We Finally Dug Our Ground (Pics)

[hrsdennis]

It all sounds good, especially the right parts. Always a good thing. Just one more thought. If you are using sand for a cove I think I would go with the plastic strip under the cove area to prevent any sand from settling into the rocks below the rail.

For anyone else following this thread, I am unable to get into the picture file from the link above. The link on page 2 works fine.

Hope to see more soon, Dennis

[AGP18by33]

Sorry about the link. I must have copy/pasted the wrong one. Here's the correct one:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/veteri...m?.dir=a97bre2

We have some plastic to install on the walls. Our directions say to go 12" up and 12" out onto the floor. They say it is optional but we are doing this.
We also have some 4 mil black plastic that we are gonna put on the ground before the pool gets built, it will go under the sand and extend beyond the pool boundry. Here is our sequence:

After ground is more level (too hot to work outside today) we will
1. Lay out the black plastic even over the blocks. This will go across the entire pool surface. Cutting excess where necessary.
2. Layout the bottom track over plastic.
3. Bring in the sand and pile in the middle to allow room for "wall" plastic to go onto floor.
4. Install the wall.
5. Tape the other plastic onto wall with duck tape and run all the way onto pool floor.
6. Smooth out the sand and build the sand cove. Mist with water and tamp.
7. Liner and water.
8. Thank Jesus we are filling our pool and that we got through it.
9. Swim until the sun comes up.

Looks good on paper huh?
It was so hot here that you can hardly breathe when you go outside. That is just a bit too dangerous for us. It is supposed to be almost this hot tomorrow too but we have to go somewhere so we will work when we get back around 7:00pm. Tilling, scraping and shoveling.

Our goal is H2O by Sunday eve.

Rhon

[hrsdennis]

Swimming on Monday or bust.

I would only do one thing different. I would lay out the bottom rails and connect them. Next I would unroll the plastic and put sand in middle area. I would then use the bottom rail as a blade guide and cut the plastic so that it fits just inside of your bottom rail. I would then pull the plastic over the sand and away from the bottom rails. Plastic just becomes a mess if you try to unroll a side wall over it.

And the drainage you created with the small stones will become useless if you lay plastic over them. The water will sit on top of the plastic and rust the rail.

After the wall has been installed, put the plastic back into place. Then tape into place your cove barrier and start spreading the sand.

Just my thoughts, Dennis

[AGP18by33]

Hi,
Well we got the ground as level as its gonna get last night. No work today due to rain.
We also have the rails set up too. I also ran the transit around to check for level again so I can sleep before we build. Next goes the plastic barrier which is 4 mil and I hope that is enough. We will cut this inside the rail once we pile the sand in the middle.
I was confused about putting plastic over the sand but I reread it and you said to "pull" the plastic over the sand then install the wall. Makes perfect sense now. Then put the plastic back to the walls again.
We will also put some barrier up the walls about 12 inches after that so that around the edges, there will be double protection as it will be double thick.
New pictures are in the book.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/veteri...m?.dir=a97bre2

More to come.
Rhon

[hrsdennis]

Hey Rohn, progress is looking good. Yes, you got the plastic thing right. The ground looks good and it should be ready for sand.

The only link to your pictures that is working for me is the one from my post on page two???

Let's try this and see if it works.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/veteri...97bre2&.src=ph

I can't wait to see that wall up. Get the blender ready, it's almost time.

Dennis

[AGP18by33]

So today we got the plastic laid down and the sand on top. Man that is alot of trips with the wheelbarrel.
Tomorrow the wall goes up. We are technically on vacation now and you wouldn't believe how fast I drove home.
More pics to follow.

Dennis...I hope this is what you where talking about with the plastic. Please tell me it is!!! : )~

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/veteri...97bre2&.src=ph

Will our yard ever look decent again??

Rhon

[hrsdennis]

Perfect so far. Be sure to assemble all of your side supports and pressure plates before you install the wall. I do this before the sand but that should not be a big thing. They are needed to hold the wall up as you are placing it into the bottom rail.

Hope for more photos tomorrow, Dennis