New construction , a year late..

[A.O.]

So we put our pool in last spring at the new place we bought in South Carolina. Researched different pool types and decided to go with a fiberglass unit. Had an above ground when the kids were younger and decided also to do the in ground.
I just found this sight recently while researching robots and thought I'd post this. Not near as fancy as some I've seen here, but it works for us.

Stupidly forgot to take a pic of the back yard before.. oh well..

And here is the hole..



And something to put in that hole..




Had to cut down a couple trees to get it in.



And here we go..







Some of the plumbing..





Nice shade of brown don't you think?



To be continued...

 

[A.O.]

Checking placement of the slide



Getting the decking in.. Travertine edge first , then the concrete





Getting there. Notice the two palm trees I planted in the background.



Mounting an umbrella stand to the concrete so as to lose that huge base.



And a little table



Of course a Tiki bar.. ;-)



And I love the sun deck!



A panorama from the back door



More to come....

 

[pooldv]

Looking good! Gonna be a great summer! Somebody throw that exercise bike behind the shed! I like that shed a lot, nice place. And I need to see pics of that leaf skimming boat.

 

[A.O.]

Looking good! Gonna be a great summer! Somebody throw that exercise bike behind the shed! I like that shed a lot, nice place. And I need to see pics of that leaf skimming boat.

Here is a try on that boat, if it works just ignore my commentary. click on pic

 

[kimkats]

Fun times for all it looks like! Who plays on the slide the most??

The small dog blended in with the dirt very well! LOL

Kim

 

[Nectarologist]

Looks great!!! For me the coping makes a pool and that is beautiful. The boat is great, never saw that before. I love the driver, haha. As for the brown water I tell people don't worry it's a lake look

 

[A.O.]

Fun times for all it looks like! Who plays on the slide the most??

The small dog blended in with the dirt very well! LOL

Kim

Everyone seems to like the slide... you go fast and out of control!

 

[A.O.]

Looks great!!! For me the coping makes a pool and that is beautiful. The boat is great, never saw that before. I love the driver, haha. As for the brown water I tell people don't worry it's a lake look

Yeah, I love the driver too, been married 29 years now!
And everybody wants to drive that little boat!
Funny you should say that about the lake, I have two ponds on my place, both blackwater ponds and the pool was looking just like them! Remember that was at the beginning last year, took a couple weeks to clear up but since it has stayed clear.
Here is one of them

 

[tejclass]

Beautiful pics. I'm a fan of minimalist designs. I was stationed at Charleston AFB in the early 90's and used to fish blackwater ponds like yours. ahh, fund times...

 

[A.O.]

Beautiful pics. I'm a fan of minimalist designs. I was stationed at Charleston AFB in the early 90's and used to fish blackwater ponds like yours. ahh, fund times...

I'm new to South Carolina and these are the first blackwater I've ever dealt with..