight, I knew enough to avoid buying the complete pool package so I could get a better...
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    Soake Pools: Precast cement/tile pools out of NH. Any experience?

    Well, have an offer on a house, and the yard might fit a plunge pool rather nicely. I like deep pools (for endless wave style swimming)....and in such a small pool I don't want a lot of steps or ledges. I had been focused on fiberglass, but ran across an interesting concept: Precast cement/tile...
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    Considering buying a house that I think had a pool at one point...how to approach

    Have my eye on a nice fixer upper that has a yard big enough for a pool (inground only in this fancy neighborhood). Looking thru the old city tax files, it looks like a permit was pulled (don't know when) for a pool install. There is certainly no pool there now. How the heck to I approach...
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    Fiberglass: Small and Deep?

    So, here's another headscratcher. Anyone have a small fiberglass pool that's deep enough for a diving board? 8+ feet? Likely looking at houses with less than 1/2 an acre of land and there are no kiddos, so I'd prefer small and deep with a Fastlane (current to swim against). I can't find a...
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    Pool Dreaming...fiberglass pool with specific design criteria

    Hi I grew up with an inground pool and would love to add one to my home. Thinking fiberglass (dog, like smooth walls) and want a pool that: -At least 40 feet (former competitive swimmer) want to do laps -Swim lane (need open wall space, at least 4 feet deep) on either end of pool -Pool with...