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Placement, that tree and it's roots are long gone now:
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The reason I bought the pool was so I could rent a bobcat :) Had to get the smallest one possible to fit through my gate.
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Moved a little bit more:
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Waiting for my wife to get me the rest! More to follow
Are you having fun yet? :)
Ya! Except for when the rental place came to pick up his Bobcat :(
Last sand truck leaving, thank goodness!
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Getting ready to start the leveling, still some extra dirt kicking around. Didn't want to go too deep with the bobcat:
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First circle leveled, bubble is inbetween the lines the whole way around:
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Second circle started, but it was 35C outside (95F) so I decided to stop. Almost done this circle:
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Now to finish the second and third circles, then to make sure there are no gaps underneath the 2x4.
Deja vue! I would swear that's my in-laws' street in London!
That's a lot of work on a very hot day.
My pool getting filled by mother nature before I had a chance to install my pool
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Doing the final level, I must have checked it a hundred times between the level and transit:
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The outside done with crusher dust:
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The amount of nuts and bolts just for the side support system:
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And finally one side completed:
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Looking good there!
So got the side supports up:
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Then the walls:
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Then checked for level, this was nerve racking:
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I also checked it with a transit to be doubly sure.
For some reason I didn't snap any pictures of the extruded foam or the coaving going in, maybe my wife did. I will check.
Now the liner is in, and most of the top plates:
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But once I got to the last piece, and I had an awful bow in the wall:
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I had to "losen" of the top plates to consume this bow. Then I ended up with the top plate not being expanded enough to fit the last piece:
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So I losened it a bit more and voila!
I put an inch or so of water in, and tonight will try and get the rest of the wrinkles out, then continue the filling!
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Here's a picture of the foam going in:
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Water going in, liner looking pretty loose:
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About 8-10" of water in now, and liner is tight:
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Final product:
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Enjoy!
Thanks! It's been great so far, the boys are in and out of it all the time. Me too I must confess. It's a great way to cool down while working on the rest of the setup.
The making of a deck:
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Lots of blocking to make for a sturdy handrail!
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Got the stairs installed:
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And the access panel for my skimmer:
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The making of a deck railing:
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Note this one is at night, some people came over and I took a wee break (and a swim!)
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I had to tie into my existing deck railing, until I replace it to match:
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One interesting thing is whoever built my deck, sucks. They used more lag bolts then they use in a sky scrapper, yet you blow on the railing and it shakes. My railing is not yet bolted in, and solid like a rock.
Got the main piping for my solar system installed, just waiting on the hose for the coils:
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Here's a picture of the first coil. I've only built 2 for this year. Plan to build more next year:
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The flow of water to/from solar:
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The plan I'm following:
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And the picture of the deck completed!
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