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    Looking for ballpark cost to heat my pool

    Hi all. I am planning on having a pool installed this summer and one of the big hang-ups my wife and I are having is about the ongoing heating costs. Can anyone give me VERY general estimates on how much it would cost to heat my pool given the following information: -- I do not know how...
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    Any pool owners in the Pacific Northwest?

    Thanks for the replies. Even though I trust the builder, just to be safe I think I'll have the project started in June instead of April to avoid any problems from the rain. I'm pretty sure that even if the pool could be built in the rain, the concrete decking would need to wait until the...
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    Any pool owners in the Pacific Northwest?

    I live just outside of Portland, OR and am planning on having a new gunite pool installed in 2016. I already had a site evaluation by the builder and I was surprised when he said that the construction could be done even while raining. If you aren't familiar with the climate here in the Pacific...
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    Trouble finding builders in my area (Portland, OR)

    Yeah, I think I'll call the other company. I'd be willing to pay for hotel rooms in town for the crew, LOL.
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    Trouble finding builders in my area (Portland, OR)

    Not many people here in the Pacific Northwest have pools and there are very few builders out here it seems. I'm looking to get an in-ground vinyl liner pool installed and there is literally one person in the area who does this. When I tried calling him he wouldn't even talk to me because he...