Long Island new build

[av8rOC]

Its been a lot of fun watching this project come together. Still waiting for plumber to bring gas out to the heater and it will be fall before we can put the patio down but still managing to enjoy the pool! So far maintaining the chemistry has been relatively easy although I am finding so much conflicting info on how to manage the pump, time/speed/flow etc.

 

[Texas Splash]

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[Jimrahbe]

a,

Nice looking set up...

I suggest that you take a good read through our Pool School before deciding your chemistry is ok...

Thanks for the pics.. I find it very interesting how pools are build differently in different parts of the country.

Jim R.

 

[Newdude]

*This* is how you make an entrance. Well done AV8R.

And welcome !!

 

[av8rOC]

Oh, I just mean the basics on my test strips are stable for now. I fully admit I am lost in terms of understanding and maintaining chemistry properly. I'm excited to learn though!

 

[jamjam]

Looking good. What is the plan for the coping and patio?

also just curious did they go with a sand bottom (very common on LI) or a hard bottom?

 

[av8rOC]

Looking good. What is the plan for the coping and patio?

also just curious did they go with a sand bottom (very common on LI) or a hard bottom?

Vermiculite bottom. Coping and patio plan is Techo-block shale Grey, matching coping (we think). Charcoal border. Privacy hedges and landscaping around the perimeter of yard

 

[Oly]

Nice build pics. I like the temp mat decking, good idea. Invest in a good test kit, learn to use it then plug your numbers into PoolMath

 

[jamjam]

Vermiculite bottom. Coping and patio plan is Techo-block shale Grey, matching coping (we think). Charcoal border. Privacy hedges and landscaping around the perimeter of yard

Nice - i am laying techo block shale grey right now -

 

[av8rOC]

Sweet! Any pics yet?

 

[jamjam]

Sweet! Any pics yet?

DIY Bluestone Coping and Paver Patio Progress Thread.

my wife has kidnapped me to go up to Buffalo for the week just as I was about to cut and install the final inlays. So I’m out of commission for a week with dreams of masonry work filling my head.

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I ordered “smooth” but there were none available on LI for months so we stuck with the “slate” texture and we like the way it’s coming out.

 

[av8rOC]

DIY Bluestone Coping and Paver Patio Progress Thread.

my wife has kidnapped me to go up to Buffalo for the week just as I was about to cut and install the final inlays. So I’m out of commission for a week with dreams of masonry work filling my head.

www.troublefreepool.com

I ordered “smooth” but there were none available on LI for months so we stuck with the “slate” texture and we like the way it’s coming out.

Looks amazing! We're going with smooth and I cant lay down patio for some time so that should work. We are still torn between greyed nickel and slate grey, leaning towards slate. Your patio looks beautiful so far!

 

[jamjam]

Looks amazing! We're going with smooth and I cant lay down patio for some time so that should work. We are still torn between greyed nickel and slate grey, leaning towards slate. Your patio looks beautiful so far!

Some people mix the two colors. The smooth is more of a modern look that we were going for but we are really satisfied with the slate texture. I’m doing it myself so maybe I could have accessed more inventory if I went with a contractor. Astro in Deer Park seems to be one of the larger techo dealers with inventory. There is as much as a 5 month backlog for smooth. Think about ordering as soon as you can.

 

[av8rOC]

Some people mix the two colors. The smooth is more of a modern look that we were going for but we are really satisfied with the slate texture. I’m doing it myself so maybe I could have accessed more inventory if I went with a contractor. Astro in Deer Park seems to be one of the larger techo dealers with inventory. There is as much as a 5 month backlog for smooth. Think about ordering as soon as you can.

Yup that’s the plan. Ordering within the next week for either fall or spring install.

 

[jimim]

Nice build. We have a builder in our area doing these type vinyl pool now also. They look cool.
Was that all buried ripped out trees when they dug ur back yard up?

 

[jamjam]

a,

Nice looking set up...

I suggest that you take a good read through our Pool School before deciding your chemistry is ok...

Thanks for the pics.. I find it very interesting how pools are build differently in different parts of the country.

Jim R.

On LI you have this - concrete walls and vermiculite or sand bottom with vinyl liner - or steel wall. Gunite is so expensive that it’s really now only the luxury pools. Fiberglass is becoming more popular.

I think 70% of pools on Long Island are sand bottom. We had 3 pools put in on my street at the same time (including mine) and they were: concrete wall sand bottom, steel wall vermiculite bottom (though I upgraded last second from sand), and concrete wall vermiculite bottom.

Av8r- was you bottom an upgrade or does your builder use it standard? Also, what liner is that?

 

[av8rOC]

On LI you have this - concrete walls and vermiculite or sand bottom with vinyl liner - or steel wall. Gunite is so expensive that it’s really now only the luxury pools. Fiberglass is becoming more popular.

I think 70% of pools on Long Island are sand bottom. We had 3 pools put in on my street at the same time (including mine) and they were: concrete wall sand bottom, steel wall vermiculite bottom (though I upgraded last second from sand), and concrete wall vermiculite bottom.

Av8r- was you bottom an upgrade or does your builder use it standard?

Standard. I used Swim King

 

[av8rOC]

Nice build. We have a builder in our area doing these type vinyl pool now also. They look cool.
Was that all buried ripped out trees when they dug ur back yard up?

Yeah. I've removed several large trees in my backyard in the 12 years I have lived here.. those roots were the remains of a couple of large black locusts.

 

[jamjam]

Standard. I used Swim King

What liner/pattern did you get?

 

[jimim]

Yeah. I've removed several large trees in my backyard in the 12 years I have lived here.. those roots were the remains of a couple of large black locusts.

Oh that’s good. I thought ur builder buried them. Lol we got a lot of lazy ones around here who love to do That.