First Time Pool

[lonestarcj7]

Good evening!

We are currently in the pool construction phase and are 1st time pool owners. I stumbled across this sight looking for ideas for tile and coping. Looks like I will be spending allot of time here! Never had a pool but am excited to learn all about it. The builder is shooting the gunite tomorrow so we are well underway. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!

We live in Kingwood, TX where the weather has been warm enough to swim here, even in February! Kingwood is in Houston.

Looking forward to jumping on the forums.

Thank you!

Shane

 

[zea3]

Hi, welcome to TFP! The sun may be hot but the water is going to be pretty cold until it has a chance to warm up! The best tip I can give you is to order your own test kit and do your own testing. TFTestkits.net has the best value for the money.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have. Good luck with your pool build!

 

[needsajet]

Glad to hear you found TFP! Good to have you here

Good advice above, and look forward to helping you out any way we can.

+1 to zea's test kit advice. I found this link really helpful when I started out: TFPC for Beginners

 

[Jimrahbe]

Shane,

Welcome to TFP... A Great resource for all your pool questions...

You are a much braver man than me.. Water temp was 63 degrees today in the DFW area. Even 80 degrees is just on the edge of being too cold..

If you want some "Been there, Done that" advice, then we need some more details about your pool and equipment.

And of course pics...

How do you plan to chlorinate your pool?

Thanks for posting,

Jim R.

 

[kimkats]

Hi! I am so glad you found us now!

I love to see you start a thread here:

Under Construction

with LOTS of pictures!

If you become a supporting member you will get a discount on the test kit AND get more photo storage!

Kim

 

[lonestarcj7]

Thank you for the welcome notes! I will start another thread during the under construction forum for our current progress and plans.