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Bumping... Please help... I need to make some plumbing decisions and get started with the plumbing. Thanks!

Hello. I finished back-filling the steps with 3/4 gravel and it is totally solid now. Hopefully the hardest part of the this project is over now... :) Next, I need to install new plumbing. I've included a diagram of what I think will be a good layout. There are 4 surface returns, one in each...

Okay, update: I have the new steps installed, and after a lot of tweaking to get everything to line up properly, it looks pretty good. I bolted a heavy duty U-channel piece of aluminum inside the walls adjacent to the steps to help support the steel panels that have some rust decay. The panels...

Hi Waste. Thanks again for all your great information. To fix the step issue, I was able to dig out one of the 4 foot sections, unbolt it from the corner, and drill new holes in the corner angle steel. This allowed me to shift it by 1 inch and make the step opening exacting 8 feet. Next I will...

Ok, I've been away for a while. I was busy with traveling for work and most of our summer here in New England was a wash out anyway. So on my pool rehab, I removed the concrete deck last Thursday, and excavated the old steps on Friday. Everything was going fine. Today, a friend helped me lower...

Thanks again waste. Ok, I understand the plumbing layout, thanks. I've been reseaching some prices of items I'll need. Can you tell me if this sounds right? This liner track (2 tracks, one for cantilever form) appears to be $205.50 per 8 foot length. For my 16 X 32 pool, I'd need 11 or 12...

MrFlash- I have the same problem you do - and the same concern about the design of the skimmer. vinyl-pool-steel-wall-repair-and-step-replacement-t12481.html I am actually replacing my skimmer because I am doing so much other work on the pool. I was told by someone at a pool store that newer...

Thanks again waste. I have to agree with your assessment. I don’t like covering things up – I’d rather replace what needs to be replaced and make everything as best as it can be. From what I have read, I think the best thing is for me to do the following, in this approximate order: 1...

Here are a couple of pictures of the steps, also showing the coping, and the skimmer. [attachment=1:ykn926su]steps2.JPG[/attachment:ykn926su][attachment=0:ykn926su]skimmer2.JPG[/attachment:ykn926su]

<<Bumped>> I got the estimate from the pool company yesterday. I guess I shouldn't be, but I am surprised at the cost. If the cost of just doing the work on the pool also covered the new deck pour, I'd be happy. I don't blame them at all, it is a large amount of labor and pools are kind of a...

Thanks for the info, waste. The pool company owner came out yesterday morning - he does all of the site visits and estimates. I had asked about the step replacement. I wanted to see how much he wanted to replace them, or how much he could sell me a new set for, and I would do all the work and...

Thanks for the replies waste and silcozot. Great pictures silcozot! What an amazing transformation from hole in the ground to backyard paradise. waste: Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure how much securing was done under the deck. As it turns out, I talked to local pool company and they are...

Hello, I bought a house with an inground pool 5 years ago, just North of Boston. The pool was built in the late '70's. 16 X 32 rectangle steel wall construction with vinyl liner and fiberglass (I think) steps. The liner is the beaded type with aluminum combination bead receiver and bull nose...