Search results

Definatly get a few quotes...pay attention iif the quote includes repairing steel walls or vermiculite bottom, if necessary. Have the installers measure and aquire the liner. Many companies won't even install a liner they didn't measure. I can 100% recommend Artistic Pools in the eastern part...

Pools are like motorcycles and boats....you're money ahead if you buy your 2nd one first.

I'll do this this weekend.....thanks!

I do that as a matter of course anyway. Was going to do that after getting rid of the surface mold. Would it really take the mold off the interior shell? No elbow grease? Just hate to waste the product, water and time if there might be a more foolproof way to get that mold off the shell.

We've had our stand alone hot tub for 6 years now. Normally it stays open all winter, but due a number of reasons, I drained and winterized it and closed it up last fall. Somehow, over the winter, a small amount water got in and when I took off the cover yesterday, the interior was covered, and...

Our cover is attached to the rocks (or in our case, faux rocks), via imbedded pop out hooks and a cable. The cover in that area has padding on the edges that conform to the irregular surface to help 'seal' the pool. If you have that same setup, you may just need to adjust the cable tension. If...

Ours is Gilligan.

Skimmer sock or hair nets. At a previous house / pool we had a severe pine needle problem. Hair nets were a game changer. The only problem was that the pool did not have main drains and the needles could completely block my skimmer if I didnt stay on top of it. Still, it was so much easier to...

Gargled the water?? If you can't gently wave the snifter under your nose, waft the bouquet. and reveal the exact levels, you're an amatuer! 😉

So far, we've had my son's annual 'last day of school' party, my daughter's softball team party and a dear friend's 'dirty 30' surprise birthday party. Not to mention a few unplanned (but always welcome) evening pooside get-togethers. And we're not even out of June yet. We're off to a great start!

Openining a little earlier this year. For the last few springs, (except last year...covid) we get asked by friends if they or their kids can take prom pictures out by the pool / waterfall / grotto. Between the groups of kids, their families, friends, etc, there can be 40-50 people back there. 2...

yep with the weather being so crazy here in the 'burgh (70's one day, freezing/snow two days later), I wake up in the morning, look out the window, and wonder what season we'll have today.

I'm afraid I won't be much help to you on that. The whole grotto/waterfall/slide is not real rock. It was formed, shot, sculpted on site. It's the same technique they use to create that look at zoos, theme parks, etc. I don't remember exactly why, but trucking in real rock for what we wanted to...

We close late and open early, but when we close the pool, we CLOSE the pool. Pretty much ignore it til spring. Solid safety cover, Little Giant pump that lives on the cover all winter. The only attention I give it, is once the leaves are finally completely off the trees (beginning of Dec.-ish)...

I also use 303 for my cover. 4 years out in the open ...direct sunlight in summer, snow and ice in winter, it still looks pretty darn good.

I've been contemplating a Saltron Mini for a while now. One of my hesitations was that I didn't want something dangling into the hot tub that i had to remove and then replace after using the tub. Don't know why I didn't think of attaching it to the underside of the cover. Great idea! Thanks!

We had our first trace of snow on Nov.1st. By the end of the week temperature is supposed to hit 70. Such is life here in western PA.

My guess is that it is a concrete constructed vinyl liner pool. This liner is 11 years old and seems like it still has a few years left on it. If the previous liner lasted the same amount of time, that would take it roughly back to the year of construction. In many cases, that little sag you...

Fwiw...I too have a Lowes umbrella with aluminum pole. I think i paid about 70 bucks for it. Just finishing season 3 and still looks new.

Same here. As soon as i hit backspace to correct spelling or edit, it lose the ability to finish the post. I am using a samsung fwiw.

Theres a reason you chose that liner in the first place, and as we all know by now, our initial 'gut' decisions are usually the right ones.

Our PB used steel frames and rebar, then shot with shotcrete. After several layers and embedded rubber in places, a topcoat layer was shot and 'sculpted' . Its very strong.... you could drive a truck up on that thing.... and non-slip. Kids and adults climb all over it (by design) and jump off...

Same

Greetings from Monroeville! I too have a freefom liner pool with seperate hot tub. You do seem to have some decisions to nail down sooner rather than later. On pool shape, Tex gave you the best advice...decide how the pool is going to be used or what ambience you want to create. For example in...