New Build in PA

[bmoreswim]

Possibly an Ondura roof panel for behind your equipment. On the plus side, if you need a quick setting adjustment, your neighbor can just reach over the fence and take care of it for you.

 

[SecoSteve]

Possibly an Ondura roof panel for behind your equipment. On the plus side, if you need a quick setting adjustment, your neighbor can just reach over the fence and take care of it for you.

Now that would be automation!

 

[SecoSteve]

We are at the point of finalizing the locations for two bubblers on our sun shelf. Originally, the steps were NOT attached to the shelf. We decided to change that because the Classic steps that the PB uses take up almost 5 feet of pool with 4 steps.

In the picture below, (G) is where one bubbler was originally set. Now that the steps are attached to the shelf, (G) would be in the way of entering and exiting the pool, so we have thought about moving it to (F).

We plan to put two lounge chairs and a small table with an umbrella sleeve through it on the shelf. Knowing that, (F) and (H) would lie away enough from the chairs.

The pool salesman thinks we should leave it at (G) even though it will be in the way of the steps. It’s our pool and we can put it where we want, and we will, but does anybody have any thoughts on where you would locate it? Would the bubbler “action” make it difficult to use the steps?

 

[PCR]

We are at the point of finalizing the locations for two bubblers on our sun shelf. Originally, the steps were NOT attached to the shelf. We decided to change that because the Classic steps that the PB uses take up almost 5 feet of pool with 4 steps.

In the picture below, (G) is where one bubbler was originally set. Now that the steps are attached to the shelf, (G) would be in the way of entering and exiting the pool, so we have thought about moving it to (F).

We plan to put two lounge chairs and a small table with an umbrella sleeve through it on the shelf. Knowing that, (F) and (H) would lie away enough from the chairs.

The pool salesman thinks we should leave it at (G) even though it will be in the way of the steps. It’s our pool and we can put it where we want, and we will, but does anybody have any thoughts on where you would locate it? Would the bubbler “action” make it difficult to use the steps?

I would definitely move it. It's not only the bubbler action in the way (although that is an important point) but, with my bubblers, people put their chairs close by and stick their feet in the bubbler stream. Younger children are playing with the water stream when it's on. So you aren't just putting a bubbler in the way of the steps but also all the things that potentially go on around a bubbler. Our bubblers are set toward the front of our shelf, equidistant from a centered umbrella pole holder that is set further back on the shelf (more or less in the middle of the shelf).

 

[bmoreswim]

I agree with PCR. I'd put the second one north-northwest of H. Basically towards the two ends of that straight section of the shelf.

 

[SecoSteve]

Thanks for the replies.

bmoreswim, by NNW do you mean near where (F) is on the shelf?

 

[bmoreswim]

Thanks for the replies.

bmoreswim, by NNW do you mean near where (F) is on the shelf?

Yes, just a little left of that.

 

[SecoSteve]

Gunite done yesterday!

5 trucks arrived at 7am. Seemed to be standing around and on the phone. Didn’t look promising. Turns out the access in the grass was too muddy for them to make it in. They wanted to use the driveway. They couldn’t pass the driveway because of septic fields, so they said they could set up at the top of the driveway and hose it in from there. They said it would be dusty and it could get on the house. Or, we could reschedule. I reluctantly said to go for it.


Turns out all was good. They put plastic on the driveway and it wasn’t too dusty.

Let the Watering begin...

 

[Dave1096]

I reluctantly said to go for it.

Fortes fortuna juvat. Good call. Looks great!

 

[SecoSteve]

Tile and coping went in. Looks good to me. They did, however make a mess in the Shell compared to before they started their work.

 

[bmoreswim]

Very nice!

 

[Nikilyn]

We had that tile in our last pool .

 

[Dave1096]

Love the coping. If I ever built a pool that's what I'd use.

 

[SecoSteve]

We are at the point of decking. Electrical took longer than planned because the head electrician had pneumonia. We have an open trench left near the sun shelf about 4ftX8ft that stayed open due to the bubbler lights being run. The two lights were unfamiliar to the electrician, and they finally figured them out. They needed a socket wrench that was 1 1/8" that they didn't have with them.

The PM told me that the process to do decking would all occur in 1 day. The morning of pour, they would meet with me and finalize the design of the deck. Then they will backfill the trench, install forms and lay down 4" gravel, and then pour. We now need the weather to cooperate and I am concerned that the temperatures will be too cold to allow proper curing.

That seems like a recipe for disaster. There's no way that trench will not settle, correct? I'm thinking that the best thing to do would be to fill the trench in and then wait to pour until the spring to allow for settling. The original plan was to get decking done before winter and then plaster in the spring. I would then be able to get grading done and get the yard back in order.

Any concrete "experts" here that could guide me in a plan going forward would be much appreciated!!

 

[bmoreswim]

Line the trench with landscape fabric then fill it with gravel. Zero settling. If you don't use the fabric, the dirt walls can migrate/erode into the stone if there's enough water moving through the area.

 

[Dave1096]

We are at the point of decking. Electrical took longer than planned because the head electrician had pneumonia. We have an open trench left near the sun shelf about 4ftX8ft that stayed open due to the bubbler lights being run. The two lights were unfamiliar to the electrician, and they finally figured them out. They needed a socket wrench that was 1 1/8" that they didn't have with them.

The PM told me that the process to do decking would all occur in 1 day. The morning of pour, they would meet with me and finalize the design of the deck. Then they will backfill the trench, install forms and lay down 4" gravel, and then pour. We now need the weather to cooperate and I am concerned that the temperatures will be too cold to allow proper curing.

That seems like a recipe for disaster. There's no way that trench will not settle, correct? I'm thinking that the best thing to do would be to fill the trench in and then wait to pour until the spring to allow for settling. The original plan was to get decking done before winter and then plaster in the spring. I would then be able to get grading done and get the yard back in order.

Any concrete "experts" here that could guide me in a plan going forward would be much appreciated!!

How'd the decking turn out? Any word on when you'll plaster?

 

[SecoSteve]

Still not decked yet. Due to the electrician delay, we never made it to decking prior to winter. Then, once spring came, the mason came to lay out the deck and told me the access to the pool was too wet for the trucks to come in and it would be at least a couple weeks until he would try. I tried to get them to pump in from the end of the driveway, but got some pushback. They are going to try again this Friday, so hopefully it's dry enough.

The PB says we are still on track to fill by early May, so keeping fingers crossed deck happens this week and plaster soon after.

 

[SecoSteve]

Finally got decking in on Friday. Had a great crew that worked hard and had a great attention to detail. Was a pleasure to keep them well hydrated and brought in lunch for them.

Next issue is dealing with the rough grade, as the edge of the deck is about 3 feet higher than the grass. We will start with the dirt that was left and see how far that gets us.

 

[bmoreswim]

You may know this, but do yourself a favor and only use the existing soil for areas well below grade. Nothing near the surface. Allow for at least 4” of a good topsoil/ compost mix for the top portion to allow for excellent grass growth.

If you didn’t need to bring in soil, that’s a different decision, but since you need to, save it all for the top layer.

 

[Dave1096]

Looks really good, nice and clean. Do you know if Yanes was the sub?