Recent content by BB_Mike

Partial update. The Seattle fabric is the best match and feels to be of good quality. I made a mistake when I ordered it. There is an option at check out to have the fabric folded versus rolled. With the caveat that "rolled may cost more", but it does not state how much more. Nothing more...

The sinking of the deck made me think, why not raise the deck to get to those rails? Just a short term lifting of the deck. This way you can both re-support the deck at a preferred height and access the rail. Think of those foundation leveling Jack's that screw. For leveling a mobile building

1) for algae. Anything touching the bottom would be plastic and can trap bacteria below and within. 2) I have foam below my liner and did not 2ant a ladder to change depths over time or be unstable on that foam. The way it is now, I can brush below the ladder and even remove it in less than 5...

Sturdy. 6x6 posts in cement as well as 4x4 posts at the pool Tees. Here is a video: I am happy with the result after my little shim hack to make the steps less wobbly. I have decided not to convert it to flip up because I think it is too dangerous should it get dropped on a swimmer's head...

Here is video I made of my pool:

How do you know for sure it is not just all sand? One test could be to scoop some into a cup of tap water and see what floats. It might be sand mixed with lime.

This will be my first year of buying a pump for my covered AGP. Why are you going with the manual type versus an automatic electric pump?

I have a 20'x52 and it has some overlap, but there is not an edge that flaps. More like an overlap that is stiches on each layer's edge. I will inspect it closer with goggles when I can, but it's supposed to rain for 40 years around where I live. Maybe next weekend...

So the pool warmer blanks are just bubble wrap with a thicker mil plastic and air in between? I ask because I am wanting to buy a blanket to extend my swim season and I cannot get past the reviews of all of the plastic breaking down from the chlorine and general use. I am afraid they are like...

I would think the ground pulls a lot of heat out of the pool. Having the pool on top of insulating foam board (like for a house) would be helpful for colder climate area. Same could apply for the outside. Try to mimic the more expensive above ground pools that have solid walls. Only yours...

Thanks for sharing the link. I am midway through a deck now. These patches are a few weeks out. I am liking your link more than the boat fabric I had found. I found a lot of options in search of a better color match, but could not get close enough with an online image to warrant ordering a...

Maybe floating a large inner tube like toy would allow air to pass through the sides. Add a white or silver tarp over the top of that cover to reduce the solar loading effect. Only run the pump from midnight to 7am. Run the filter hose through a chiller of some sort. Just float on the top...

Thanks for that! So I would ditch the controller portion of my Intex system. Fair enough. That's why I mentioned being on the fence to "hack" it or not just to toss it all in the trash a year later. The pump is decent though. Perhaps I can find a variable speed controller for it when I make...

How does it know when to turn on? Assuming it is tied into an intex pump somehow.

I have changed my mind on this more times than at McDonalds! My final order was for a galvalume ladder that was fixed attachment and white powder coated. I plan to modify it to be a full flip up. link here: Howell Stationary Dock Ladder, 4-Step Those plastic/resin flip up types can get...