So this happened

[Newdude]

Me by the time this is over

 

[rstrouse]

Lets just all agree right now that the Cherub is peeing milk.

 

[kimkats]

“The Simpool”

You pool got named!!! LOVE IT!! It is so purrfect!

It's like a Easter Egg hunt for Puppies.

LOL go puppy!! Get it all cleaned up for Dad!!!

 

[YippeeSkippy]

We shall call this design “The Simpool”!
Simple but it works!
Description:
Large, wet rectangle w/ oversized Swg & filter, & robotic cleaner.
No bells , no whistles, it has what it needs for simple almost effortless operation & enjoyment , no more, no less.
I like your plan/style - similar to buying a car based on it’s motor & transmission’s reliability vs it’s fancy gadgets like wireless charging & 14 moon roofs that will inevitably leak.
Practical, reliable, & uncomplicated!
Simple pools are beautiful

....and I'd DIVE in there.

Maddie

 

[PoolStored]

Me by the time this is over


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This is just WRONG...on so many levels.

 

[Newdude]

This is just WRONG...on so many levels

It's a BIG fat money pit in the 'burbs that has made me awfully sully. But i castaway all the negativity so I wasn't the punchline. Now I'm just counting the days until the first splash.

t.hanks

 

[Lineman7]

Sweet!!!!!

 

[TKpoolOH]

@Newdude The wait is over, I'm so happy for you! Don't know how I missed this over the weekend! Very exciting to see your project get started and follow your progress.

Sorry we hijacked your build thread with the next 20 posts!

 

[poolnoobgrandma]

34k ish

3.5 - 8. Actual is 3 - 7.5. (I wanted deeper in the shallow end but Covid already did a number on the budget)

Vinyl, blue with swirls. Preferably dark blue but will take whatever is available when the time comes. The old one was 502 colors. This will be too

2 each

Center field. Parking lot.
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Deep end main drains.

Robot TBD on availability, named the Dread Robot Roberts. Pollen would never surrender to the Dread Robot Newdude. When the time comes I will bring on a new crew and call the replacement Roberts and they will never know that he isn't.

Me dumping an occasional jug of MA in front of a return.


Maybe a stand alone one day.

Gas heater down the road. Stubbed for now.

Pentair Intelliflo / IC60 / Star rite S8M500 cartridge filter.

If it's not too late, reconsider going to 3.5 in the shallow end. You have a GREAT design for laps, but 3 feet could be a knuckle buster. I understand the $$$ thing, but you're living with this decision forever.

 

[Dirk]

If it's not too late, reconsider going to 3.5 in tg shallow end. You have a GREAT design for laps, but 3 feet coul be a knuckle buster. I understand the $$$ thing, but you're living with this decision forever.

+1. My shallow end is 3.5, and even that's a little shallow sometimes.

 

[Noreaster]

Another +1 on at least 3.5 in shallow. I went 4ft in shallow so kickflips are easier. It sucked in my former 3ish+ ft pool.

 

[TKpoolOH]

Always seems every build thread has suggestions to make the shallow ends deeper. I like the 3'. Not sure who's going to be using this pool, but I know for my build, my 3' shallow is going to be perfect for my 11, 7, 5, and 3 year olds. Plus, growing up, if you got lane 5 or 6 in my city's pool on the swim team, you had to do flipturns in 2.5', so you got pretty good at it!

 

[Dirk]

Always seems every build thread has suggestions to make the shallow ends deeper. I like the 3'. Not sure who's going to be using this pool, but I know for my build, my 3' shallow is going to be perfect for my 11, 7, 5, and 3 year olds. Plus, growing up, if you got lane 5 or 6 in my city's pool on the swim team, you had to do flipturns in 2.5', so you got pretty good at it!

Good points, but keep in mind that in 5 minutes those kids are going to be a foot taller! There is always going to be some kid that is too short for the shallow end, no matter how deep it is. That's what $5 floaties are for. Build the pool for the way you want to use it over time, not based on the current height of your kids.

 

[TKpoolOH]

Build the pool for the way you want to use it over time, not based on the current height of your kids.

Touché. I would settle for my pool actually being built, regardless of depth at this point. So jealous of this one getting started. Ours is designed exactly the way we wanted it, even after the kids are grown, as my wife's feet never touch the bottom, she just lays on the pool floats. I'm sure this one is designed perfectly for them as well, at least it should be after his long wait!

 

[Dirk]

Touché. I would settle for my pool actually being built, regardless of depth at this point. So jealous of this one getting started. Ours is designed exactly the way we wanted it, even after the kids are grown, as my wife's feet never touch the bottom, she just lays on the pool floats. I'm sure this one is designed perfectly for them as well, at least it should be after his long wait!

And, of course, it's easy for me to advise 'dude on what he should do. I'm great at spending other people's money!

 

[Noreaster]

I would settle for my pool actually being built, regardless of depth at this point. So jealous of this one getting started.

LOL Right!
My D-Day (dig day) was Sept 7th 2021. They just resumed work couple weeks ago, but still have weather delays. Still need a fence, the aqualink board that is backordered, then pebblesheen. The end is close......

 

[Dirk]

The end is close......

??? The end of your project? The end of your rope? The end of time?

Sympathies to all who are waiting on their pools, and all good wishes and thoughts and karma heading your way that your builds go smoothly, correctly and on budget!

And don't forget, you might not be able to jump in yet, but you can still sit out there and drink!

 

[poolnoobgrandma]

Good points, but keep in mind that in 5 minutes those kids are going to be a foot taller! There is always going to be some kid that is too short for the shallow end, no matter how deep it is. That's what $5 floaties are for. Build the pool for the way you want to use it over time, not based on the current height of your kids.

Our whole pool is the deep end for our water babies. They do use the sun shelf and wander around the seating ledge, but in the pool the just-turned 4 year old swims like a fish, and his little sister and cousin will start their lessons this summer.

 

[Noreaster]

??? The end of your project? The end of your rope? The end of time?

LOL To be determined.
The dig started with what you see in my "avatar".
Current status:

 

[Dirk]

LOL To be determined.
The dig started with what you see in my "avatar".
Current status:
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WOW! Really nice, right down to the matchie-matchie pool house. Love the deck and the grey/white. Awesome.

Have you ever run across my tip for calculating your pool's true water volume?