SeanB.'s Pool Build

[SeanB.]

Looking forward to updated pics of tile and coping. FYI, that was flagstone you were looking at on my post. My wife and I did some hand picking of the sheets of flagstone to get exactly what we wanted.

The tile and coping was underway when I left today. I'll have some more pictures tomorrow. BTW, our flagstone looks identical to yours - color and the way it was cut too. They had it all laid out along the beam to get the fit right, but before I could take a picture, they had taken it off to start doing the next stage.

We also marked off our yard with spray paint today as to where we want the decking. The pb will be out tomorrow to tell us the total square footage and we may add a little more from there.

[SeanB.]

Lots of progress today! I'm including picutres of the tile and coping and the toe tile. They will finsish the stacked stone on the back of the spa once the deck goes in.

We did the final layout on the deck today - went from 460 to 700 sq ft. That will give us a nice amount up by the house and a minimum of 3 ft around the pool and about 5 ft behind the spa.

And on with the show:

[divnkd101]

Looking good. Accent tiles (marker, toe tiles) on the step look good. Looks like your yard finally dried up, as did ours. Our plumbers got delayed yesterday. They arrived as I was leaving for work this morning. I spent all last night getting my speaker wires ready to run in the trenches they plan to dig today. Keep the pics coming.

[Ready2swim]

It looks like you chose the same tile we did. The only difference is that they didnt deliver our toe tile so we ended up settling on using the 6" tile cut into 1/4 peices to use as the marker tiles. Everything looks good so far...keep up the good work.

On a seperate note, did you go with the easy touch system? We finally got our programmed yesterday and I am so thankfull we did it, so far that is my favortie part of the entire pool...of course what man wouldnt want another remote?

[eljefe281]

...of course what man wouldnt want another remote?

I assume that after you typed that you did the Tim Allen grunt.

[SeanB.]

It looks like you chose the same tile we did. The only difference is that they didnt deliver our toe tile so we ended up settling on using the 6" tile cut into 1/4 peices to use as the marker tiles. Everything looks good so far...keep up the good work.

On a seperate note, did you go with the easy touch system? We finally got our programmed yesterday and I am so thankfull we did it, so far that is my favortie part of the entire pool...of course what man wouldnt want another remote?

The tile is called Manyara, or something like that. We did not go with the automation system. I don't mind operatiing a few valves.

[Ready2swim]

The tile is called Manyara, or something like that. We did not go with the automation system. I don't mind operatiing a few valves.

I understand, it is definately not something you need to have but it sure makes life a lot easier for my wife since you dont have to understand the pool system to make it work. I am not saying my wife is dense...she just doesnt care!

[SeanB.]

I understand, it is definately not something you need to have but it sure makes life a lot easier for my wife since you dont have to understand the pool system to make it work. I am not saying my wife is dense...she just doesnt care!

Yeah, lol, I hadn't really thought about that. Somehow my wife always thinks I'm being condescending when I try to explain that sort of stuff to her. I think I will probably label the valves for ease of operation

[Phillbo]

I spent all last night getting my speaker wires ready to run in the trenches they plan to dig today.

This may be a lilttle late but I always use Malibu lighting wire for exterior speakers. It's made for the enviroment. Regular speaker wire will not last as long if burried.

[SeanB.]

Looking good. Accent tiles (marker, toe tiles) on the step look good. Looks like your yard finally dried up, as did ours. Our plumbers got delayed yesterday. They arrived as I was leaving for work this morning. I spent all last night getting my speaker wires ready to run in the trenches they plan to dig today. Keep the pics coming.

Thanks. We had our outdoor speakers wired when the house was built, so that's one thing I didn't have to worry about.

I went with the builders generic speakers since it was a package deal with the wiring, and volume control, but I have to say, I am surprisingly pleased with the sound quality. According to the installer, they had them made to their specs from the facotry in Japan that produces sony and JBL, I think. I've auditioned quite a few outdoor speakers and think these sound as good or better than any I've heard, with the possible exception of the Klipsch. The Klipsch are actually a little cheaper than the Bose and Infinity, but I thought sound much cleaner. Like these, if anyone is in the market: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1082742914946