We put the socks on the ends of our three hoses with duct tape and are looking forward to filling the pool when the Pebble Tec company leaves tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your help. Janetlong, we chose Prism Blue Pebble Sheen. We really liked Tropical Breeze Pebble Tec but wanted the Pebble Sheen so this is supposed to be the same color. We were told there was not a Prism Blue in the North Atlanta area for us to see but there was a Tropical Breeze pebble tec so that is the one we fell in love with! Let me know what color you decide on.

I paid $3.53 a gallon yesterday. I never "fill up" anymore. I always use cash and buy $10 or $20 worth of gas at a time. I have a Honda Civic Hybrid so I only buy gas every couple of weeks. I used to drive 40 miles back and forth to work. Since retiring and buying the hybrid I'm doing much better.I do try to schedule any driving errands together. I'll go out to grocery shop, post office and library all on one trip.

As the pros above have noted, it's possible. However, the real question is, do you know whether the previous pool was actually fully removed or just filled in? Depending on your location and the local code, two types of so-called removal may be allowed. A partial removal, i.e. filling in a pool, is the cheaper way to go and if it's allowed, that's what many people choose to do. A partial removal involves a demolition contractor removing the coping, the tile, and the top few feet of the liner. Then holes are drilled in the bottom of the liner for drainage and then the pool is filled with dirt and other fill materials (sometimes the code allows dumping the debris from the demolition of the top few feet in with the fill). In certain localities, if a pool is only partially removed, no new pool can be put there unless the original pool is dug up and fully removed (see below for what full removal entails). Additionally, a partial removal may need to be disclosed when selling the home since it might prevent someone from installing a pool in the future. A complete removal, when done correctly, leaves no trace. During a complete removal, the entire liner, coping, bond beam, structure, etc. are demolished and all debris is removed from the site. The hole is filled with clean-fill soil in and compacted at regular intervals as it's filled so that the compaction matches 95% or more of what nature could do. Typically a soils engineer would have been involved in this process and regular samples should have been taken to indicate that the compaction of the fill is sufficient to avoid creating a sink hole or further settlement. Often times a permit is necessary for a complete removal and the city will inspect to ensure the proper protocol has been followed. When finished, it is basically as if a pool were never there, so putting a new pool in at the same location should not be an issue. There is no need to disclose a prior pool in many cities because the old one was completely removed.

Rain was in the forecast so I had to do a quick and dirty job with a wooden shim and some caulk. It's not beautiful but it did keep the rain out. For the longer term, I plan to clean this up and shim it out properly if I find the right materials. For reference, the gap along the side at the high end of the fixture is about a half-inch. The bottom edge is in contact with the brick. Although clearly intended for outdoor use, the fixture didn't come with any kind of gasket or seal, not that it would have helped much on this surface.