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I’d need to see a photo to better understand the reason for the two pebble tec colors? It may not be possible to do anything to remedy short of getting the company who installed it back out to give you Read More …

There isn’t an easy answer to your question without being able to see and feel the pool surface. Often our surfaces are finished with a rougher surface on purpose to prevent excessive slips and falls. Especially on our sun shelves Read More …

Sand in the pool while the pool is running can be one of a couple things- first, are you sure it’s sand? Minerals/metals will often clump and become visible on the bottom of the pool – so double check that Read More …

If you twist threaded plugs in and they stay, that may be all they need. If you are having trouble with them though – check all the return fitting receptacles. That is a place that could leak especially in an Read More …

No easy answer to this question, other than some type of hoist system (perhaps) and a group of strong friends. Best of luck to you!

You may still experience corrosion on new ladder anchors, especially in a salt water pool environment. The question is, when they redid the patio, did they redo the anchors with the correct bonding/grounding – and did the bonding wire touch Read More …

One of two things will remove all stains from pools. If it is a metal based stain Ascorbic Acid commonly sold as Stain Free will remove metal from pool surfaces and put the metal back into solution (into the water) Read More …

Yes, that is exactly how you would accomplish new stairs in an existing pool. This video that Al did a while back explains how we handle the transition from vinyl to gunite/concrete in our new build pools.