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Amazing! Woao just beautiful. Great taste too. Enjoy it and go Dolphins! - - - Updated - - - One a side note: what are you doing about the Mosquitos? I am going to declare war against them the moment my pool is filled. We've spent too much $$$ and headaches to let them hijack our patios.

Good luck with that cannonball, my deepest point is only 5.5ft so you will probably won't make it alive... :) The coping is 12x24 ivory travertine. Got it for around $6 per linear foot.

Coping done. Tile and Pavers begin this weekend.

I'm sure that primitive method gives an even more accurate level. The laser leveling made it a breeze to finish markings though.

Check out this cool pic of the laser level. This was done today at night for better laser visibility. Reference points were taken to install bender board for pool coping.

I will go ahead and apply a sealant. I am hoping it would at least keep the travertine from stains as the color is pretty light. With respect to the deck o seal, I am not sure I need that. I will be using travertine pavers laid on top of sand. I think deck o deal is mostly to join coping with...

Electrical passed! I decided to install the concrete fence on the rear before laying the travertine, so I will probably need another 10 days or so for the fence to be up due to permitting. Here are some pics in the meantime. This is the travertine coping. The travertine pavers are about the...

Hi guys! Sorry about disappearing for two weeks. I forgot to mention that I had a mini vacation to cater to. Pool plumbing inspection passed. We are having the electrical inspection tomorrow, which we have failed already twice for ridiculous reasons. In any case, pavers are already here awaiting...

Plumbing done. Inspection scheduled for Tuesday.

OK - Ready for this one? I will not be replacing the skimmer after all. After MAJOR "discussions" with ALL contractors involved, I was assured that replacing the skimmer may yield more problems than solutions. Regarding the top of the skimmers being unleveled, the pavers contractor told me it...

Thank you. I will be replacing the skimmer. The paver contractor did check the level on the top of the skimmer, and it did look level. However just this morning I went there again and realized that the skimmer was leveled vertically not horizontally on the top. I was ready to live with a tile...

After consulting with the coping contractor, gunite and forming contractor, I decided to leave skimmer untouched. It is 3/8" off balance, but the surgery required to fix it was a little too invasive. The tile contractor assured me he would cover all white plastic of skimmer with the tile and at...

Crooked skimmer! Today I noticed that my skimmer was installed about 3/8" unleveled. The forming contractor blames the gunite contractor, and vice versa. Thankfully the gunite crew is coming to fix this tomorrow. How big of a deal was this? Am I crazy for having them replace it? - - - Updated...

Thank you all! My neighbor's builder went with a 2" overhang to give it a more pronounced "deck drop" look. I see that most people have it somewhere around 1"-1.25", so I decided to do mine at 1.5". I hope that will be short enough not to bother when inside the pool, but long enough to keep that...

NEED FEEDBACK: So I decided to go with the same travertine and coping stile as my neighbor's pool (see example I posted earlier). I noticed on their pool they left a 2" overhang from the tile/coping into the water (measured from the wall of pool overhanging into the pool). I think this is a...

Question: Below is a picture of a neighbor's recent build (so recent he still hasn't passed final inspection). 1- The used this beautiful (but really $$$) plaster from a brand they think is called "CDL" color ocean blue. Has anyone heard of it? 2- I really like the way they laird the...

We have concrete!

Well, remember I am building by owner dealing with subcontractors directly and playing cash for more discounted incentives...and I also shopped hard. Plus, my pool is half of yours. Your pool probably requires 65 bags of plaster where mine only needs around 33. I am also using a "normal grade"...

Thanks for feedback. I would really hate to have additional caps placed in pool bottom aside from main drain, so leaving a PVC capped is out of question. I decided to go only with the valve. Whenever I get the itch to empty the pool for service, I will manually pop open the valve chamber to...

Question: does the crack in the plaster sort of lines up with with crack in the coping paver? If it does then I would advice you contact pool service company asap as it you very well have a case of cracked she'll. If the plaster and coping don't line up / are in opposite ends of pool then it may...

Steel and Main Drain inspection passed! On to shotcrete tomorrow. Plumbing and rough electrical getting done next week.

Basically this is the set-up we will be using. See diagram: The hydrostatic valve is screwed onto the main drain, main drain serves as "housing". The valve stem goes under the main drain attached to the hydrostatic valve and vertically sunk into the ground about 1' or so, with gravel around it...

Thanks everyone! I just spoke with the plumbing contractor and he is coming to install a "check valve" (I believe this is a hydrostatic valve correct?). He will install the valve under the pool directly under the main drain and connect it to the bottom input of the main drain. He told me in the...

Dave I am building by owner, no PB. I am relying in info from excavation, forming and plumbing contractors. All told me a well serves to drain water to the point it becomes manageable to work. According to gunite contractor we can get it to 4" and he can just pour and do the job. He will leave...

Hi ya'll. Just flunked the first inspection (steel and main drain). Thankfully it was due to the rebar on one section only being farther apart than required. Forming crew is coming today to fix, going again for inspection tomorrow. Regarding the groundwater - I have pump installed now for the...

I am drooling over the size of your backyard! Your project will be beautiful... I myself am struggling with a build right now with a patio the size of your roofed terrace :)

Oh I can't wait for shotcrete day! If only to get rid of the mountain of dirt around my house with the first backfill... Check out my beautiful view from most windows looking into the side and back yard.

Thanks. That did the trick!