The only thing I knew about pools was my neighbor in Massachusetts had one and it seemed like a lot of work and not much benefit. Long story short -- I became responsible for a house in Florida with a pool. Since the house was not occupied much of the time I didn't see any reason to run the pump all the time and turned it off -- first lesson learned.* I hired a pool service company to come in each week, which they've done for 5+ years. When we visit FL and it's warm we just jump right in because the pool looks clear and healthy. The pool is ~20 years old and last spring noticed the finish looked horrible and decided it needed help. The concrete deck had been previously painted and had several cracks; a concrete specialists told us he couldn't fix the deck, that pavers were the way to go. We got quotes for new Marcite and pavers and decided to move forward this spring.
Now I needed to learn and understand about the Marcite refinishing start-up procedure and, naturally, turned to the Internet. I found the OnBalance System and decided that's the way to go. That led me to a basic understanding of pool chemistry and care which further led me understand pool equipment then to Trouble Free Pool. Things were not as clear and healthy as they appeared and equipment not up to par either -- new parts on order where needed. I probably now know enough to be dangerous.
Since I wanted this pool re-do to look good I needed some snazzy step tiles and mosaics. I found Lightstream Glass Tiles and fell in love. The step tiles will be 2" x 2" and the mosaics will be made with Lightstream Glass -- beautiful stuff.
We should be ready to re-fill the pool by the end of February and have been buying the supplies we need and learning how to use them so the start-up will be as smooth as possible. Next up will be looking for the right natural gas heater.
Susan a.k.a. Kouri
*Luckily I hired a good caretaker that called me up one day and said there was a problem with the pool and brought it back to health.
Now I needed to learn and understand about the Marcite refinishing start-up procedure and, naturally, turned to the Internet. I found the OnBalance System and decided that's the way to go. That led me to a basic understanding of pool chemistry and care which further led me understand pool equipment then to Trouble Free Pool. Things were not as clear and healthy as they appeared and equipment not up to par either -- new parts on order where needed. I probably now know enough to be dangerous.
Since I wanted this pool re-do to look good I needed some snazzy step tiles and mosaics. I found Lightstream Glass Tiles and fell in love. The step tiles will be 2" x 2" and the mosaics will be made with Lightstream Glass -- beautiful stuff.
We should be ready to re-fill the pool by the end of February and have been buying the supplies we need and learning how to use them so the start-up will be as smooth as possible. Next up will be looking for the right natural gas heater.
Susan a.k.a. Kouri
*Luckily I hired a good caretaker that called me up one day and said there was a problem with the pool and brought it back to health.
