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Hey TFP, in new here even though I have been reading for months. Learned a lot and very thankful for the community! I recently purchased a home with a pool and decided to take care of the maintenance myself. There’s a black substance on the stairs of my gunite pool that I can’t seem to remove...

If you have a 4' shallow end and steps: How many steps do you have, and what is the height of each step? What is the depth from your pool deck to the waterline? Is the 2nd step comfortable to use a bench? Can you comfortably reach for drinks on the pool deck from the 2nd step? We are having a...

Hey all new pool here (about 60 days from plaster) and while I was having some repairs done I noticed a line of brown stains that are right in between the stair line tiles. The first two pictures are from last week when repairs were being performed. Red arrows are pointing to the stains. Pool...

Our inground pool with a vinyl liner was built 40 years ago. I just bought the house in 2020 and I have a lot to learn. We recently noticed some cracks in our stairs. There are bubbles and the bubbles soar to be cracking and multiplying. I keep reading that replacing the stairs would be a...

Hello, Wondering if anyone has any tips for patching this rip in my vinyl stairs? It's awkward where it is in the corner of my step. Discovered it when opening the pool for the summer. First time pool owner, and pool/liner only used one season! Do you think this was caused by ice damage...

Hi, first time pool owner. We got an 18’ round metal above ground pool. We also got the stairs that curve and are plastic that fills with water and sand. I’m trying to close my pool for the season and reading the manual for the stairs says either take out or leave in the middle of the pool...

Long time lurker here - I’ve learned so much from reading experts and their opinions, and I’m hoping someone knows something about a product called Rebound. My stairs, typical white plastic things, are looking tired after 15+ years, and we are going to refinish them when our new liner gets...

I wanted to share my photos and my process pics….. in 2013 i did a refubish on this pool….. no knowing anything about pools and there is no way i get through that without TFP- you guys saved my bacon many times!!! So flash forward 10 years and its time for replacement and of course to correct...

We are in the design stage of our inground pool. We’ll have the steps in the corner. The length and width of the pool meet at 90 degrees where the steps will be. When you finish walking down the steps you’re at 48 inches of water. What are the pros and cons of either step type? I am not...

I had some algae grow recently. I kicked butt my first summer with this pool, then I wasn’t able to stay on top of it for a bit and some algae began. 😞 So I SLAMmed, and after a week of removing light enclosures, scrubbing everything, removing skimmer flaps, scrubbing stairs, etc. I passed the...