reeko

Hello. I installed an in ground free form pool in NY. Just to clarify it is a concrete walled pool with a vinyl liner – not an all concrete gunite pool. Here is why we chose concrete over steel. - I felt that a 4 inch, rebar reinforced concrete wall was stronger than a galvanized steel wall with only a concrete collar poured around the bottom. - The concrete walls are 4 feet deep, well below the frost line. - The galvanized steel walls would require cuts in order to shape the walls. They also required holes to be drilled on site for filter returns, lights, etc. Each cut and hole would expose un-galvanized steel to the elements. - The skimmers on a steel walled pool were just bolted to the pool wall. The skimmers on the concrete wall pool were incased in a column of concrete. I felt this supported the skimmers better and would prevent leaks in the future. - Our pool deck is made up of pavers. The pavers were laid on a reinforced concrete slab which was tied into the pool wall with rebar. Any future settling of the ground around the pool will not affect the pool deck. - Our property had slight slope to it (18 inches from one corner of the pool to the other). A steel wall pool would have required retaining wall. We found that the companies that featured the steel wall pools or charged more for the concrete wall pools did not own their own forms. Several companies had purchased the forms together and shared them. This made scheduling difficult so they tried to push the steel walls. We found a company that owned their own forms and did not charge a premium for the concrete walls.

Based on the date of your post this may be a moot point, but perhaps others will benefit. When we needed fill to level our yard after the pool install we didn't have to look any further than the pool company. They are always looking for places to dump the fill from new pool construction. I'm sure a call to a local pool builder will get you all the fill you need.

First off, I feel terrible for all of you going through this nightmare with Wave Tech. I could not imagine being in your position. I'm posing this as a question because I'm far from an expert on this. Does this really qualify as a basis for a class action suit? Now before anyone starts thinking I'm a Wave Tech fan let me explain. A class action suit is defined as "... a lawsuit brought by one party on behalf of a group of individuals all having the same grievance". Now although everyone has problems with Wave Tech, it seems there are different grievances. Some people have issues with pools after construction, some with issues with sub contractors, some property damage, some with sales contracts, some with building schedules, some with service, etc. Can all of these issues be addressed by one law suit? (If so then disregard this post... Maybe an attorney can answer this? ) I would hate to see someone count on a resolution through a class action suit only to find their particular problem does not meet the guidelines of the suit. If I were in "your" position, I would contact an attorney myself and pursue it as an individual. Make certain that your issues are addressed and resolved. If I'm wrong or way off base with these assumptions then I apologize. Believe me; I would love to see everyone's problems settled to their satisfaction and those responsible held accountable. I would just hate to see anyone loose out or waste time. Best of luck to you all.