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Bama Rambler
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics!  Posted: October 18th, 2011, 7:14 am |
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Ok, the snowmobile in the pic is just uncalled for!  That's an amazing job.
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24' x 52" Round AGP. 1.5hp Dynamo pump. 24" Pentair Sand Dollar Filter. 45MHP2(3GPD) Peristaltic Pump
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: October 18th, 2011, 9:01 am |
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dave,
I love your pool! You did a wonderful job. We can only hope ours turns out half as good!
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Under construction complete DIY: 20x40' rectangle. Resin walls, vinyl lined. 33000 gallons. Full width steps. 8' deep. Diving board, slide. Hayward pro series super pump, sand filter. Raypack 336K BTU heater. Main drain, 2 skimmers, 3 returns, 2 amerilite lights with quick change lens Aquamatic auto cover and a partridge in a pear tree.
Breaking our backs in the hopes that one of our six kids will care for us when we are old 
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: October 25th, 2011, 11:22 pm |
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Breathtaking. Congratulations especially given the hard work.
The steps look fantastic!
Best wishes to your whole family!
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: October 26th, 2011, 9:34 pm |
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Awesome job!  Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations with us. Hurry up summer!  John
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8corneflakes
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: November 4th, 2011, 9:40 am |
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No need to wait for summer! We swam for a couple hours before getting ready for our big annual Halloween party. The kids just had the best time. They watched and helped all summer, so it was so exciting to see them enjoy themselves. I can not express how proud I am of my husband. He has accomplished what many thought he could not. I loved watching the satisfaction on his face as he watched the kids swim. Around 9 pm, the Halloween party turned into a night time 50 degree swim party. Of course the water was 80 degrees so people couldn't help but jump in. Super fun!  Our slide is here. We are really pleased with this. Seems really durable and as safe as a slide can get. We took it outside and let the kids slide into the grass for a while.  Concrete pad to get poured next week. Then we will close the pool and get ready for 5 foot of snow.
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Theresa
Under construction complete DIY: 20x40' rectangle. Resin walls, vinyl lined. 33000 gallons. Full width steps. 8' deep. Diving board, slide. Hayward pro series super pump, sand filter. Raypack 336K BTU heater. Main drain, 2 skimmers, 3 returns, 2 amerilite lights with quick change lens Aquamatic auto cover and a partridge in a pear tree.
Breaking our backs in the hopes that one of our six kids will care for us when we are old
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: November 7th, 2011, 12:06 am |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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I love proving people wrong when they say I can't do something. Congratulations!
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Jay...12,500 gallon freeform pool and attached spa w/ Bullfrog Oscillator & ClusterSpray Jetpaks
Jandy 2hp VS pump(main), Jandy 2hp Stealth pump(Jetpaks), Jandy 1hp Stealth pump(water features) Jandy CL-580 filter, Jandy Watercolors LED lighting, Jandy Aqualink RS8 w/PDA, Jandy Aquapure SWG, Jandy LXi 400k heater, Paramount PV3 6 zone infloor cleaning system
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: November 10th, 2011, 3:30 pm |
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Awesome job, I can imagine the amount of parental happiness seeing those kids enjoying the pool.
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20' X 54" Sharkline Matrix Resin AGP, 9400 Gallons, Sta-Rite 1 HP Dynamo Pump,
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Coming Soon: Solar Heater, Hard Plumb, DIY Fountain
My Build: one-man-one-pool-and-one-deck-agp-pics-t37172.html
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:29 pm |
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Did you ever get the concrete poured before it got too cold?
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16 x 32 IG Vinyl- Install- Mid June 2011. 3ft Shallow 8ft Deep/ Totally Hayward 1HP pump/ 250 pound Sand/ AquaPro800 Heat pump/ Blue Hampton Liner/ 2 Intellibrite LED Lights/ Polaris 360/ 4 Deckjet II's/ 3ft concrete Apron/ 800 sq ft Paver Patio
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:56 pm |
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nope, our backyard is still a muddy mess. We couldn't decide exactly what we wanted. Now we have something to do this spring. Everyday someone in this family looks outside and says "I can't wait to open the pool".
