Pre-gunite: How much clearance between rebar and face of dirt?

[ehorn]

From what I've read that could be a problem. Here is an image from the website howibuiltmyownpool.com. It suggests spacers of 3" deep to keep the rebar away from the dirt. I would assume the pictures of your dirt that has fallen will need to be taken care of on the day they shoot the gunite.

On another note I'm very jelous you are that far along after a week. I just passed the 3 month mark from the day they dug the hole for the pool and all I have is plumbing.

Eric