Recent content by Kingzero

No, I made my own.

That looks great. My pool was just finished and filled yesterday and we went with Tahoe Blue mini pebble. If I would have known about the reverse thing I may have gone with it instead. Be sure to post pics.

So it took a little longer to fill and was around 1500 gallons more than I expected. It took 17 hours and my meter shows around 18,500 gallons. I fired up the equipment around 7am and has been running since. It was much clearer than I expected, and already looks great after the first brushing...

What you describe is how pavers and travertine are installed. Sand is brushed into the cracks and water helps it settle. Once the sand is in place it locks everything in and nothing should move. Some mix portland cement in with the sand and after watering it hardens to help hold everything...

I didn't brush it before. I sprayed the block with water and then a 50/50 solution of acid and water. I let it sit for a while and then hosed it off. It was a spur of the moment thing, the acid was old and I didn't have much of it. Im open to any suggestions. I need to get it taken care of...

I spent the weekend moving dirt and rock and on Sunday I cleaned the pool interior to prepare for the finish guys on Monday. After chipping off globs of shotcrete and protruding rocks, I swept, pressure washed and pumped/ vacuumed out all the debris. I thing the paver guys got more sand in the...

Pavers were next and took 2 days. I had to rework and recut the ones around the skimmer and autofill. The West volleyball sleeve ended up right in the middle of the deck so I added more pavers to make it easier for people to walk around it when the net is in. This was after the first day...

All the water out here has iron in it. I will probably switch to tabs by the summer but will most likely stay with liquid through the winter. I know the battles of maintaining residuals in the heat since that is a major role in my job. I maintain a municipal potable water system and chlorine is...

The benches were actually a buddies idea and glad I did it. That area is always shaded so it will make a good hang out area. Other than the one incident, the electrician was really good. The boys are 16 months apart. I plan on using liquid for chlorine. Either bleach or a higher percentage...

Next was steel. They had to put extra steel in the East side cause it was 4' from the block wall. I guess the distance and load from the wall required it. One guy got it done in one day. It was a long day and he didn't seem too happy when I added the two benches on the South end. The...

Sorry, I fixed the plan pic. I was originally going to move the wall South to accommodate the equipment but decided to build a gate instead for easier access. I put up the wall and built the gate before I tore down the old section cause I had to go out of town for training. I wasn't sure I would...

This whole thing started on August 4th but my HOA drug their feet and cost me a month. The layout hinged on them approving me moving a wall and I couldn't apply for my permit till then. After some calls expressing my extreme aggravation I had my approval and off to the permit office I went. I...