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  1. carter93230

    New build Natural style pool NJ

    That is an amazing pool, the landscaping is beautiful, you guys definitely did a fantastic job.
  2. carter93230

    Osage Hills Pool Build

    Looks great, everything is coming along nicely! Youre almost to the finish line!
  3. carter93230

    What is Startup Tec?

    My builder used it as well and he swears by it on all his builds, our pool was done with basic white plaster. We plastered and filled the pool on a Thursday and did startup on Friday, pool was clear by Sunday. There was very little plaster dust to deal with, while I had to brush it the first few...
  4. carter93230

    Osage Hills Pool Build

    Coming along nicely, the coping looks really good.
  5. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Yeah that's what I'm thinking, I have a TF 100 kit too so I will be shadowing, PB has a pool service but they did start out the pool on tablets, I really don't want draining the pool to be annual maintenance item!
  6. carter93230

    Our stay-cation spot.

    Great setup!
  7. carter93230

    Since I switched to BBB I don't mind showing it off!!!

    That is a great pool, everything looks awesome!
  8. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Thanks!
  9. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    It's been a week since we filled the pool, got all the sprinklers done, and landscaping in. Filling the pool was interesting in that we saw how funky our local tap water really is (we are on city well water but it is not chlorinated) My son and I figured if we watched it would fill faster...
  10. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Yeah Plaster! Finally the day has arrived! Plaster! Crew was here at 6:30, good thing too it's supposed to be 108 today Got it knocked out quick, first hose went in at 11 and I added a couple more hoses for good measure..... Very happy with how it all came out, now the...
  11. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Plaster Prep Crew came and pressure washed the deck, installed equipment and prepped the pool for plaster last week and everything passed final inspection. We were hoping for plaster last Friday (8/2) but no dice as the inspector held us up Pool fence went in yesterday (8/8) Wasn't sure...
  12. carter93230

    New Pool build Baytown Tx

    Very impressive! Can't wait to see how this turns out, looking awesome so far.
  13. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Yes copper bond wire runs in a loop around the pool under the deck and it is tied to the pool shell bonding with lugs
  14. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    No steel in the decking, soil around here is sandy and stable. Reenforced concrete decking, sidewalks, etc. is very uncommon. With proper compaction, expansion joint placement ,and fibermesh concrete cracking is not a problem.
  15. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    It's a jumping platform, on the deep end side, also could be used as a sitting area
  16. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    We have a deck! Things seem to be rolling along nicely again! PB came out on Tues 7/24 and laid out the deck area and then called us on Thurs and said deck would be going in on Fri 7/27 Deck area lined out (we ended up expanding it a little further out than the original plan. Didn't...
  17. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Waiting and Tile Project slowed to a crawl waiting for tile and we went into pool construction purgatory! Our builder only subs out the Gunite and does everything else himself and their tile crew got hung up on another job, so we basically did nothing for 2 weeks. In the meanwhile my son...
  18. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Steel and Gunite Steel was done on 6/23 Gunite crew was backed up and ended up shooting the pool on 6/30 Sand and mortar trucks Air compressor Shooting the pool All done, they knocked it out in about 3 hours My 2yr old daughter approves Spent the next week...
  19. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Plumbing Pool was plumbed the week of 6/11
  20. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    The Dig Our dig was scheduled for 6/8/2012 PB came out the day before and marked out the site My 5yr old helping cap off the sprinklers heading into the pool area Excavation day! Here we go- Son pulled up a chair to watch all the excitement Breaking out the existing concrete...
  21. carter93230

    New Pool Build in Central CA

    Hello all, been lurking here for several months soaking up all of the great knowledge and info, this is really an amazing forum! Our pool journey started out with a leak in our 3yr old AG Intex Sequoia pool that had served us well. Started looking for the leak with no luck and then decided to...