New Pool - Orlando Florida

[IrwinK]

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Yeah!! I got footers!!! Pavers soon. And 2 months ago it looked like this. Notice they (Golf Course not PB) trimmed the underbrush yesterday so I can see the lake .

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Latest pic of the Equipment. Electrician is finished except for a 24v transformer for deck jet valve actuator.

 

[IrwinK]

Here's another pic of the pouring of the raised areas & footers (no rain in sight):

 

[kimkats]

LOVE a early morning sight like that! I REALLY did NOT think they would be there THAT early! LOL

Did they say anything about keeping it all wet?

Love the view!

Kim:cat:

 

[IrwinK]

They didn't say anything about keeping it wet. I'm going outside now and give it a little water spray.

This is not the pool shell. It is 8" deep by 12" wide footers with rebar. 43' x 33' length plus another 45' for the Lanai area.

If anyone has advise please let me know. Florida temperature was about 70 when they poured and in the high 80s during the afternoon. It is about 80 now.

 

[kimkats]

I will let you do the research but I have always been taught to keep new cement wet. I am not sure why but it is what I do. LOL

Kim:cat:

 

[IrwinK]

I watered the Pool Shell for 28 days so I guess I can water the Footers for a few days until they're covered with the Cement Pavers.

 

[Marlahoutex]

Psst...it's actually concrete now that water has been added.

 

[IrwinK]

Marla you're right should've said Concrete Pavers but hear them called Cement Pavers many times.

In fact seach finds many Cement Paver listings.
Here's one that actually has 2 pages on their website:

Cement Pavers in Bonita Springs FL
Concrete Pavers in Bonita Springs FL
Also TVs Jed Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies" called it a "Cement Pond":splash:

 

[Marlahoutex]

Oh I was just giving you (actually Kim!) a hard time! Most people call concrete "cement". And I grew up with the Beverly Hillbillies. "Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed.."

 

[kimkats]

to Marla! LOVE that show and still watch it! AND I was telling him to add more water to it is REALLY concrete now! hehe

Kim:cat:

 

[IrwinK]

Long Live "The Beverly Hillbillies" TV series!

Saturday Update. Today the wood forms were removed from the footers and raised waterfall areas.

Thought I was getting pavers installed but seems they just needed the wood for another job.

Hoping for Monday or Tuesday but first they have to finish the brick coping and tile around the sides & back of the raised waterfall areas.

 

[IrwinK]

It Thursday already and not much done this week. They did not finish the brick coping but did tile around the sides & back of the raised waterfall areas.

Technically I think should be calling those raised areas "bond beam" since there is rebar and "concrete" in them.

 

[kimkats]

Hey at least they got some work done..........one day it will all be done and you will be swimming!

Kim:cat:

 

[IrwinK]

They're here today!!!! Starting the final brick coping work on the waterfalls. Also connecting overflow line from skimmer to deck drains and installed deck jet nozzles.

One photo now more later if they don't get rained out.

 

[IrwinK]

Getting somewhere. Slow cutting process but work seems good. PB did not stop by but I'm here to supervise!!!!!

 

[kimkats]

Slow is good with artist with a big saw! Those cuts are good! Worth waiting one!

Kim:cat:

 

[IrwinK]

Pavers finally going in!!!!

 

[kimkats]

We call that "the end of the MUD!" NICE! I love them!

Kim:cat:

 

[IrwinK]

Yes no more mud! Thanks Kim, and we sure had mud this a.m. from 2 days of heavy rain. The pool has 2 ft of water in it.

But rain was good that it helped compressed the soil before the pavers.

 

[IrwinK]

Pavers were completed after 12 hrs. of work on Tuesday. All that's left to do is the Screen and the Plastering.
I'm happy to be rid of the Mud but hoping for rain now to test the 4" drain system the deck.
But, I'm not a happy camper with the looks of the pavers. They did not closely match the existing ones in the Covered Lanai. You can see a bit of those in the foreground of the 1st picture below.
Also there should Not be White pavers in the mix. It sort of looks like a checkerboard. PB will not fix without charge for labor. Had told me they would not be an exact match yet he had taken pictures and samples when he ordered the Oldcastle Appian Amaretto pavers.

After 2 days I'm getting used to the pavers but still not happy. There were some leftover that I have saved and may try to replace a few myself. Also may try to stain them. I brushed some coffee on a leftover white paver as a test and it did stain it.

I'll be starting a thread about staining pavers later.