Recent content by utztat

I had to put at least 1 pic of the finished pool.

The minimum on the side is 4 feet, unless there are other easements, etc. I put the pool at the minimum of 4 feet to maximize the rest of my yard.

I just wanted to give an update on my pool. I stopped posting after the forum software update because it will not allow me to upload pictures anymore. I am not willing to host them myself. As an aside, I think it is very shortsighted of the owners of this forum to require people to host their...

My pool is bigger than yours (130 ft perimeter, 707 sq ft, 8.5 ft deep), does not have a spa, does have a 8x12 tanning shelf, does not have the bar area or raised bond beam. My pool took 33 yards.

Its 8.5-9 ft deep. I had a diving board on my last pool and we took it out and built a platform like this. I think it is safer since there is no spring to it, but it still is fun to jump from.

So the deck is going in Monday. I finally decided to go with acrylic lace. This post is to summarize the decision process. I considered Artistic Pavers, Acrylic Lace, and Travertine. Cost: I surprised me quite a bit a relatively expensive the concrete with acrylic lace deck is. It is only...

[attachment=1:15s3jm8r]20140124_082615.jpg[/attachment:15s3jm8r] [attachment=0:15s3jm8r]20140124_082812.jpg[/attachment:15s3jm8r] Lessons Learned: 1. If I had to do this again I would do a raised bond beam for the front edge of this platform. I would also have incorporated the base or...

The pool is starting to progress again. The deck goes in on Monday, so I have been working on the raised jumping platform this week. [attachment=2:134fzyhj]20140124_082632.jpg[/attachment:134fzyhj] [attachment=1:134fzyhj]20140124_082739.jpg[/attachment:134fzyhj]...

If you are going to the expense of automation, then you can program it to turn the Jandy valves and change pump speeds automatically when switching between water feature mode and filter mode. So one VS pump will do. All the VS pumps that I have seen are rated pretty high, like around 3HP. In...

Your design looks nice. It appears from the picture of your yard and the layout diagram that the new pool is going to overlap the old pool location? I am not sure what the implications are for that as far as cost. If you were going to put the new pool in a completely new location then the...