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I purchased a home with a Kool Deck. Like many 10+ year old surfaces, it looks grungy, dirty and cracked. I am going to paint it, possibly with Systex paint from Mortex. My challenge is that the deck is designed with a crossing line pattern made of ceramic tiles. These are worse than the...

I purchased a house with a pool that was devoid of mastic between the coping and the deck. Just an empty track all around the pool. I'm fairly handy, and would like to fill in the joint myself, but unsure of the right substance. I've found several outlets for pool mastic online, and I'm sure...

I just purchased a home with a 17,500 gal plaster IG pool, simple rectangle, steps in the corner. It's in decent shape, but my CYA is sky high; between 120 and 155 depending on which test you trust. Between that and my very high calcium levels, I've decided to drain and refill the pool. I...

I just moved into a house with a 17,500 gal IG plaster pool. First time pool owner. It's in good condition, and I'm getting closer on the water chemistry. For the first two weeks I was targeting (and getting) 4-5 FC. But I just tested CYA with the TFP test kit (and took water to the local...