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I know it was non-poisonous, but still not wanting that stinky fella to bite me. Filled the hole with water. When he popped up I used the pool net and relocated him. Wife will never fill the pool again.

My wife got a big surprise when adding water to the pool. Watch out!

2015 has brought Bookoo’s of rain to SE Texas. Unfortunately it seems like much more on the way with a tropical storm looming in the Gulf. We’ve had so much water this year that I’m back to using my tab chlorine feeder at full-blast (I let me CYA drop to 30PPM) :( Normally 1 bucket of tabs...

Great review and Thanks for posting! I'm South of HTown and agree with you-summer swimming in 90F is too hot. I've been considering the Glacier for a few years now!! I think it's by far the most efficient/cost effective option. Also impressed how they worked it into that tight space.

Progressing nicely and looking good!

An interesting article on SWG pools and deck sealers. Silane & siloxane based sealers seem to prevail...

^smracing is correct-location, location, location!

Welcome to TFP! I see you live in Pearland so I'll take a stab at your cost question for an IG pool. From what I've seen in most standard (cookie-cutter) neighborhoods in our area, IG pool sizes range from 10k-40K gallons. "Bare bones" minimal decking no water feature except for maybe a small...

Wow, very nice! Love the hill country and you tied it together perfect.

Wow, very nice design!!!

Welcome to TFP!

Welcome to TFP-can't wait to follow your Pool-build!

Nice attention to detail and a most excellent backyard!

I'll agree with Paul and add 10%. The strength is in the backer board, but just to add lateral strength(especially during construction), a few angled supports are nice.

I love the look of a nice stained concrete counter, but I'm really concerned with their longevity outside. I know my stamped/stained patio finish has aged rather quickly; shows all sorts of calcium type buildup and discolorations (streaks). My thoughts for you are to look around for granite...

Wow, crabboy, that's not good. I wondered how they were designed. Looking closely at them it appears the grill area is not made to be water-tight, so I wonder if they must drain somewhere? Anyway, hate to hijack this thread.....just curious. For the speaker wire, i used the direct bury...

I know you had good luck with Premier Pools-your pool looks awesome, but I'm really curious what became of AppleGuy's pool problem. He posted a few months ago about what seemed to lean toward a pool shell-tilt and then he disappeared without any updates. I'm curious how it was resolved. I...

Yes, good eye, it's a volume control. Funny you ask....it's the only part that failed :confused: Not sure why and it was a trial for the rest of my set-up. My teenage son may have something to do with that..I noticed our old EX-Series pre-amp showed up and then quickly disappeared after his...

I'm really impressed with the RX550's from OSD. Coupled with their low-priced 120 amp they JAM! At mid levels, very comparable to Polk Audio's http://www.outdoorspeakerdepot.com/rxpe51parosp.html

Regarding the transition from natural stone to finished stone (and tile); I would have preferred the moss rock coping over the travertine and totally eliminated the water-edge tile....I lost the rock negotiation, but won the outdoor fireplace.:cool: Whatever you decide, i suggest you stay with...

In my experience (going on 4 years), the moss rock / algae is not an issue at all. We have a spa-spillover and waterfall section; about 20ft radius. When my FC dropped, I did notice a very slight growth on the moss rock at waterline, but a spray bottle with clorox easily blasted it away. No...

Seems like a good choice & great balance of $/performance! I also have a suction cleaner, (PB provided) Navigator XL. After three-years of hard-use (24/7), it required only A-Frame bearing replacement. As preventative measure; a complete A-frame & turbine replacement had that sucker back in...

Great idea! Thanks Makes sense-Under operation it's packed down tight and not fluidized-Duh, Thank you!

I just read through the “Deep-cleaning a sand filter” thread. Very informative-Thank you Smykowski and others. I'll certainly increase my monthly Backwash from 1 minute to 4 minutes. I’m going on my 4th season with the pool. Although, I’m not having any issues with cloudy water or...

PB is taking care of me!! Glad I called-Thanks

Thanks Patrick, but it's 3+ years. No help from Pentair as an individual. But you gave me an idea to contact the PB on his connections.

My Pentair Easy Touch remote took-on “moisture”. At a unit cost of $400-$600 I’m contemplating repair over replacement (motherboard,display, etc..). Anyone have ideas on where to send?

Welcome to TFP! Nice introduction. It's certainly nice to have the ODK and pool built in unison, but not mandatory. If you decide against starting the ODK, at least pour the slab and plan your drainage, plumbing and electrical during the pool build. You don't want to pour the slabs...

My gosh! What a fantastic project. It really is elegant, but even better as it seems very functional-hard to have both! Thanks for sharing.