Hey man looks like you did a stand up job fixing your pool by reading the comments. For some reason I am unable to see the pictures. I would love to see them though if you would be willing to send them to me? Also I just recently purchased a fixer upper house myself with a pool in the back yard. The previous owners filled it in with dirt when they got to old to take care of it. After digging a little of it up I have determined that it was a liner pool that was a wood frame. I intend to undertake the project myself in time. I would love any and all advice from you if you would be willing to email back and forth me a little. Row797@hotmail.com

Thanks for posting! How deep is your pool and what made you decide on the dive rock? We have 8 ft with a diving board that I want to take out - partially because it takes up so much of the deck and party because I think it's dangerous. But everyone who comes over loves the diving board and hates that I say I'm going to remove it! Kids, adults, everyone - it gets a workout during our pool parties while I clutch my chest and warn people not to dive head first; cannonballs, can openers and belly flops only. I've never even used it, myself.

When I first posted my solution, I cut the pipe and tried to unthread it... They were pretty tight and looking like it was stressing the skimmer, so I stopped. I finally got a pipe wrench on it and they just unthreaded... Then I had to get the equipment on.. The plumber reversed a check valve to "charge" all the pipes after he was done... It took me a while to figure out my "blocked" pool inlet.. Mostly all is well now,, balancing the ph then I will add clorine... How do I program my intellitouch?? Thanks, Ben

Hi Mindy, It's going to look great! I love watching the progress as much as the final result :) We didn't hit caliche until 6 feet. The rest was like butter. In which part of the state are you located? It looks close to my area (also noticed our birthdays are a week apart, lol!). I love my very mature palo verde. We have about two to three weeks of flowers in the pool and then nothing for the rest of the year. My ironwood and mesquite are much more problematic. So is the saguaro, believe it or not. I also did the unthinkable and planted bougainvillas. It's worth it to me to skim the leaves out of the pool becase I love them so much. I also have a navigator suction cleaner which sucks the flowers right up. Anyway, I can't wait to see your final landscape ideas as well as the pool!