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Hello Family and Friends! As most of you know we're putting in a pool! This page will keep everyone abreast of the progress. The pool is being built by Aquatan Pools For details on the camera setup click HERE. A drawing of the pool is below Still photo gallery |
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On 4/22 at 9:00 the pool was declared full! Fill time: 54 hours Fill gallons: 30,000 - 31,000 31k isn't 36k, but the pool is still big! Next comes startup and acid wash. |
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Threat of rain delayed plaster until Wednesday. It's looks great! Check out the gallery for a bunch of stills. They basically mix the plaster and "colorquartz" in a cement mixer and spray it on like gunite. Crews then trowel it smooth. The crews wear shoes with a few spikes to minimize damage to the plastered floor (which they repair as they back out). We started filling the pool with dual hoses around 3p on Wednesday it's estimated to take 2.5 days. |
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On 04/09/2005 the cleanup
crew came to remove the trash (well, most of it) from inside and around
the construction zone, and grade the dirt around the pool. It's looking great! I've added some pictures to the gallery to show final grades and the clean pool. Due to weather we couldn't get the plaster in before I head to NJ on a business trip, so I've put everything on hold until I return. Landscaping (just grass for now) is scheduled for 9/16 and plaster on 9/18. |
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04/04 Fence posts went in. 04/05 Fence panels (most of them) went in. A tree in front of the camera is really hurting the video view. There is no point capturing the fence video, you would only see 4 posts going in. We are supposed to get plaster and water this week, but with the winds and rain, I'm not sure that's going to happen... Still pictures also updated in the gallery. |
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Work has slowed a bit.. plus not much to see on the pool cam. 03/30 The equipment was plumbed into the pool today. 04/02 Mastic (like caulk) was placed between deck and coping. |
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The deck pour was
today. It took 3 cement truck loads! Due to the multiple
trucks and cool temperature the crew didn't finish until around 10pm. The process was very interesting. The concrete is poured, smoothed and allowed to partially cure. At this point it looks like a driveway. The top level of sand is then removed with water and brooms, revealing the finished surface. It takes a while, but looks great. See the video. Still pictures also updated in the gallery. |
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The deck was laid out on 3/23
and 3/24. It was tough deciding how big to make it. You
have to balance cost, maintenance (or landscaping around it) and
usability. I've also finalized the fence position. Sometimes you don't see a lot of activity because a big patio is also going in by the back door. (photo gallery updated) The fence guys should start on Monday (3/28). The deck pour may not start on Monday. (didn't see inspector Friday) Next comes cleanup, plaster, and water! |
Today the tile was placed around the waterline of the pool. Coping is scheduled for Mon, Tue, The deck may begin Wed. The video is good today. |
Today the pool was sprayed
with concrete! It's looking more like a pool every day.
Diana and I also went and picked out the Tile and Coping. More pictures were added to the pool construction Gallery |
Today a steel crew came in to erect the frame for the gunite. The plumbing crew then returned to finish their job. Monday the city inspector drops by and we may shoot the gunite on Tue. I put glasses on the web-cam today (see camera info) and the pictures are much better. |
Today
the plumbers completely destroyed our yard! There are pipes
everywhere. I would have through digging would have messed things
up, but nope.. it's the pipes! |
On Tue 3/8 they started digging. First step was moving the Gazebo.
This supposedly simple task turned into quite a challenge. We thought
the gazebo was just sitting on some bricks (we could see them). It
turns out it was attached to piers cemented into the ground! The gazebo
is currently sitting on the ground w/o it's base. We'll figure out
exactly how to deal with it later. We may need a crane to come lift it
while a new foundation is built below. Once the digging began, at about 2 feet we hit solid rock. I was more surprised at the 2 feet of dirt than the rock. This slowed excavation and it will continue tomorrow. |