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Both our PB and the shotcrete subcontractor told us the same thing. Said it’s not necessary to water. The shotcrete company does pools all over town.

Thought I’d post some more photos. The shotcrete was finished up the following day with no issue. After that, they removed the forms and back filled. Last week the pool was tiled. This week the plumbing got roughed in and the plumbers should be back tomorrow to finish up. We’re making slow but...

Kim, funny you say that because they weren’t able to finish today. 😭 They said something was wrong with the shotcrete. They sent one truck back and tried replacing it with a second truck, but the mix was still off. So they’ll have to finish the job tomorrow. The PB promised that this won’t...

Thanks Kim! No rain so far. Hope everyone stays safe from the storms that are brewing. Need your help guys. Gunite is here and there’s a question about the width of our steps. PB plans to make them 15” wide. Is that standard? I just don’t want it looking too wide. Edit: We’ve settled on 15”...

Oh no, it’s going to rain all week! What are the chances they will shoot while it’s raining?

I’ll PM you the info.

I totally agree! Are you saying you imagine it should be a few feet below the seat? I think it’s supposed to be just under the bench when it’s all shot with gunite. I’m just trying to picture it. I suppose it could look kinda cool when you’re sitting on the bench!

Here’s a wider picture of the pool with rebar.