http://www.shadebuilder.com/Shade-blog.html Shadebuilder Site Blog. en-us awnings Thu, 17 May 2012 03:03:13 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 03:03:13 GMT shadebuilder.com http://www.shadebuilder.com/bottom-rail-on-24-round-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/bottom-rail-on-24-round-pool.html We got our used pool from my mom. We bought new bottom rails and feet. We are trying to install the bottom rail but they are not forming a perfect circle. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:03:09 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-an-above-ground-pool-below-grade.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-an-above-ground-pool-below-grade.html I am in the process of planning our backyard and want to have a pool with a deck around the pool, but don't want to have the deck 54 inches above the ground. Thu, 17 May 2012 02:44:01 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-installation-over-old-pool-base.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-installation-over-old-pool-base.html I am replacing my old pool with a new one. The old pool was up for well over 10 years so the base is hard with just a few inches of stone dust on top that Thu, 17 May 2012 02:04:47 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/one-side-of-pool-sinking.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/one-side-of-pool-sinking.html We installed a 12x24x48 oval pool a number of years ago. Within the last two years, one side has significantly dropped about four inches. We have a sink-hole Sun, 13 May 2012 02:15:09 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-is-filled-not-level.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-is-filled-not-level.html Our pool is sitting on a concrete slab, then a thin liner, sand, and finally the pool. We checked to see if the concrete was level with a laser level Sun, 13 May 2012 01:57:29 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/best-sand-for-expandable-liner.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/best-sand-for-expandable-liner.html To verify, is masonry sand the best choice for a base under an expandable liner (or is concrete sand better)? Also, is sand also placed along the angled Sun, 13 May 2012 01:37:29 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-cove-washed-out-twice.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-cove-washed-out-twice.html We had an above ground oval 15x24x52 pool installed in fall of 2010 by a professional pool company. When we opened the pool for the first time , summer Wed, 09 May 2012 01:43:10 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/crushed-limestone-for-above-ground-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/crushed-limestone-for-above-ground-pool.html My installer says he needs 9 tons of crushed limestone, I'm installing a 24 round pool. Doesn't that seem like ALOT? Hi Victoria. That would depend Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:29:28 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/foam-base-placement.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/foam-base-placement.html I was reading some of the posts and would like to go with a 1 foam base for my 27'AGP. I have purchased the snap in pool cove already, so my question is Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:04:45 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/rivets-in-pool-wall.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/rivets-in-pool-wall.html Hello again. I finally have the pool up and liner in and its full of water!!!! My concern is this. It is a used Doughboy 16x32. One section of wall was Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:42:33 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/searching-for-pool-parts.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/searching-for-pool-parts.html Searching For Pool Parts Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:28:27 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-parts-help.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-parts-help.html Above Ground Pool Parts Help Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:48:23 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-landscape.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-landscape.html We just installed a 21' above ground pool over the old above ground pool. Now, there was a hole/gap around the pool that needed to be filled, so we pushed Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:47:34 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/sand-base-for-oval-above-ground-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/sand-base-for-oval-above-ground-pool.html We are putting up a 15'x 30' pool and we used limestone dust as a solid base but how deep should the sand be?. I was also wondering about the foam boards Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:45:27 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-lower-wall-buckling.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-lower-wall-buckling.html I just had and 30 foot round installed and it has a about a foot of water in it. The liner is extremely tight on one area and it is buckling the wall. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:21:20 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-dented-wall.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-pool-dented-wall.html Hi, we had a pretty bad winter and a pipe broke so I lost all the water in my pool. So the ice created a pressure on the wall and the liner. The liner Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:29:32 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/doughboy-expandable-liners-for-deeper-pools.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/doughboy-expandable-liners-for-deeper-pools.html I am considering buying a Doughboy pool and read that the expandable liner could make our pool up to 7' deep. What are your thoughts on this product? Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:13:24 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/rust-spots-on-wall-of-20yr-old-doughboy-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/rust-spots-on-wall-of-20yr-old-doughboy-pool.html I am taking care of my son's house since the AF has sent him to Korea for a year, and today, I was supposed to get the liner replaced. The pool company Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:37:18 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-base-paver-size.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-base-paver-size.html I am about to set up a standard 18 ft X 52 round pool, can I use a 8 X 7 X 2 thick patio block under each support leg or should the blocks be a larger Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:10:48 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/how-do-you-install-a-double-gasket.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/how-do-you-install-a-double-gasket.html I've had trouble with my pool install, on the gasket install - my supplier has given me instructions for a single gasket and wasn't able to explain to Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:52:46 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/rusty-skimmer-and-return-holes.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/rusty-skimmer-and-return-holes.html Hi, Just found this site while I was looking for an answer to my question about my pool dilemma. We lost our liner this year and decided to take the liner Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:20:05 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/fantasea-rectangular-above-ground-pool-liner-installation.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/fantasea-rectangular-above-ground-pool-liner-installation.html I have a 16' x 24' rectangular Fanta-Sea Add-A-Deck Pool. The liner is totally shot and we need to replace it. I have looked for installation instructions, Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:29:31 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-wall-buckeled-out-around-skimmer.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-wall-buckeled-out-around-skimmer.html Hello, we purchased a pool last year. Over the winter the wall where the skimmer is buckled up, there is nothing else wrong with the pool. I have Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:06:46 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/removal-of-straps.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/removal-of-straps.html Hi, I have a 15' x 30' x 48 deep Johnny Weissmuller pool that is about 24 years old and, other than the liner, is in great shape. As I select a new liner Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:02:06 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/esther-williams-pool-with-bowed-sides.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/esther-williams-pool-with-bowed-sides.html I had a 15' x 30' Esther Williams installed last fall and the pool wall is creased on the straight sides at the bottom. The walls are bowed outward a lot Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:28:15 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-a-21-agp-where-an-18-agp-currently-is.