Starting up a renovation project on our 2001 ~29K gallon gunite pool.
We've been in the house for ~18 months now - finishing up our second
summer. Been planning / going back and forth with contractors since
the beginning of the year, and finally got things underway on Friday.
We're about 30 min NW of Boston. Pool is a slightly unusual shape -
lots of right angles, 15 yard lap lane, and a raised wall with thick
granite slabs on top, and 3 waterfalls underneath.
We're doing the renovation partly to freshen up the look, and also to
expand the decking to get some more usable space around the pool.
Previous owner was an avid gardener, so we had a HUGE amount of
perennial beds all over the place, and we really don't have the time
(nor interest) to keep up with them. So we also knocked down some
trees and we're also regrading the yard and pushing the lawn back
behind the pool (where there were just beds before) to get more usable
lawn space, and doing some sort of planting near the raised wall.
Here are the basics of what we're doing:
- Remove ~850 sq ft of aggregate concrete decking
- Install ~1050 sq ft of new 24"x36" granite paver decking
- Install granite coping (thermal face with relief on the edge)
- Install techo-bloc 6" Blu60 Onyx Black accent strip between
decking and coping, and also around outer edge of deck
- Resurface interior with PebbleSheen (Aqua Blue is the
current choice subject to seeing it on an existing pool),
plus Gemz highlight diamond accents on steps / seat
- Install new 6' diving board
- Install custom built natural gas firepit on granite deck
- Install buried concrete strip behind raised wall for LoopLoc
anchors (previously we drove tubes into the mulch for the
anchors and they never held up very well)
- Remove trees, regrade / expand lawn, sod, irrigation
Last minute potential additions:
- Replace 2x incandescent pool lights with LED ColorLogics
- Install ColorLogic 320 accent lights under waterfalls
(I have an OmniLogic panel that I installed this spring that
doesn't yet support the ColorLogic network controls, but
will soon according to Hayward)
- Sonance SR1 speaker array to hook up to our Sonos system
Phase II (maybe spring?):
- landscape accent lighting
- replace wood decking
- install permanent outdoor kitchen on wood deck
Landscaper started on Friday - took a bunch of trees down and leveled
most of the "landscape" to clear a path for the deck guys who are
starting on Monday. I'll post a few pics and hopefully a youtube
video of the tree / yard work on Friday - it's fun to watch it all
happen in time-lapse!
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Here are some pics of the pool / yard after the first day of tree / yard work:
- - - Updated - - -
Time lapse video of the yard / tree work:
We've been in the house for ~18 months now - finishing up our second
summer. Been planning / going back and forth with contractors since
the beginning of the year, and finally got things underway on Friday.
We're about 30 min NW of Boston. Pool is a slightly unusual shape -
lots of right angles, 15 yard lap lane, and a raised wall with thick
granite slabs on top, and 3 waterfalls underneath.
We're doing the renovation partly to freshen up the look, and also to
expand the decking to get some more usable space around the pool.
Previous owner was an avid gardener, so we had a HUGE amount of
perennial beds all over the place, and we really don't have the time
(nor interest) to keep up with them. So we also knocked down some
trees and we're also regrading the yard and pushing the lawn back
behind the pool (where there were just beds before) to get more usable
lawn space, and doing some sort of planting near the raised wall.
Here are the basics of what we're doing:
- Remove ~850 sq ft of aggregate concrete decking
- Install ~1050 sq ft of new 24"x36" granite paver decking
- Install granite coping (thermal face with relief on the edge)
- Install techo-bloc 6" Blu60 Onyx Black accent strip between
decking and coping, and also around outer edge of deck
- Resurface interior with PebbleSheen (Aqua Blue is the
current choice subject to seeing it on an existing pool),
plus Gemz highlight diamond accents on steps / seat
- Install new 6' diving board
- Install custom built natural gas firepit on granite deck
- Install buried concrete strip behind raised wall for LoopLoc
anchors (previously we drove tubes into the mulch for the
anchors and they never held up very well)
- Remove trees, regrade / expand lawn, sod, irrigation
Last minute potential additions:
- Replace 2x incandescent pool lights with LED ColorLogics
- Install ColorLogic 320 accent lights under waterfalls
(I have an OmniLogic panel that I installed this spring that
doesn't yet support the ColorLogic network controls, but
will soon according to Hayward)
- Sonance SR1 speaker array to hook up to our Sonos system
Phase II (maybe spring?):
- landscape accent lighting
- replace wood decking
- install permanent outdoor kitchen on wood deck
Landscaper started on Friday - took a bunch of trees down and leveled
most of the "landscape" to clear a path for the deck guys who are
starting on Monday. I'll post a few pics and hopefully a youtube
video of the tree / yard work on Friday - it's fun to watch it all
happen in time-lapse!
- - - Updated - - -
Here are some pics of the pool / yard after the first day of tree / yard work:
- - - Updated - - -
Time lapse video of the yard / tree work: