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Shouldn't the plaster be smoother? The aggregate looks like it's ready to fall out.

Yep, completely backwards sales pitch. I bought my house with this pool. Previous owners left what they had since they were moving to a place without a pool. So, I had a tablet chlorinator at the equipment pad, a floater with tablets in the pool, another floater with tablets in the spa, an...

I converted my pool to salt without hesitation. My bro/sis in law have had their pool salt from the beginning, well over a decade old now and it's still perfect.

I inherited Hayward equipment, so far it's been fine for the about 9 months I've been here. Had to fix the heater due to water incursion into the control panel, that's a poor design IMHO (~$15, but not really a DIY thing). It operates well and heats the pool fine. My 4-cart filter is holding...

One of the reasons I'm glad we bought a house that already had a pool this past year. Market is just too crazy now.

For you it was a pool. For me, a kitchen remodel. Buy house. Kitchen is ... not great (being very polite). Wife: I **HATE** this kitchen. Maybe we could paint the cabinets, see if that helps. Wife: <gets quote> They want $4k to paint. Me: There's no point putting lipstick on this pig, the...

I would run a single cold water line out there, and install a small 120V point of use electric water heater. Less plumbing, and (a lot) less time waiting for hot water to get there from the house's water heater.

5-7 years sounds a lot like planned obsolescence.

I got nothing on builders, but hey there neighbors ;)

The elevation of the whole area looks very flat, no provision for drainage anywhere so it's clear why the water is pooling. Not sure what the fix is going to be, but good luck.