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Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Happy Sunday everyone,
Here’s what has happened in the past week. Coping and most of the tile has been completed. Tile for steps, benches and sundeck will wait until just before plastering.
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Also, the equipment building has been completed, and the Easytouch subpanel has been installed along with the surge protector. I was going to insulate and drywall in there but as you can see some spots are going to be a bit tough to do. Anyone have any helpful hints?
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We’re waiting for grounding inspection at the moment and then the landscapers can come in and start with the flagstone. Hopefully, that will be tomorrow. Can’t wait for some of the dirt to be covered up.
Wow, your pool build makes mine look like I got it at Toys R Us! :D
Drywalling in there around all that equipment is going to be a bear! :eek:
Thanks Jim. It's finally moving forward again. Had a few slow weeks, but now we're looking to fill in about 2 or 3 weeks. Wooohooo!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Don't suppose you've got some spare time to come help with the drywall? I'll grill up a steak and give you all the beer you can handle. :D
Uhmmmm......I'm busy that weekend....lol. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Yeah. We've gotten to be pretty good friends with the landscaper (who built the building for us) and I couldn't sucker him into either...but he is taking me up on the steaks and beer once we're all done.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Hmmmm. Steaks and beer, huh? Is that offer still good???
A question about drywall: are you going to use green board or concrete board?
Sure, Former. Medium, Medium-rare, or Rare? I dont' do Well, unless I've have too many of those beers and forget I'm cooking. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
I've only drywalled once with a friend before, so I'm not sure. I'll have to do some research before I start. Recommendation?
R.A.R.E. or they sometimes call it blue. Cool to cold center. Thanks for asking.
Green board is for bathroom walls, concrete board for shower walls. Personally I suggest concrete board as it could get wet in there. Equipment erupts sometimes, especially if you've had that extra beer and forget to close a valve or something.... (YOU brought up the beer forgetfulness...) If you have a pressure release valve on your filter, lotsa water!
You have a heater, right? The heater needs to be vented too. I think someone could make a ton of money figuring out how to capture all the heat that escapes a heater. You could even cook my steak over the exhaust... Hmmmm. Grill-Pool Heater combo. That's an idea! But really, heaters do have an incredible output. Vent that puppy.
Oh yea. Make a signature, wouldya? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
TBD... Love it!
Well, it was another slow week for our build. Not much has happened because of the weather, 6+ inches of wet, heavy snow and rain on and off since Wednesday night. Can't even go back to see what's happened with the rest of the equipment. Supposedly, everything is done including the control unit for the SWCG.
This week, the landscapers are supposed to be back and we should have the deck and fire pit completed by Friday...but more rain and snow are in the forecast. :(
We'll see.
Hang in there, Toy. The weather WILL improve!
Sun's out and it's starting to warm up. :) Did you get your dumping you were hoping for?Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
We sure did last night! I hope the liner didn't float. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Hey Jim! I'm sick of rain. Glad it's going somewhere else besides our neck of the woods. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Thanks for sending it our way. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Blame Former. She asked for it. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by JimK
You bet I did! But I have been in Virginia more than at home lately. My prayers have followed me! Just got back to IL tonight but headed back your way (Virginia Wesleyan) Thursday. Need more rain????
You guys must have sent it back. Soooo muddy out back, I can't take pictures from a good spot. Will post pics soon...hopefully tomorrow.
Bet you can't wait for decking and landscape!!!
Not much progress in the past couple of days because of weather, but the decking has been started and the CFO will be going with the landscaper to pick out plants and trees on Monday. Should be more progress tomorrow thru Saturday so I'll post updates Sunday...weather willing.
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(The pool's holding water! Woohoo!) :)
You still have the diving rock!!!! Did you decide to keep it?
Well, kind of. We have a smaller "overhang" that's more difficult to get to. It's also pretty low to the top of the pool so it's not this big jump off point. Here's what it looked like before:Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
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You can see that there's quite a bit of difference.
One step closer! Hardscaping is 90% complete and landscaping starts on Tuesday. We can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel. Pool builder can now come back in and finish tiling (sun deck, benches and steps) and make a few adjustments to the equipment. Plaster is up next and we fill. We may be able to take a dip come Memorial Day. Woohoo! :)
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It's coming along nicely. :)
I hope our reptile friends found a safe new home. ;)
Thanks Jim. Hoping and praying that we get to jump in by Memorial Day.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
I went looking for them today, but I didn't see any signs. I'm sure they've grown up and moved on. :) Now we get to deal with bunnies and their babies.
Fur, okay. Scales, not so much...
Hi everyone and happy Mothers Day to all the great moms out there.
90% of the landscaping is complete. But we've had some delays due to weather. Heavy rains, lightning, thunder and a late season winter storm has set us back about a week or two.
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And this morning:
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We've got about 2 days of drying out before the landscapers can finish. Then, the builder will be coming in the following week to make some mechanical adjustments, plaster and fill. Hopefully, 2 weeks from today, I'll be posting our completed backyard.
I know the weather setback sucks, but you're getting closer to swim time!
Here's hoping you have much better weather soon. :)
It looks great, Toy, even with the snow! Whatcha cookin' on that sweet grill?
Thanks, Former. Unfortunately, the grill is out of commission. After the landscapers connected the fire pit, the grill got jealous or something and stopped working. Our Mothers Day celebration has been delayed. We're looking at Memorial Day weekend when I'm hoping the entire backyard is complete. it's all good, from what I understand, it's a simple fix and should be in good working order shortly.Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
As for the snow, here's what the backyard looks now:
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I'm just sorry I spent the time shoveling this morning.
Thanks Jim. I just found out that May is our rainiest month of the year...I'm thinking they need to add it as one of the snowiest. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Bummer about the grill and your Mother's Day plans. You WILL get there! ...and we will be there too!!!
Morning everyone,
Our landscaping is now finished except for the waterfall. That will have to wait for final adjustments and light placement once the pool has been filled.
Plastering is scheduled for tomorrow, but we may have an issue with ground water leaking into the pool. We’ve had so much rain (and snow) in the past couple of weeks, the ground is completely saturated. Looking at the weather forecast, it doesn’t look like the rain is going to let up much for the coming week either. More delays. Sigh.
But, we’ve been able to make use of the fire pit and will fire up the BBQ for the first time tonight to celebrate Mothers Day…a week late. Steaks courtesy of our landscapers who felt bad about delaying our celebration.
Here’s the latest:
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Fingers crossed for plaster and fill this week. Still hoping to take a dip this coming long weekend.
Beautiful!
Thanks Jim. I'm doing my anit-rain dance at the moment. Want to send some of the nice weather you guys are having this way? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Consider it done. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Looks great, Toy! Sending good weather-thoughts your way! Enjoy the steaks!