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-a-21-agp-where-an-18-agp-currently-is.html Hi, My husband and I have purchased a 21' round by 54 deep pool to replace the current 18' 48 deep round pool we currently have. When we originally put Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:07:14 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-a-used-oval-muskin-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-a-used-oval-muskin-pool.html We are interested in moving a used 18' x 35' Muskin pool from the 80's. It has a Perflex EC40 Hayward DE filter and a 1.5 hp Hayward pump, but no chlorine Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:50:29 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pump-for-above-ground-pool-set-in-ground.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pump-for-above-ground-pool-set-in-ground.html I have a 15' x 30' Oval (12,000 gallons) above ground pool I put 3ft in the ground. I need to purchase a new pump? Which type should I buy? Should I Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:24:08 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/roots-and-the-above-ground-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/roots-and-the-above-ground-pool.html Trying to set up a round 24' above ground pool on an incline. It requires about a 19 cut to level it at the highest part of the yard according to the Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:02:05 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/what-if-i-dont-open-my-above-ground-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/what-if-i-dont-open-my-above-ground-pool.html I am considering not opening my 24' above ground pool this summer. I live in the Northeast. Highest temps we see here are about 90. I plan on leaving Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:33:23 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/liner-tray.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/liner-tray.html We will be replacing the liner in our 15'above ground pool , we were told there is a tray sort of thing you can purchase to place under the liner, after Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:13:29 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/looking-for-wedding-cake-stair-railing-support.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/looking-for-wedding-cake-stair-railing-support.html I am looking for wedding cake stair support arms that go on the rail like the ones in the photo. I beleive they are Lumi-O but they have changed theredesign Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:35:02 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/rice-hulls-base.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/rice-hulls-base.html What a lucky break to find this website! I'm about to partially bury a 12 x 20, 4 ft Doughboy in the ground, leaving 18 inches above ground for easier Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:33:55 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/trevi-218-winter-cover.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/trevi-218-winter-cover.html We purchased a 24 x 52 Trevi 218 pool last August 2011. We were given a 24' winter cover, but due to the thickness/size of the ledges on the Trevi, that Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:59:29 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-oval-pool-parts.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/above-ground-oval-pool-parts.html Just got this 15 x 24 pool from a neighbor that had to move. It has a wrap around deck. I would like to know what brand it is and also some of the bottom Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:43:07 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-ground-treatment.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-ground-treatment.html I need to know if I can spray weed killer/grass killer after sod is removed? Will this affect pool liner bottom? Will be putting 24 foot round pool up Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:36:33 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-landscaping.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-landscaping.html Pool Landscaping - Help with finishing the yard after the pool is installed. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:44:18 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/bugs-go-by-the-filter.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/bugs-go-by-the-filter.html When I vacuum bugs off the bottom of the pool I can see them coming back in through the return line. This happened late last season so I replaced the Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:57:53 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/winterizing-a-pool-in-a-warm-weather-climate.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/winterizing-a-pool-in-a-warm-weather-climate.html Hello! I'm rying to find out what is the best way to winterize a pool in a warm weather climate. We live in Southeast Texas, where the temperature in Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:42:13 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/buster-crabbe-warranty.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/buster-crabbe-warranty.html I own a Buster Crabbe pool with 30 yr limited warranty. The aluminum wall is corroding and several leaks have popped around the pool. I have contacted Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:30:19 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/do-i-need-a-winter-cover.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/do-i-need-a-winter-cover.html I live in North Eastern Ohio and have owned 2 pools. Both above ground and have winterized both the same each time. I have seen three pools in my area Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:51:43 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/bentcracked-uprights.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/bentcracked-uprights.html In a wind storm the winter cover ripped off the pool and this is what happened to 4 of the uprights. Is it possible to repair this? The wall is also out Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:23:22 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/baseball-bat-to-a-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/baseball-bat-to-a-pool.html My 10 year old son hit the side of my neighbors 18ft Intex metal frame pool on a dare. It is freezing cold here and it split a tear in their pool about Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:57:44 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/do-i-have-a-salt-water-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/do-i-have-a-salt-water-pool.html Hi, I just bought a house and it was vacant for a couple of months. I wanted to test my pool and see if it needed more chlorine but the chlorine part of Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:12:18 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/should-i-let-the-winter-cover-loose.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/should-i-let-the-winter-cover-loose.html We've had a freeze/thaw winter so far and after several inches of snow just the other day it is now raining again. I've had our 21' round for seven years Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:36:24 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-my-intex-pool.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/installing-my-intex-pool.html We have an Intex 14' x 36 above ground round pool which I have installed but have not done a good job of it.(if only I had found this site before) Now Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:55:30 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-liner-broke-during-winter.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-liner-broke-during-winter.html What do I do if my liner just broke in the middle of the winter? I still have some Ice left in the pool. Do you have any idea's on what to do so the Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:32:33 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-base-washed-out.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/pool-base-washed-out.html Due to the slope in my land the installer had to level the ground. After 3 summers of water sloshing out of the skimmer the ground underneath the skimmer Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:03:22 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/limestone-base.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/limestone-base.html Great site, very informative. I have a question regarding what to use as a base. I am planning a 21 foot round Sharkline Venture after winter this year Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:42:17 GMT http://www.shadebuilder.com/inground-pool-concern.html http://www.shadebuilder.com/inground-pool-concern.html Hi. I just had my inground pool liner replaced after waiting 5 years to do so. My first liner lasted 15 years. I asked for foam under the liner like Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:25:36 GMT