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sounds like you have a eventful spring ahead. Unfortunately I cannot give you much wisdom on the process as I am getting started myself; however, I would caution you about filling with well water. You may consider trucking in municipal water to reduce the pressure on your well.

Had the pool company over yesterday to reopen the pool. I was concerned about major leaks since I had a pipe freeze over the winter. GOOD NEWS: no major drama...runs great...removed some leaves and ready to start balancing.

Okay, so as I dig out from this winter weather... I'm anxiously awaiting openning of my pool the first time. What rules do you establish for guests, how do you enforce them and am I being too over precautious? :hammer:

we are not sure who the kids are or really know what the plans are. I can tell you in the last year...my neighbor had two windows busted out and I've had a fence broken off the post by the same group. The police knows who they are but says they are kids and the parents will handle it. They will...

1. We purchased several plastic equipment hangers from Lowes yesterday. They are blue plastic. Has anyone used them and are they worth using or is there a better option. 2. Long story short... having problems with bored neighborhood kids wanting to try and vandalize my pool. Which is now...

I know...good point... hind sights 20/20 right? :hammer:

First major disaster... over the weekend the temps have dropped way below freezing and stayed there. Now, although I'm new to pool ownership; i understand common physicial science...water freezes = bad news for pipes. The pool is set to circulate bypassing the heater now because we are not...

I'm a pooly newbie...but I work in the waste disposal industry. If they have started to react and break down, I would consider it household hazardous waste and take it to the local recycling agency. Its probably a fairly low risk but you don't want it hanging around.

On the advice of my PB, we choose to leave the pool open all year. Although we are not heating or swimming, it is nice to hear the waterfall running and be able to look at the pool. When I got home from work yesterday, I noticed a bunch of leaves in the pool settled along the steps. The...

I was perusing the best photo contest pics and it reminded me of an ongoing argument/discussion my wife and I are having about allowing the dog (5 mo old boxer now...roughly 10 or 11 month old at start of next season) into our new pool with vinyl liner. Officially the dog is a boxer lab mix...

In spite of all the drama I've posted, we are finally almost finally finished. Concrete went in Thursday and looks good. Wife decided she wanted to expand the deck beyond our original design. So much for being 100 UNDER budget. Anyway, i guess it is best to get everything we want done before...

Concrete and Electrical are finished. Turned out to all be a communication issue. landscaping this weekend followed by a fence the following week. Finally getting close.

Ok, I think the problem is about solved. PB and concrete guy worked it out and when I got home today, everything was okay. Still have a design issue with the fence...but hopefully fence guy will have a good idea... its so close to being done...I can feel the frozen water. :goodjob:

First, Thanks for all your help on previous posts. I promise to make this the last help post I make during construction. I posted before about the grading issues my PB and Concrete guy has left me with. Neither will take ownership of it, so I am stuck trying to figure it out myself. I've...

I've posted before about problems but I thought I would offer a few comments to anyone just starting out. 1. Know what you will get for your money.... more importantly... GET IT IN WRITING. Make NO assumptions 2. Unless the PB provides Turnkey projects, get your own subs. Their subs will be...