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2012-05-23 Swimming Pool & Spa Construction - severe underwater cracks in pebble sheen:

Water chemistry has to be completely terrible for a prolonged period of time to even do the smallest amount damage to the surface of the Pebble Sheen.  Cracking & popping are not a result of improper water

2012-05-22 Swimming Pool & Spa Construction - Drain cover came off of Viking pool:

You are right that the cover should have been screwed down and not just glued.  As for who is responsible, that's up to your contract and warranty.   I would suspect that the installer gave you a standard

2012-05-21 Swimming Pool & Spa Construction - replacement of main drain:

Hi,  Go for rigid PVC pipe with glue fittings. Embed pipe in concrete. Corecut the pool walls (Hilti people do a good job)For drain normally it should be 63mm pipe.  Alternatively if your filter circuit

2012-05-21 Swimming Pool & Spa Construction - Solar Pool Covers:

Well the answer is that you are both wrong....All solar covers allow sun to penetrate the surface of the pool and this is what heats the water (a little - they mainly just keep the heat from escaping during

2012-05-20 Landscaping & Design - Root System of Red Oak and Backyard Pool Placement:

Dear Kim    I can't imagine why a builder would construct a pool that close to a mature tree.    Through construction, the root system will surely have been damaged in excavation - the question is only