New Pool Build - South Florida

[Ryanrichard25]

Excited to find this forum wanted to start my first thread and will post updates and pics. We signed contract on 2/11/20 - permits almost done finally (hopefully this week)

pool details:

15x31
Jandy AquaLink P4 PDA Automation
AquaPure 1400 SWG
Pentair Whisperflo 1HP Dual Speed Pump
Pentair 100sq ft C&C Filter
4ft sun shelf
Approx 700sq ft paver deck
Glass waterline tile
Florida double sky blue plaster

$45K

attached some pics

 

[mknauss]

Welcome to the forum!
Looks pretty. Post up any questions you have along the way.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.

 

[Ryanrichard25]

dig starts next week! some shots of basic layout

 

[SwimmingGator]

So since these posts, we probably have had between 14-18 inches of rain recorded at Miami Int'l. Simply unreal.

Has excavation held off? I am in a similar spot myself. They came out and drew the pool boundaries, but excavation on hold until we exit this cycle of torrential rain.

 

[Ryanrichard25]

Yea they were supposed to come today but today got canceled due to the rain and the ones they dug earlier this week apparently all needed pumped and fixed so maybe tomorrow they say (were in west pines)

 

[Ryanrichard25]

Bad news today .... as they dug they found a lot of muck underneath, now we have to do a muck removal and fill to the tune of 12K

 

[Ryanrichard25]

More digging but won’t finish until Monday

 

[Ryanrichard25]

Builder says water filling hole is normal nothing to worry about but there’s a lot of water! This seem usual?

 

[mknauss]

Well that swamp/lake you are building next too will fill your hole to its level. They will pump out and gunite.

 

[Ryanrichard25]

Digging done, rebar and forms almost done

 

[Ryanrichard25]

waiting on inspections now, 2 of them done, other guy not coming until Monday smh.

After he clears it though hopefully we get a rain free day next week to shotcrete before these walls collapse from rain/erosion!

this aerial shot really captures the mess:

 

[Ryanrichard25]

Shotcrete scheduled for Tuesday

 

[Ryanrichard25]

is it weird that all the return lines and such arent put in before shotcrete? I assumed all plumbing would be done first, but it seems that only have the main drain and skimmer in place then plumbing happens later?

 

[bbqjosh]

is it weird that all the return lines and such arent put in before shotcrete? I assumed all plumbing would be done first, but it seems that only have the main drain and skimmer in place then plumbing happens later?

That is how they are doing my pool. They don't want cave ins with all the rain, so they will open up holes for all the plumbing/light features in the concrete and the plumber will concrete the pipes in.

 

[Ryanrichard25]

yea PB came by today to check on the plumbing permit and i asked him about the return lines and he said theyd just leave holes in the shotcrete for the plumbers later

we are scheduled for shotcrete tomorrow as far as I know!

 

[Ryanrichard25]

ugh shocrete delayed until tomorrow

 

[Ryanrichard25]

SHOTCRETE IN PROGRESS

 

[spoonman]

Wow, that is going to be great when finished!

Sort of a mirror image of my pool with a step on one side of the deep end. Only I have rounded corners.

That water table in Florida is no joke. Half surprised your house isn't floating away.

 

[SwimmingGator]

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[Ryanrichard25]

and they are DONE

they had to leave a hole in deep side bottom of wall to allow the ground water to level itself with pool so it stays in place/doesnt float (hence all the water)