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Case in point, this last season I think I went in my pool a total of 6 times. It was just a confluence of circumstances. When we were home the weather was cold or raining. When we were on vacation or at work, the weather was great. But, my pool still required the same amount of maintenance...

Are you sure you want a spa? Have you ever been in a concrete spa that is attached to a pool? They are vastly different from a stand alone hot tub. Lots of people have them and love them. There are also a significant number of people who have them, and never use them, because it is not what...

It is a law that before they do any digging, they call 811 for a markout. That is on the contractor, not Centerpoint. Excavation without a markout is a huge fine (and accident waiting to happy). Now if as others have said, it is a "personal" gas line to a fire pit or something like that, it is...

I am assuming that deck is concrete under the wood look tile. It is simply a matter of forming a support for the overhanging edge, before forming the slab that makes up that deck. A bond breaker between the bond beam and the deck is in order (foam, tar paper, etc) Of course proper reinforcing...

National Electric Code Outlet receptacles for general use can be no closer than 20 feet from a pool or in-ground spa if they are not GFCI-protected, and no closer than 6 feet away if they are GFCI protected. So if you have receptacles on your house that are closer than 6 feet to your...

Yeah, and make sure that you review the electric code. You may have to bond some things, remove some receptacles, and possibly remove some light fixtures. I cannot tell what is there from that sketch, but have your PB and perhaps a separate electrician review what needs to be done to have that...

If you have a good steel tape (one made for surveying). It has two corrections built into it - temperature and tension. There is a spring loaded grip you use to provide the proper tension to the tape that the tape is calibrated for. You measure the ambient temperature of the air, and apply a...

The right tile and the right material. Impervious / non-porous tile (glass). Perhaps an all epoxy system. Even heard of leaving some key points in the tile ungrouted to allow for movement.

I am no expert by far, but I do follow Jimmy Reed from Rock Solid Tile and read a lot of his posts and articles. - Rock Solid Tile - Mosaic Tile Contractor Now, he does glass tile, and he is not cheap. He gets called in on quite a few jobs where people have gone with a cheaper company and now...

It looks like a lot of fill was put there for some reason. Continuing the slope that you have started should greatly help with the water/mud issue. As for the gate, that is something you can do yourself if you want. Just loosen the bolts (not remove, just loosen) on the two clamps connecting...

It is hard for me to tell exactly what is where from your pictures, but if you have water running into the room then just putting in a drainage pipe is likely not going to fix the issue. The best course of action is to properly slope the surrounding area. It should be below the threshold of the...

Those were my thoughts as well. The vacuum sucking to the pool bottom is not caused by a collapsing pipe, but it can help lead to a collapsing pipe. When the end of the vacuum sucks to the bottom the pump is going to build a negative pressure in the pipe, and if there is a weak section it can...

That is what I would do, and I would saw cut the concrete as well. Maybe from the corners of the skimmer back to the lawn area, at a 30 degree area or so - so it looks both visually like it was on purpose, and it gives more room to work. Then you can trench and make your connection quickly...

Its even cheaper to rent a 2" mole, and easier to use as well.

If I follow this plan correctly, you are trying to get the 3" rigid PVC under the slab and connected to your existing skimmer box. Go rent a bullet mole / pipe mole. You may have to pothole the slab next to the skimmer box to make the attachment. Use a driven / impact mole, not a hydro...

What do you mean by buckling. What exactly is bucking on the pool?

I said the same thing to my wife after I had to retrieve some firepit chair cushions from across the yard. Why is it so windy lately. It does seem that we get windy weather on a regular basis now.

I have never used either, but I do like Mequiar's line of products. Either of those should be fine. Just go lightly, It is like a car. don't use rubbing compound when polishing compound will work, don't use polishing compound when wax will work.

Gelcoat buffing compound. Depending on the number and depth of the scratches you may be able to start with fine compound and do it by hand. If there are a lot of deep scratches, then you may have to start with a heavier grit and go progressively finer, and use a buffing wheel (battery operated...

Normally that is what I would expect. Just like ordering anything that needs measurements (like kitchen cabinets - don't get me started), you supply the measurements and they built it to however you tell them you need it. However, this is what the OP said in the original post Second...

His PB skipped town already and left him in this situation, so the cost is going to be on the owner. Still, it should be corrected. I still do not understand how the liner company made the liner and then told him about the step being too high. You would think they would have told him that...

It is only going to keep water on the step while it is running. Or are you running your pump 24/7 ? It just seems like a lot of work, plumbing, expense, and maintenance down the road instead of getting the step and liner corrected.

I am still not understanding how the liner got made this way in the first place. The stair was built incorrectly, then the liner company made the liner, and then the liner company tells the owner that the step is incorrect. Why would they not tell the owner BEFORE making the liner. I agree...

He wants to do that, but he has a limited space to work with "I thought to put 3 or 4 small return fittings into the last riser but as you can see in the picture there is only 4" of space and a standard return fitting is way to close to the step and j channel. I'm looking for a smaller return...

Am I missing something here? The liner is ordered and the pool needs to be within 1/4" tolerance. The top step is above the waterline. So that means the distance from the top step to the line channel is too short. So how is the liner going to fit at all? The total rise of all the stairs is...

I once had a tech who was like 5 foot nothing working for me. He was also one of my most technically astute techs - he normally got the more technical, advanced, troubleshooting jobs. But, every so often I would hand him a work packet with some simple, mundane, stuff it in, and he would ask...

I was OSHA 24 hour Hazmat, and if you ever worked in the Bell System (Old school phone company) you know their views on safety. That was just a corneal abrasion waiting to happen (or worse)

It's not going through the fiberglass (that would be a heck of a shot) but locally flexing it enough to spider/crack the gelcoat. They also seem to be using a lot lower pressure air jet than I originally envisioned.

That is interesting. I will be watching for the video of them actually using the hose. It seems like that could get out of hand quickly as well. As you said, the opportunity to lift the pool. I can also see the opportunity for it to damage the fiberglass if a stone goes flying. This is something...

I was wondering that myself. I have never seen a fiberglass pool installed. I was wondering if they were going to use flowable fill or something similar to ensure there are no voids around the entire pool.