New gunite Spa and pool in Stuart

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kimkats said:
SWEET!!! That looks great! Have you started bonding with it yet? aka watering it to help slow down the curing.

It is time for your set of links! The first set is all about what to do and ask about to get a great plaster job. The second set is all about how to care for your pool after you get the plaster.

Plaster links:Ten Guidelines for Quality Pool Plaster Best one of all
All Plaster Finishes Should Last 20 Years
Not All Color Pigments are Good for Pools How to pick a good color for plaster.
A Plastering 'Watch List' | Professional Watershaping | Watershapes
Trouble Free Pool
Trouble Free Pool

Pool care links:
Print these out:
Pool School - Basic Pool Care Schedule
Pool School - Recommended Levels

Bookmark these:
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Recommended Pool Chemicals​

Which should I buy? TFP's recommended pool chemicals are cheap, easy, and won't unbalance your pool water.
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PoolMath​


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ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry​

There are several items things every pool owner should know about swimming pool water. We share details on the basics of Pool Water Chemistry.
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Now is also a good time to ask what test kit your PB will be providing so we can fill in any holes.

Kim:kim:
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I was waiting for this post, Kim. I am honored, much thanks.
Oh and yes, I took my drink and hose with me and walked the interior twice today. I love that new pool smell. :):love:

I have waited over 20 years for this baby, so I am going to make it the best one I can.
 
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Nice job and glad you can fix the butt crack jet. With all those jets you have a lot of flexibility. Let me add to the choir you're gonna hear keep that concrete wet every day twice per day. You can cobble together some 1" pipe with crosses and pieces of pipe to support and cover the entire thing with 3 sprinklers. If you have a zone that covered where the pool is now just splice into it and use your sprinkler control. I did this for a month on mine. Concrete experts claim this gets you 50% better strength.
 
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setsailsoon said:
Nice job and glad you can fix the butt crack jet. With all those jets you have a lot of flexibility. Let me add to the choir you're gonna hear keep that concrete wet every day twice per day. You can cobble together some 1" pipe with crosses and pieces of pipe to support and cover the entire thing with 3 sprinklers. If you have a zone that covered where the pool is now just splice into it and use your sprinkler control. I did this for a month on mine. Concrete experts claim this gets you 50% better strength.
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Thanks Chris. So far I've been able to get out and walk the perimeter, with a cup of my favorite beverage, and hose it down for about 15-20 mins, 4 times a day Thankfully, the weather has been moderate. PB says I should have 2 weeks before tile. I'm good with that considering the folks I have met in our development, with new pools, have never watered theirs even once. To paraphrase Robert Duvall - 'I love the smell of Gunite in the morning.' :)
 
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StuartBound said:
Thanks Chris. So far I've been able to get out and walk the perimeter, with a cup of my favorite beverage, and hose it down for about 15-20 mins, 4 times a day Thankfully, the weather has been moderate. PB says I should have 2 weeks before tile. I'm good with that considering the folks I have met in our development, with new pools, have never watered theirs even once. To paraphrase Robert Duvall - 'I love the smell of Gunite in the morning.' :)
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what kind of plaster are you using and is he doing a bond coat before plaster?
 
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