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Yes you can! with maybe some subtle refinements :) I was not sure about that extra light either... I will probably remove it. I'm planning on going with 1.5" nicheless which are not as bright but the other lights should give just enough of a glow. Good call. I'm planning for them to all the...

@kimkats @Jimrahbe ...and anyone else! Well I have spent the last few days re-working the design. The feedback here has helped a lot. My main goal with the changes was to reduce cost by having less perimeter feet, but we actually like the design better. For example, the spa no longer blocks the...

Yes! I will probably just take down the ones that go over the pool... should still have a nice glow with the other strands.

My city (Richardson) has a 3ft set back from the property line. I need to confirm if this applies to deck or just the pool/equipment itself.

For the bubblers, we have just assumed that it would be nice to have them on the ledge. But I guess we could put a couple returns up there. Good point on the spa placement. Agree that either way it will block the view some. Will think through the trade offs on that. For depth, thinking 3’6” (4’...

Also, concerning the diving board. I’m looking at the Salt Pool Jump System from SRSmith. But see in the manual that the deck pad must be a minimum of 4’ wide and 8’ long (away from pool). We will only have 5’-6’ from the fence to the pool. Any idea if that is enough space to install a diving...

Thanks so much Jim! Based on the calculation in SketchUp it should hold about 33k gallons. Point taken on the “notch”, I’ll adjust to inlclude the benches on each side of the deep end. Any tips on how big... 3’-4’ long and 18” deep? Our neighbor has a 6’x8’ finite spa. We have liked it...

Thanks! We’re thinking to have the water on the shelf at 9” deep. We might consider going deeper but then would probably need to add a step to get down to the shelf. And yes, thinking 3 bubblers... will add that to the list above.

Hello all - this site is awesome! Over the past few months I've soaked in more than I ever thought possible about designing/building/maintaining pools. And looking for your help as we start the process to build. Below is what I drafted for what we would like to build - there are pics of the my...