http://www.shadebuilder.com At Shadebuilder we provide information about your backyard experience. We specialize in awnings and above ground pools but offer so much more. en-us Shade Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58:41 GMT Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58:41 GMT shadebuilder.com http://www.shadebuilder.com/RV-Park-Model.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58:37 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/aluminum-privacy-panel.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:34:30 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/expandable-liner-question.html What is the best way to install an expandable liner for a new 33 foot above ground pool? I have about 8 years experience installing above grounds, but Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:23:10 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/how-to-install-vinyl-siding.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:52:30 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/RV-Park-Life.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:02:37 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/foam-pool-base.html I am going to be installing a 30' AG pool. I see that someone used foam sheeting instead of sand. What kind of sheeting is this? I have ordered the Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:18:50 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/best-way-to-relevel-pool.html Our pool has sunk on one side, almost 4 lower than the rest of the pool. What is the best way to fix it? The original installers did not put patio Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:56:23 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-deck-safety.html I work in a group home for children with disabilities. We have an above ground pool with a metal pool deck (with the walkway going all around). The Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:50:55 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/vinyl-skirting-installation.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:09 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/heating-an-above-ground-pool.html Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:10:24 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-news.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:38:04 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/leaking-liner.html There's a hole on the bottom of my overlap liner and water keeps leaking out onto the lawn. I tried a patch a couple of times but it's not holding Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:21:58 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/soft-sided-pool-installation-in-ground.html We have a soft sided pool, 18x9x52. I would like to put it in the ground about 36 and bring our deck out to it. Would sand be o.k. for back fill or do Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:21:17 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/intex-pool-questions.html We are considering a large 16x32 Intex ultra frame pool, which appears to be soft-sided. This selection is based on price/feature set, plus the size Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:16:00 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-underlay.html I am installing a 18 x 33 above ground pool for the first time. Never done this before. I am undecided as what to use under the pool; sand, foam, Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:51:28 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-floor-pads.html We are about to purchase a 27' Mighty Sun brand above ground pool, after looking threw pages and pages of pool information (and finding your site- Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:28:29 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/doughboy-pools-inground.html I am planning on installing a Doughboy pool in the ground. I am going to leave 6 out has recommended by you and Doughboy. My question when the pool Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:05:31 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/doughboy-liner-installation.html By the sounds of it, you have installed a lot of Doughboy pools which is what I have. I have a 48 wall Timberline and the liner is original I think. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:33 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/hayward-pump-and-sand-filter.html We purchased a new (to us) previously owned 24 ft. round pool, that came with a older Hayward model S48K2A2 Powerflo pump and S-160T high rate sand Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:36:24 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/move-above-ground-pool.html Is it possible to move an above ground pool from one home to another and if so how difficult will it be? My wife and I have moved hundreds of pools Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:16:51 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-covers.html What is the best type of cover to use on an above ground pool? Solid or mesh? I have a 33' round above ground pool. Thanks, Tony Hi Tony, I Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:03:47 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-in-ground.html Need to find bottom rails for a 15x30 Muskin pool. Can you help me? Also wanting to put my above ground pool in ground 3 to 4 feet. I know you said Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:38:17 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-leveling-question.html I am thinking about an above ground pool 54 inches high and 18 foot round. However my yard is not level. From high side I drop over 10 inches every Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:07:28 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/used-pool.html I have read your stories here and have bought a used pool. It was up and clean and holding water. I have replaced the rusty pieces that I was Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:32:15 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/how-does-the-pool-pump-work.html We were given an Intex above ground pool. We have no directions to it. We have set it up and turned on the pump. We hooked all tubes according to Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:54:25 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/dry-drowning.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:40:46 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/facts-about-drowning.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:32:47 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-sand.html I asked for mason sand at the local quarry, and after putting it down it look more like beach sand? They gave me regular sand! Will this damage my Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:11:35 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/drowning-statistic.html Stats from the US: In 1993, there were 1,334 drownings and 528 firearm-related accidental deaths from ages 0-19. Firearms outnumber pools by a factor Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:08:03 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/im-under-the-water.html Hi Dennis, Just about 5 weeks ago I took a niece (10 yrs) and nephew (5 yrs) to the pool. In they jumped. The 5 yr old had a noodle to hold on to. I Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:53:07 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/deep-end-was-over-my-head.html I absolutely agree that you cannot be too careful when it comes to children and swimming pools. Many, many years ago as a child of five or six I got Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:54:09 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-stories.html My one negative water experience was during swimming lessons at the Y as a small child. I was probably five or six. We were holding onto the side of Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:53:40 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/face-down-in-the-water.html When my daughter was probably 1 or 2 we had a swimming pool in the backyard. I had her up on a floating raft and asked hubby to keep an eye on her Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:27:09 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/near-drowning.html I was 9 when I was found floating on my stomach in a public pool. That experience was one of the scariest of my life, and yes I was very lucky. I Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:08:38 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/drowning-and-tommy-lee.html Tommy Lee was found not guilty of negligence in the suit filed by German actress Ursula Karven-Veres and television producer James Veres. Their four Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:14:13 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/amy-drowned.html My neighbors had an above ground pool installed a few years ago. Mary was pregnant at the time. They had an oval pool installed half way in the Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:45:49 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-fence-and-alarm.html We had an above ground pool installed last year. Our two children are very young and we felt an above ground was safer than an in ground. In a few Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:17:30 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/bowing-of-pool-wall.html After finishing the install of our 18 x 33 above ground pool, I noticed that about an inch and a half above the bottom track the wall has a slight bow Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:33:59 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-drownings.html Children drown in swimming pools many times a day. This all happened in the last day and a half and all of them in above ground pools. I am sure you Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:18:58 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/stop-the-drowning.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:07:35 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/kid-safe-pool.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:14:36 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/bent-pool-wall.html Our pool wall folded over in the area just to the left of the skimmer and just to the right of the return outlet due to a shrunken liner. The fold is Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:36:15 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/aluminum-footplates.html I need 15 foot plates for my pool. The old ones are aluminum and the tabs break off easily. Where can I get new ones? The top and foot plates on my Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:31:25 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/living-shade.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:37:08 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/difficulty-leveling-ground.html Dennis, I have viewed many of your responses but here is my question anyway. I have purchased an 18x38 Doughboy AG. I want it sunk in the ground about Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:26:27 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/Above-Ground-Pool-Ebook.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:02:18 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/laser-level-to-install-above-ground-pool.html I will be doing my install this weekend. I live in Maryland. A friend lent me their Dewalt laser level with tripod and shaft before going out of Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:42:47 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/replacing-leaking-return-fitting.html I just purchased a new return fitting, how do I remove the old one and install the new one, what kind of tools would I need. Thank you in advance. Hi Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:12:47 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/swimming-pool-contractor-in-arizona.html I am thinking of buying an oval above ground pool, the kind without buttresses. I have not been able to locate anyone to install an above ground. I do Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:59:07 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/agp-installation-cost.html What is a ballpark estimate for 27'-30' AGP install with a ground slope of 1 foot in 30feet. ie: labor/materials? Planning a pool and need an idea of Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:58:02 GMT