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And we're back! Man what an exhausting week it’s been with contractors, holiday and delays. So steel came on Saturday to knock out the project...well... that's until they ran out of steel and decided that they had to wait until Tuesday to be able to get more steel from their supplier. So that...

Pool Excavation completed!! Now time to call the plumber and then set up steel and electric!! Yippie. IMG_1637 IMG_1636 IMG_1635 IMG_1634

Hey Kim! I sure will try to get some samples. I think we will be going this week to look and youre right... that should better help us decide when we have the last element!! Great idea! Anyone have thoughts on the pump for the WF. I do not need a VS correct? Just a simple 1 HP motor?

Hey Kim. Thanks for your input! I think we are going with a Tahoe blue or blue of some sort. Going to nail down the plaster phase here in the next couple of days. Hey Joeld. Good point about the infloor cleaners. We decided to take out the infloor and just go with side suction cleaner and...

Hey Everyone! We are debating now on our tile selections!!! We have decided on the stacked stone and the travertine which are in the picture (luckily we are using same travertine as neighbors!!!). So we are going back and forth between the two. Of course I love one of them and my wife loves...

Does this equipment list look good my pool. Any recommendations? So question I have is I was told I should use another VS for my WF. Is this correct or would a single 1.5 HP pump do the trick? Easy Touch Automation w IC40 Pentair Screen Logic Pump 1-VS3050 INTELLIFLO CIRC Pump 2-...

Oh brand :P Ok so here we go. (shout out to bulldogz400 for the format) The first price is the initial bid, the ($ in parenthesis denotes a lowered bid price), typically by negotiation. Drawings / Plans BID 1: $1500 BID 2: $775 (CONTRACTED) Pool Builder:$4,800 (TO INCLUDE PROJECT MANAGER)...

Ok everyone. I'm back. Ben MIA getting everything set. We start the dig tomorrow. Man oh man has it been a blast trying to talk with all these subs. Big shout out to Qinguy for all his help. So I will post prices and negotiations and description of my entire process tomorrow. For now it's...

Hey Bradj. So I just re-read your comment. I think I've confused some people. I am completing the pool including the rob and columns directly behind the pool. I have to build all that as one unit. The CMU I'm talking about is the 40' of it in initial design. I'll post new design and show you...

Yes Brand. It is just money and yes we are going over projected budget already haha!! This darn berm in the back yard is costing us a pretty penny for all the things we have to do to secure it. Update: Still in the process of working out bids and negotiations. Biggest factor right now is the...

Yes that is what I am going to try to do. Trying to get new quotes to have it built that way. Will have to decide what's worth it after I get all the numbers in.

Sorry if confusing. So the surrounding planter walls which are 36" high were being included in all construction, shotcrete, rbb and excavation bids. These costs were increasing by 5k for the project. My goal instead is to have a concrete retaining wall built after the pool is complete to match...

Need some help here. So in the plan you can see I have the planter wall attached with the pool. I am being told if I have it built with pool I'll need permits and it will cost much more with rbb and shotcrete. I can have landscapers add a CMU wall for fraction of the cost to hold the berm and...

Awesome Texas. Thank you. I will talk with my subs about making sure the use the right pvc for strong enough jets. I don't need the water going super crazy. Those extra comments helped. Much appreciated.

Hey Guys and Gals. Getting quotes in and contractors are asking some questions that I am not sure of. Should I get a Blower installed?? The electrician wants to know and that's a very good question. Does anyone have any advice on the matter? Also does anyone know if having a 36" retaining...

Ok final plans are a go. Now reaching out to subs and getting quotes and working on negotiations (this will be the fun part..ha) I will post prices and negotiations of different subs so you can follow!

So if I decided to go the non-in floor cleaner route.... what do I need to make sure they add to the pool? Should I ask for increase of return jets to 6? Should I add another skimmer? And then definitively will need the section/cleaning line. Thanks for the help

Ok. So yes I see 2 MD in the main pool and one MD in the spa. In the instruction I see that there are only 2 MD listed... does he not include the spa? I also see that it says 4 looped returns. Do returns normally happen off the MDs? Would the 4 be the 3 MDs and the skimmer for a return? Im...

Ok friends. Here is my final draft I need to approve. Those of you who don't mind checking out everything you guys are good with id appreciate. Let me know what other info you need. If it's good to go then perfect. If changes needed or better equipment etc I'd love to hear from you guys! Thanks...

Yea that's a good idea. I will have to have them come out earlier than later. May even have the same people lay the travertine/flagstone that build my planter and irrigation system. Do you (or anyone) know of a good place to look at travertine / flagstone. I've looked at a few online sites...

Final 3D images are up. Designer is finalizing the plans. I will post when available. Going to go with in-floor cleaner (hoping that's a good decision.) Next will be on to the bids. I will post prices and negotiations for those of you who like to follow. Slow process on my end but wanted the...

Update. Next draft should be available today. This is the list of equipment my designer is suggesting. Let me know what you guys think. It's roughly 20x34 IG pool with attached spa 7x7. Thinking about going the salt chlorine generator route. Unsure if prices are competitive but will look them...

So first drafts up. Unsure about the look of the back wall and flat area of the deck/spa. Maybe it'd look better sunk in about 12" to almost have a sit and spin. Wife doesn't like the amount of stairs. Maybe we should do 3 deeper steps leading up to flat platform. That way the planter also has a...

OK. So far I just have this first draft plans. I assume I will get a listing of all the components and such once I finish this process?

First post, so hopefully im uploading correctly. Will have more details as I get to know the pool and I will put in my signature. Pool will be IG with depth 3.5-6. It doesn't show right now so that's something we will have to go over the designer with. Debating if we want deep by the wet deck...