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Theresa
Under construction complete DIY: 20x40' rectangle. Resin walls, vinyl lined. 33000 gallons. Full width steps. 8' deep. Diving board, slide. Hayward pro series super pump, sand filter. Raypack 336K BTU heater. Main drain, 2 skimmers, 3 returns, 2 amerilite lights with quick change lens Aquamatic auto cover and a partridge in a pear tree.
Breaking our backs in the hopes that one of our six kids will care for us when we are old
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:00 am |
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8cornflakes, Same way with us. I was so slow getting the decking and retaining wall and fill dirt on two side of the pool we swam without it for one entire season. We were so excited to get water in the pool, we didn't care if it was blue or not. Several big jugs of Clorox and away we went. Pics are about one year apart, if not more. Attachment: 049firstswim.JPG Attachment: 054completed.JPG
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:37 am |
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Dave, is that tile over concrete? If so, how has it held up? We are so torn on decking because we really don't want plain concrete, but also not interested in the super inflated price of stamped. BTW, beautiful pool!
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Theresa
Under construction complete DIY: 20x40' rectangle. Resin walls, vinyl lined. 33000 gallons. Full width steps. 8' deep. Diving board, slide. Hayward pro series super pump, sand filter. Raypack 336K BTU heater. Main drain, 2 skimmers, 3 returns, 2 amerilite lights with quick change lens Aquamatic auto cover and a partridge in a pear tree.
Breaking our backs in the hopes that one of our six kids will care for us when we are old
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 8:16 am |
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Quote: Dave, is that tile over concrete? If so, how has it held up? Good morning! Yes. The primary reason for not doing the last two sides is that is all fill dirt behind a retaining wall and, even though I compacted it, I felt I needed to wait a year for it to settle completely. That turned out to be worth the wait because (so far) there is not one crack in the entire decking (2500 sq ft). In hindsight, I would opt to do only one color of tile. Secondly, even though we thought we tested it carefully, it has turned out to be a little more slippery than we would really like. It is virtually impervious to EVERYTHING and I would do it again with the two modifications above.
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: March 5th, 2012, 7:38 pm |
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We came back here to reminisce and actually enjoyed our own thread again! My husband said, "remember when we hated this project"? It's all ancient history now. Then we realized we aren't even done yet! We are gearing up for Indiana Hill Billy pool dig part 2...The Hill Billy Returns! The next chapter includes:
Decking
Diving Board
Slide
Deck jets
Exterior lighting
Landscaping
Finish the vault for the cover
rerouting the invisible fence around the pool (and getting collars for all the kids)
Repairing the wooden deck off the house that we distorted
Pool party!
Stay tuned.
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Theresa
Under construction complete DIY: 20x40' rectangle. Resin walls, vinyl lined. 33000 gallons. Full width steps. 8' deep. Diving board, slide. Hayward pro series super pump, sand filter. Raypack 336K BTU heater. Main drain, 2 skimmers, 3 returns, 2 amerilite lights with quick change lens Aquamatic auto cover and a partridge in a pear tree.
Breaking our backs in the hopes that one of our six kids will care for us when we are old
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: March 5th, 2012, 7:40 pm |
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PS, thanks to TFP, our son earned 1st place in the school science fair. His topic, 'How to turn a yucky pond into a sparkling oasis'.
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Theresa
Under construction complete DIY: 20x40' rectangle. Resin walls, vinyl lined. 33000 gallons. Full width steps. 8' deep. Diving board, slide. Hayward pro series super pump, sand filter. Raypack 336K BTU heater. Main drain, 2 skimmers, 3 returns, 2 amerilite lights with quick change lens Aquamatic auto cover and a partridge in a pear tree.
Breaking our backs in the hopes that one of our six kids will care for us when we are old
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Post subject: Re: Indiana Hill Billy pool dig...with pics! Posted: March 6th, 2012, 11:04 pm |
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Can't wait to see the updates!!!
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