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We have a rectangular pool. At the time of our build we noted the mis-alignment of the pool returns with the builder. But 7 years later we are seeing the hidden detail we missed when it was being built. I asked about re-aligning the returns at the time but my request was more esthetic driven...

We have a leak from our spa. Up until yesterday we were hoping it was just related to two small seams between our coping and tile. We are going to apply pool putty on the locations. But we suspect there is a more serious issue because our concrete does not seem to be drying around the spa...

We have scratches on our travertine coping. I'm looking into the best approach to removing and repairing the scratches. I believe I will use a diamond 400 grit sand paper and hand sand each stone. After which I will clean and apply enhanced sealer. I was thinking of using a sander but...

We recently had our automated cover replaced. I was looking at the two corners, when closed, and it looks different from our original. I unfortunately do not have any images of this from our original cover. Is the cover correctly attached on these two ends? Specifically, is the bar suppose...

Our rope pulled out of the cover when we last re-tracked. It looks like I should be able to thread it through the two pullies and and unscrew what ever clamps onto the end of the rope. My concern is the poor condition of the end of the rope. Is there a good repair I can perform and then...

Has anyone else replaced a slider assembly for a coverstar automatic cover? The first picture is the part I would need to purchase. The second shows how the material has torn and sags. The third shows more how it should look when I lift the front bar of the cover. Four shows where the...

My wife and I have read many many posts on this Forum and got this idea from some people who posted regrets or wish I had done..... My wife came up with the design and I built this equipment fence. She spent a lot of time sanding and staining the boards. Installation was not too hard, finding...

This will be our first full season with our pool. Because of our concern over how things are done we had the local pool store close and open our pool. The equipment to us is intimidating. But my wife and I are studying and observing and are starting to get a handle on the components. We...

We are debating about leaving the auto cover open or closed with the major storm coming. We have a pump that should be able to drain water build up as long as we have electricity. Our grid is fairly reliable and I am hard pressed to think of a time when we had a power outage for any extended...

Hi all. We are on week 5 with water. We added salt last Thursday. Started the swg on Saturday. The documentation for the Intellichlor recommends cya between 30 to 50. The TFP method suggests 70 to 80. We are adding cya and expect our levels to be around 50. We will do a measurement again...

We are looking at different options for our brushed concrete. Has anyone had a spray on type product(ie acrylic overlay) on their pool deck concrete? Do you like it? How does it hold up? Do you have pictures? Thanks

So our timing is going to tight. Looking at factors to determine if we need to make special arrangements. We have no clue what is involved(or how long) in getting the pool chemistry correct after our start up. We have a vacation planned about 10 days after we do our acid start up. The plan...

A storm got the second half of our patio pour yesterday. A portion of our patio decking has gotten swales and marks from water build up on the plastic cover. I hope to talk with PB later today, can this be fixed? Here is the plastic sheet after work was done, we had a major down pour...

We found that one of our two skimmers does not clear our coping. Note the coping is over the top of the skimmer hole by almost 3 inches. There is a 3 inch clearance between the top of the skimmer shell and the bottom of the coping. Our coping is 2 inches thick. We can cut the coping (round)...

We have chosen our coping and narrowing down the stone choice. quite the adventure getting this far. Time is running short. Our coping is Walnut Travertine. The two stone choices are Falcon Mist and Pinewood Country Ledge. We will have grout for both stones. Opinions? These pictures were...

We are at the point where we need to decide on the color of out automatic cover. We are using Coverstar. We have a mid atlantic climate. My thoughts are covers are going to get dirty, so which color will show more or less dirt. Our coping is Walnut Travertine. We are leaning towards Royal...

New Pool Northern Virginia Step by Step with Pics! We have started our pool! Currently we have completed tile, coping and stone work. Waiting anxiously for concrete decking. We interviewed 6 builders and got 5 quotes. We decided to go with a smaller builder for two reasons. We trust him...

My wife and I have been having discussions about the need or desire to have some exposed coping over hanging the pool. My wife believes that some extension will assist swimmers when grasping the sides. I think a more flush coping will make it easier to get out of the pool. We know we will...