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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.

Your best option would be to put another tile line to minimize the gap that you see visually. You can also try a bead of caulk in the gap, sometimes putting in a “backer rod” like is used in concrete Read More …

I would need more information about what you shocked the pool with and what your water chemistry numbers were before? It’s possible that “bleach” did harm the liner, but even more likely is a pre-existing water chemistry condition that made Read More …

HI, We still use TruTile on new pools we build, however Latham limits who can purchase it due to non qualified builders using it when it first came out and having so many issues with it. So yes, the product Read More …

I don’t believe there is anyone who does this in Portugal, sorry! It’s hard enough to find any approved dealers in the US as the product was taken off market to new installers and only those who used it successfully Read More …