Steve's pool build status - Work started 2/19/2007!

[skamp]

Steve,

Push your builder hard to get it done. Mine was complete within 29 days after the dig and I had a week between the dig and gunite. Water features will obviously take a little extra time but Spring is fast approaching down here and you know they tend to be wet. It looks great. Keep the pics coming.

Yea I hear you on that. I had a lot of conversations with them and decided to build this time of year because they are less busy. I am sure they will push hard to get it done quick. Thanks!

Steve

[skamp]

Day 8 - 2/27

They started the plumbing today. It was insane to see how much trench they dug. They still have some more stuff to finish up tomorrow. I will post pictures soon. It is coming along!

Getting all the pipe ready




What a mess!




Steve

[divnkd101]

Day 8 - 2/27

They started the plumbing today. It was insane to see how much trench they dug. They still have some more stuff to finish up tomorrow. I will post pictures soon. It is coming along!

Steve

Don't know if you have any speaker wire, etc. you plan to run at the back of the pool. It's a good time to do it while the trenches are open. Plumbers should not have any issues with one more piece of conduit. Keep the pics coming.

[skamp]

Day 9 - 2/28

Today they completed the plumbing and set left it pressurized to test for leaks. There is a small hole in one of the pump housings under the inlet. I will have them replace the pump.

Lots of pipes and valves!



On the right are the valves for the water feature. They include.

1. Waterfall
2. Weeping wall
3. Bubblers in tanning ledge
4. Bypass back to return if I want to reduce the overall flow to the water features.



Stubout for the gas and water going to the outdoor kitchen.



Stubout for the firepit



Tomorrow they are doing the rock waterfall and accent rocks. Friday they are going to do the coping, waterline tile and spa. Monday the electric is going in. Also Friday my patio cover construction starts! I will post more pictures soon.

Steve

[skamp]

Don't know if you have any speaker wire, etc. you plan to run at the back of the pool. It's a good time to do it while the trenches are open. Plumbers should not have any issues with one more piece of conduit. Keep the pics coming.

I already have one set of speakers that go on the back wall of my house that will be relocated under the covered patio. I am going to run a conduit to the backside of the pool to have an additonal set back there all ran to an A/B A+B switch. I will have to trench it my self but that is not that big of a deal. Thanks!

Steve

[No Need]

Looking good!

[skamp]

Day 10 - 3/1

All I can say is WOW! Today was great. They did almost all the rock work today and I am thrilled. The waterline flagstone, moss rock waterfall and accent boulders, jump rock, stacked moss rock in front of the spillway and moss rock flagstone around spa were completed. They only have to cement in the flagstone coping tomorrow.

Getting things ready



Getting the waterfall underway.



Starting on the stacked moss rock spillway



Waterfall is almost done



Moss rock flagstone around the raised spa.



Continued in next post

[skamp]

Day 10 continued

Installing the jump rock



Completed waterline flagstone



Waterfall and accent rocks are done!



Stacked moss rock spillway completed.



Tomorrow they start the covered patio and finish the rock work. The weather is starting to get nice and I am getting real excited!

Steve

[huskyrider]

Your pool is looking GREAT!!!

I'm curious about one thing, why did you choose a flagstone waterline over a frost proof ceramic tile that looks like your flagstone?
Did your builder mention anything to you about the differences in their performance against the test of time -vs- flagstone?

See ya,
Kelly

[skamp]

Your pool is looking GREAT!!!

I'm curious about one thing, why did you choose a flagstone waterline over a frost proof ceramic tile that looks like your flagstone?
Did your builder mention anything to you about the differences in their performance against the test of time -vs- flagstone?

See ya,
Kelly

Thanks for the compliments. We did not talk much about it. They offered to do either and I liked the way the flagstone looked. I know there are some concerns but I guess I did not get the full run down of the downsides. I know it is soft and harder to clean for deposits. What are the other downsides? Thanks!

Steve