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Thanks very much. 8)

Here is my pool. You can add it to the slideshow if you deem it worthy. Thanks. Ron

Thanks for the positive feedback. It has been a lot of work, but the kids love it and even when we are not swimming it is so relaxing just to sit and enjoy the sounds of the waterfalls and the overall feel of the yard. :-D

Waterfalls in and so is most of landscaping - pics attached Well, the waterfalls are in and functioning and so is most of the landscaping. Just the deck and a bit more landscaping to do and it will be done. Oh, and landscape lighting to finish too. I must say my original vision is coming...

Waterfall and landscaping finally going in It has been quite a while since my last post, but we have been enjoying our pool very much. We are finally getting time to put the waterfalls and landscaping in. By the end of this weekend the waterfalls should be complete. I will post pics when...

Thanks everyone, a lot of hard work, but it is turning out nice. Can't wait to get the landscaping and waterfall done. That will take some time but I will post a picture when it is finished. Ron

Well, here is the deck after pressure washing and sealer, and a bit of rain.

Did it look like this? or more like this? They both bite and they both can fly. All beetles can fly. The first is the water boatmen and the second the a water beetle or predaceous diving beetle. The water beetle can take quite a chuck out of you if it bites you. The water boatmen not...

Deck was poured and stamped today. Pictures below show it with the release powder still on it. Tomorrow it will be pressure washed and the existing concrete patios will be resurfaced and stamped. On Thursday it will all be sealed. Then comes landscaping. 8)

Love the pool and landscaping. Great job. Ron

Growing up in Wisconsin my dad would have me and my friends create a whirlpool in our 24' round Doughboy pool so he could then vacume out the dirt and leaves that all ended up in the middle. So yes, others do use the technique and have for a while. It works great and you should not feel funny...

Well, I finished hooking up the fiber optic lights (we have two in the pool one pointing toward the shallow end and one in the deep end) yesterday. I was really wondering how bright the lights were going to be given the dark finish. I was pleasantly surprised, the lights are pretty bright...

Dave, I wil be looking for the pic in the show. Thanks for the input on the pump run time. Ron

It should take about 5-6 hours. So, I am running the pump during 2, 5 hour periods each day. 6-11 in the morning and 6-11 pm. Not running the SWCG yet. But will be in a week. So, that may change things depending on how the chlorine level responds. Right now using BBB and the water is...

OK, when do you run your filter pump and for how long? Looking to set my timer for my filter pump and wondering what your schedule is and why? Thanks. Ron

Well, the decking will be put in this coming Friday weather permitting. I will post pics of the process when the time comes. Mean while we have been enjoying our pool a bunch the last few days. Sure is nice to work up a sweat working on the pool and yard and then just jump in to cool off...

I have experience with the Polaris units and will be using a Black Max in my new pool. They work very well and I too prefer the pressure side cleaners. I like the fact that it does not vacume to the filter.

Yes, poolforum was great, it is how I found this forum, but it was not much help to those of us who found it after it was not allowing anyone new to register and post. This is a great forum and I hope more of the resources at poolforum will also visit this forum regularly. The more knowledge...

Thanks! We will keep the parties small until we get everything cleaned up and the deck poured. But once that is done. We will be throwing a big pool opening party that is for sure. Ron :lol:

Sorry, here are a couple of pics of the pool filled. I love the look of course I am biased. Ron

Thanks for all the interest in my pool build. It is just about full. Still a lot of work to do landscaping, getting the deck and waterfall in, etc. But the tough and never-racking part appears to be past. Time to start enjoying the fruits of my labor. I will post additional pics as the...

First, I saw this thread. Hannah is in my and my families prayers. My wife lost her younger brother (only 21 years old) to brain cancer just a year ago. So, we kind of understand how it feels to have young ones with all their life ahead of them fall ill. Any update on her condition? Ron

The fill has started!

Thanks for the compliments. The pool finish is being acid washed as I type and the fill will begin momentarily. I have to wait two weeks before I can add salt for my SWCG so I will be adding bleach manually until then as well as getting the water balanced overall. My kids are walking around...

Well after a ton of praying the rain stayed away this morning and the final finish went on. Take a look. Tomorrow morning is acid wash and start to fill! I think I am going to cry. My friend and I basically built this pool in under a month. Still need to get the deck in and the fence...

I was hoping to have pictures of my newly plastered pool, but no, the weather did not cooperate today. Rained off and on all day. Tomorrow looks a bit more promising. We shall see. The waiting is tough. Ron

Got the auto water leveler installed, wired all the equipment to the control box, and set the coping today. All that is left is to clean out the shell, acid wash it, and have the guys put the final finish on. That will be Friday if the weather cooperates. We will be having the decking...

Changed the schedule a bit and did the equipment hookup instead of setting the coping because I did not start work on the pool until late afternoon. Tomorrow we will set the coping and auto water leveler and then we are done and ready for plaster.

Most of the work on the pool today centered around cleaning up last bit of construction debris and grading the area surrounding the pool. Tomorrow the coping will be permanantly fixed in place, the auto water leveler will be installed, and the back part of the fence will be finished. We set...

the coping/tile is not natural it is made by a company called RicoRock. They also make waterfalls that look very natural and that is what first drew us to this company. We will be installing one of their waterfalls soon. Ron