Stand alone pool house and pool. Where to start?
jmitch2
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Mark Bischak, Architect
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Comments (53)Jenno, Thanks. We love living in the country where we have a little space (we sit on one acre), and don't have all of the wooden privacy fences between every home. And we love our neighbors. But I am looking forward to some more plantings to give us a little more privacy when we're in the pool. :0) Travis...See Morenew pool started 7-7-09 in Spring/N Houston Tx
Comments (27)Lily09, you will find good things about each of the 3 majors: Pentair, Jandy & Hayward. I prefer Pentair. You will find some PBs prefer a certain manufacturer based on their personal experience with failure of equipment, promptness of service, support they receive, etc. I used one of the other manufacturers originally, but changed because even though the service was excellent I had too many times when service was needed. Others I know in the business have never experienced those problems with the same manufacturer. All of them have some kind of promotional or give back to the PB opportunities, so that can sway a PB to a certain brand. If you are a high enough volume builder, there are some major perks with hooking up with a certain manufacturer. For the most part, follow the advice of your PB. They know best what works for them....See Morefiberglass pool - should I worry about flooding & pool popping ou
Comments (5)Using a canter levered deck on topof the pool will also help. Use #4 rebar hooked into the edge to lock it into the decking. This with the added precautions of the build up and sump underneath should be more than enough to lock the shell in place. The use of 1/8" gravel will help ensure a washout doesn;t happen underneath the deck and under/around the shell. Tying the sump to the suction side of the pump is also a good idea. This will allow easy draining of the area under the pool in the event the pool water level needs to be lowered or emptied. Placing a fiberglass shell on concrete pillars won't help lock the pool in place. A full shell, when locked in as I have described along with the installer's chosen materials and raising the elevation will ensure it won't pop up, ever. An empty shell would also likely survive but that would depend on the water table under it, which can be lowered easily with the sump attached to the pool pump. Get a soils engineer report 1st. Scott...See MoreI can't stand pool builders
Comments (8)harrylsg: First of all, it's banana_fanna, not bananaman: I'm a woman. Secondly, I can't find a tlbb anywhere on this forum to see where you're coming up with our same registration dates - can you tell me how to find his or her posts? I'd like to see whom I'm supposedly ghosting. Thirdly, lucky you! I gave you one more thing to believe in today - coincidences! I'm only one person, and not a poolbuilder, pool salesperson or anyone in the industry at all. Just someone that got a little torqued at how mean-spirited and unconstructive the posts were to moocat when she posted her pool blog. Like, really, people - the pool is dug, the rerod is in - how constructive is it to say, "your spa is so small!" or where you put your equipment is so ugly. Or whatever else was said. Very few kind remarks at all. Just jumped right in with all the negatives and what she shoulda/woulda/coulda done. And then people chiming in about how lousy her pool company is. I think trying to help someone see the forest thru the trees and not make mistakes in their endeavors is commendable. But what I read was neither constructive nor commendable in any way. Bottom line is, the topic of my original post was merely about salespeople, any salespeople in any industry, that feel the need to try to sell their product by being derogatory about other companies. But hey, it's business and it happens all the time. I, for one, won't do business with a company that will sink that low. It tells me something about their character overall. But that's just me. soccermom: I selected a poolbuilder in s/e Michigan....See MoreJeffrey R. Grenz, General Contractor
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