| Kent, I have found that people who live in places where there are a lot of pools to begin with- Florida, Arizona seem to get their excavations and pours done for a song compared to areas like mine, were there are maybe a dozen companies in the entire state. We use the same cheap labor out here as they do elsewhere with a few trained experts running the crews. Our insurance costs are higher and maybe the home prices are higher? Certainly taxes are higher!! Maybe this is just a case of supply and demand and lack of competition? I'm actually thinking of flying in a Brit to GC the job. JR
PS Kent, I have a leaking fiberglass indoor pond that I use for recent imports and winter holding on some fish. It is 2 X4 construction and marine plywood covered in several coats of fiberglass and black gel coat. The holes in the structure are three bottom drains, three returns, a 4 inch transfer pipe from a large filter and two for the pumps. They are all finished with typical bulk head fittings. After many years, two of the bulk heads are leaking ( the big transfer pipe and the one to a pump). They are glued in to hard piping and tightening the bulkheads is not helping. I was going to try aquarium silicon and build a seal around the bulk head itself but I have a feeling this is not going to hold? The plumbers goop was another possibility/thought. Have any suggestions? JR |