SeanB.'s Pool Build

[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

[SeanB.]

Well, barring bad weather, they will be pouring our deck tomorrow. I understand that once the concrete is poured, we need three days with no rain before the top coat can go on. Here's hoping for a dry weekend.

[Ready2swim]

Well, barring bad weather, they will be pouring our deck tomorrow. I understand that once the concrete is poured, we need three days with no rain before the top coat can go on. Here's hoping for a dry weekend.

Unbelievable...how many days since the dig now?

[SeanB.]

Unbelievable...how many days since the dig now?

The excavation began on the 7th so we are 22 days in, which isn't too bad considering we had a couple of rain delays. Hopefully we'll be putting water in by mid week next week. They originally quoted us six weeks with a guarantee of no longer than eight. I think they will finish well within the 6 week period. I'll have some more pictures tonight.

[SeanB.]

Well, barring bad weather, they will be pouring our deck tomorrow. I understand that once the concrete is poured, we need three days with no rain before the top coat can go on. Here's hoping for a dry weekend.

Correction. I think the guys today will just be getting the ground ready and doing the forms. It's taking them some time to do all the prep, so I doubt the concrete truck will be coming the same day.

[SeanB.]

Here are a few pictures from todays activity. They did the form boards, leveled with sand and then laid the rebar for the deck. I did not have time to take pictures of the rebar but here is everything up to that point.

Laying boards for outline:


Laying sand:



Ready for rebar:

[Phillbo]

thats gonna be real nice ..... but you do realize you are suporting the illegal alien problem in this country ...














joke.. I just finished a major remodel of my back yard and hired tons of julios from the parking lot at home depot to do the grunt work.

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[SeanB.]

thats gonna be real nice ..... but you do realize you are suporting the illegal alien problem in this country ... joke.. I just finished a major remodel of my back yard and hired tons of julios from the parking lot at home depot to do the grunt work.

Thanks

I quite literally would not be able to build a pool, or a house for that matter, in this part of the country if my goal was to totally avoid the use of illegal labor. Besides all the political arguments, hiring illegals actually is not fair to the workers either. Instead of making pennies in Mexico, they are coming here for quarters.

[SeanB.]

Not too exciting, but the rebar on deck was finished today. Hopefully they will pour concrete on Monday: