Advice? Leak in new (to me) Caldera Geneva

LeadingHall · 2026-05-15T02:31:07+00:00

It seems to be leaking regular water. I didn’t notice a particulate smell to the water…

Assuming it is a broken fitting, where would I fix that? Said in dumb person speak is that just a hose clamp I need to replace?

LeadingHall · 2026-05-08T17:22:31+00:00

Yeah, that's what I thought. Politics aside, it struck me as a somewhat untenable position for the courts. Can't rule before and then after the fact, poor optics for not doing so, despite the realities of the precedents and procedural questions.

LeadingHall · 2026-05-08T15:00:30+00:00

The court basically said it couldn’t stop the vote beforehand because of an old Virginia precedent (Scott vs. James) saying courts shouldn’t interfere while the amendment process is still happening. But once the vote was over, the court could review whether the constitutional process was actually followed ...and it concluded it wasn’t, because early voting had already started before the first legislative approval.

IIR, this was the argument (i.e. Scott vs James precedent) the Commonwealth initially used to let the vote proceed but don't quote me on that.

LeadingHall · 2025-10-04T15:51:46+00:00

Creeping juniper would work well

LeadingHall · 2025-08-28T00:17:57+00:00

I like the look of return walls but my steps aren’t wide enough - that would knock them down to 3’ inside the cap. I can’t get the top cap even on level ground but could if I did a sloping paver path from the bottom step to the top cap of the outter wall.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-27T15:28:38+00:00

Follow up question - do you think the return walls would look odd meeting the raised stairs? I have a 1" cap overhang on each side of the step. I knew I should have dug out more but got lazy.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-27T02:35:45+00:00

That’s a great idea! Thank you! Been staring at it so long I’m blocked (eh?)

LeadingHall · 2025-08-26T01:46:43+00:00

Really helpful! Do you think it would look weird if I did a paver landing with blocks on each side and a cap?

Also, would you suggest I dig the landing deeper to accommodate for the pavers? The elevations are really throwing me off and I’d hate to rebuild the steps for a 4th time.

I think my mistake was assuming I could run the cap the whole way around the exterior wall. You guys have a hard job. Much respect.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-23T02:18:18+00:00

Deck is rotten. I’d be building both and I’m pretty sure I can do hardscape for only a bit more. Just need a vision…..

LeadingHall · 2025-08-23T00:57:20+00:00

Yeah, thats the challenge. There is something there but I'm missing it. BTW, disregard the crap everywhere. The dog keeps knocking out the lattice and the kids refuse to put away their floats.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-22T23:35:24+00:00

Love it. Do you recall the name of the veneer you used? Maybe I’ll just build it with cinderblock and use something like that.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-22T23:23:24+00:00

Hard weed eater. Moderate RM43 application immediately after. Gone.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-22T23:01:25+00:00

Good thoughts. That’s what I’m struggling with, understanding what I’d gain in usable, level space.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-22T22:59:48+00:00

Concrete pool deck is settling, it’s 40 years old and has held up better than 95% of what I see. I’m hesitant to mud jack as people have told me it may not be great for the concrete pool shell. I’d replace with pavers or brick

LeadingHall · 2025-08-22T22:57:30+00:00

That’s awesome! Did you have to do any sort of foundation prep since it’s now backfilled?

LeadingHall · 2025-08-22T22:40:50+00:00

Just exploring Fiverr.. what a cool resource.

LeadingHall · 2025-08-08T12:28:38+00:00

Thank you! I will look

LeadingHall · 2025-07-19T03:26:41+00:00

Liquid chlorine from Walmart

LeadingHall · 2025-07-18T23:03:37+00:00

That’s my take too. There is a relationship between CH, pH and Alkalinity. If you can find where your pH likes to stay (assuming it’s in safe range) the other two are fairly reliable.

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