Recent content by Jaimee

We did one with a channel drain that I did design for small swimmers. The suction is dispersed through three 2" pipes along the channel and I feel quite comfortable with the setup. The toddlers and our small dog love it and the basin faces our house. Good luck on your project. Cheers. Jaimee

Ah, the basin. I have been surprised at all the attention and questions the basin has generated. I would suppose one reason is because our catch basin is in the front of the pool, e.g. the part that faces you as you look out our living room windows. You bring up a very legitimate point...

This is awesome!!! Hang in there, you'll get it done. I'm a desperate mama with limited funds and it took us a year, but we did it ourselves and we are finally swimming. The girls got some golden work ethics lessons along the way as well, which, as you know is priceless. Your boys seem like...

I found one more shot on my phone that doesn't show the shell as much as how the iridescent glass in the plaster compliments the glass tile in the basin. Happy this worked out. A little worried the tile would look like a circus, but it's pretty in the AZ sun.

Thanks for the compliment! I am going to post an entire reply about the plaster (yep, did it myself and it almost did me in) when my daughter helps me get my photos onto our desktop. In the meantime I took a few pics just now. The water is moving due to the wind; I don't know if you can see too...

Homemade ground abalone shell I knew I was going to do the pebble plaster and I wanted abalone shell but it was soooo expensive. What to do? Well I got looking on eBay (which can be dangerous) and found some abalone pieces from an Australian seller. I also found some Mexican abalone shell which...