New pool build

[Aquagenarian]

Hello Everyone, this is my owner builder pool. Dig is started.
36x 20x 33 L shaped pool
Deep end 8 ft deep, shallow 3.5 deep. Lots of seating. Running Pentair equipment, LED bubblers on my 7x 20 swim step. 18 in raised spa, 24 inch raised deep end bond beam for a deck to jump off. Planning on a slide also. Might do 3 18 inch waterfalls on the 24inch bond beam.

 

[kimkats]

OH YEAH! My favorite pool shape! The best of both worlds! Sport pool + a diving pool!

Pictures PLEASE!

 

[TKpoolOH]

Awesome, good luck! Excited to see your build progress! I just built a nearly identical L-shaped, only vinyl and minus the water features.

Ditto on the pictures

 

[proavia]

 

[Aquagenarian]

Awesome, good luck! Excited to see your build progress! I just built a nearly identical L-shaped, only vinyl and minus the water features.

Ditto on the pictures

Just uploaded the pic of the dig. Where did you put your skimmer or skimmers?

 

[Aquagenarian]

Dig pic added

 

[Aquagenarian]

Awesome, good luck! Excited to see your build progress! I just built a nearly identical L-shaped, only vinyl and minus the water features.

Ditto on the pictures

Dig pic added. Had issues earlier uploading it. Will update pics for each phase

 

[Aquagenarian]

OH YEAH! My favorite pool shape! The best of both worlds! Sport pool + a diving pool!

Pictures PLEASE!

Dig pic added

 

[Newdude]

Dig pic added

Ahem. You'll notice the 'S' implies plural




Nah, just fooling. CONGRATS AG !!!!

 

[Aquagenarian]

Ahem. You'll notice the 'S' implies plural

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Nah, just fooling. CONGRATS AG !!!!

In time rebar in a couple days

 

[TKpoolOH]

Just uploaded the pic of the dig. Where did you put your skimmer or skimmers?

You should be able to see the 2 grey skimmer lids outside the safety cover. The far one is my deep end and that’s the primary wind direction.

 

[Aquagenarian]

You should be able to see the 2 grey skimmer lids outside the safety cover. The far one is my deep end and that’s the primary wind direction.
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I ended up putting two at opposite sides (20 ft apart) in the deep end where the wind blows.

 

[Aquagenarian]

The Dig is done. Here’s some pics.

 

[kimkats]

Now run out there with the plans and a tape measure. Is it deep, wide, long enough? Add about 6" for the steel, shell, and plaster. NOW is the time to fix it. Remember water depth is from the bottom to the middle of the skimmer opening. Some people measure depth as being from floor to coping. That is not WATER depth so...........

 

[Aquagenarian]

Now run out there with the plans and a tape measure. Is it deep, wide, long enough? Add about 6" for the steel, shell, and plaster. NOW is the time to fix it. Remember water depth is from the bottom to the middle of the skimmer opening. Some people measure depth as being from floor to coping. That is not WATER depth so...........

Awesome tip. It was good

 

[Aquagenarian]

I ended up putting two at opposite sides (20 ft apart) in the deep end where the wind blows.

Plumber showed up and schooled me. One skimmer now on shallow end like yours

 

[Aquagenarian]

Plumbing started, drain and skimmers in. Some pipes and sweep 90’s in the trenches.

 

[kimkats]

You will be glad you have these pics down the road when you need to find a pipe for whatever reason! Well done!

 

[Newdude]

+1. You cannot take too many pics. Get many angles and you can triangulate it down the road. Dead off this window, intersecting dead off that fence post. Mine has been a year and I've already used them a dozen or more times finding stuff while putting the yard back together.

Or. More importantly, *not* finding plumbing while putting the yard back together.

My trusty shovel is either the measurement marker, or the measurement itself lol.

 

[Aquagenarian]

+1. You cannot take too many pics. Get many angles and you can triangulation it down the road. Dead off this window, intersecting dead off that fence post. Mine has been a year and I've already used them a dozen or more times finding stuff while putting the yard back together.

Or. More importantly, *not* finding plumbing while putting the yard back together.

My trusty shovel is either the measurement marker, or the measurement itself lol.

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Good call, I’ll make sure to take many pics before backfilling the trenches.