Our dig began today!

[Bluegrassman]

So glad to finally see the work begin. Although it has unfortunately turned very cold and does not feel anything like pool time.
I'll update pics as the work progresses each day.


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[JohnT]

Good deal!

 

[Bluegrassman]

Finished with todays dig. Should be forming tomorrow. Will post pics again once walls are up.

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[Bluegrassman]

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[Bluegrassman]

Started on forms for walls yesterday. Unfortunately it warmed up and rained so now our yard is a rutted mess where they drove in and out

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[Melt In The Sun]

Looking good!

 

[Bluegrassman]

Question about backfill. I mostly see recommendations of gravel. Our PB says he only uses dirt now. Says he's only had 2 liners to float on him and both were on pools backfilled with gravel. However, they are installing gravel and a French drain. Our pool is at the bottom of a very slight hill directly behind our house and will be completely surrounded by concrete decking between it and the house.
Should I demand gravel, or is it not a deal breaker?

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[Lershac]

Liner issues are not behind the recommendations for gravel over dirt fill. Settling is. Gravel will tend to self-compact with little settling. Dirt will settle like mad unless it's applied in small lifts and compacted between lifts mechanically....and even then it may settle.

You want that concrete deck (likely the single most expensive part of your build ) to last a long time without settling, separation and cracking, then go with gravel backfill.

Just my .02$

 

[Bluegrassman]

Thanks. I'll definitely be having this discussion with the builder because we are doing quite a bit of concrete decking.

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[bobby1017]

Dirt will settle like mad unless it's applied in small lifts and compacted between lifts mechanically....and even then it may settle.

You want that concrete deck (likely the single most expensive part of your build ) to last a long time without settling, separation and cracking, then go with gravel backfill.

Just my .02$

I guess I read here if using dirt you should wait a year before pouring even if you compacted it so it can naturally settle. Under my deck was all 3/4" drain rock, approx 12" to 24" thick.

 

[Bluegrassman]

Skimmers, rebar, and some plumbing runs today. They hope to finish the forms and bring in the pump truck to pour the walls tomorrow.

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[fireman23]

I have seen dirt settle almost 12-16 inches...gravel for sure.

 

[Bluegrassman]

Stairs in, walls poured today. What a muddy mess it is though. Still, we have progress!

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[Bluegrassman]

Forms off walls, started plumbing and setting forms for cantilevered coping today. Should have coping finished tomorrow.

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[PSW]

Looking great! I can't wait to see more pictures and watch your progress!

 

[Bluegrassman]

Thanks. They hope to get the coping poured tomorrow and maybe complete the waterfall. I'll try to get some more pics up when I get home tomorrow afternoon.

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[pistol18]

Nice to see your progress and looking forward to following your thread!. We just signed for a concrete wall liner pool last weekend, build prob start in May.

 

[Bluegrassman]

We have water going in
Still so much work to do, but by gosh it looks like a pool now!

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[Melt In The Sun]

congratulations! Time for a quick swim, no?

 

[Bluegrassman]

congratulations! Time for a quick swim, no?

I'll have to pass on the swim for now. Haven't checked water temp, but it can't be over 50F