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Wow! That’s interesting about the permits. I’m totally shocked. I’m no expert but going from what the guys have said to me about settling, it seems like the recommendation was to wait until next Spring before doing much. Maybe you can wait it out for the rest of this season and start the pavers...

Your pool looks great! I live in upstate NY (Catskills) and am in the middle of a very similar build - 16 x 34 with corner steps and deep end climb outs. I’m curious about what you said about the permit. I googled it because I was wondering if they limited the size of pools or something like...

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing and putting my mind at ease :)

Kim, it’s funny you posted that thread - it’s actually what inspired me to ask this question! There are so many beautiful grey liners out there that made me think maybe someone has a dark grey fiberglass pool they’d share. My real concern was being able to see the bottom clearly with darker...

I’m so happy to hear this! The Mystic Lake color is beautiful, very natural looking. Can I ask you how deep your water is?

Yes, sorry, I tend to ramble so might not have been too clear. It is a fiberglass pool so I’m just picking the color of the pool itself :) The only pools I’ve ever seen have been some variation of light blue (which is pretty!) but when I look at pictures I’m drawn to the darker colors. My PB...

Hi everyone! I posted a while back asking about fiberglass pools and asking for opinions on shape and size and how to pick the right builder. I’ve finally decided on a builder and the Viking Venice or Trilogy Genesis (same shape just under the different “labels” I guess)...

Great advice! I’ll call around. I’m especially interested in what others would say about the location. I live in Sullivan County, not a hugely populated area and seriously lacking in pool companies. If someone has a local recommendation I would be thrilled!

Thank you Maddie for all the great advice! I’m glad to hear someone else is for a deep end! I’ll have to ask about a sump pump option, that sounds like a really good idea. Hopefully I can find a great builder! Fingers crossed.

I’ll have to check out gunite options. I originally heard that it was the most expensive so I kind of discounted it. And I’m a little worried about having to replaster in the future. - - - Updated - - - I imagine we are in the same boat if you’re in NJ. I’ll definitely look into other...

Are you planning to go with gunite?

Wow, thank you everyone for the suggestions! I will definitely go with gravel over sand. I have read a lot on the River Pools site and it is incredibly helpful! Jimmy if I’m being honest I thought $85k was crazy after reading what some other people spent - it seems like everything is more...

Thank you for the advice! Now that you brought up backfill material I have a question. It seems like sand might be standard? One of the PB said he uses gravel. Being in the northeast this made sense to me, not that I know anything about it! Is gravel an ok option?

Did you deal with several contractors throughout the process? I’m sure it’s common but I’m getting a little hung up on having to deal with 3 people over one.

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I’m definitely going to add a heater. You’re right about 8 ft probably being more than I need and it will end up costing me more to maintain. I’m sure I can deal with 6! And thank you for advice on the pool builder - I know being as anxious as I am already...

Thanks for the reply Keith! I honestly imagine myself mostly floating around, it’ll be more of a hangout spot than for laps. I don’t want a diving board so 8 ft might not be a necessity. And I just want to have a deck no extra landscaping for me... maybe I should look into a rectangle a little more.

Hi everyone! IÂ’m new to TFP but IÂ’ve learned so much over the last couple of days poking around! I really just started seriously considering a pool this year. IÂ’ve wanted one for as long as I can remember and no matter what I set as a goal it seems something comes up, itÂ’s time for me to...