A few updates...
1. Rain, rain and more rain = challenges, delays, rivers and mud!
2. After much back and forth, we decided not to move the catch basin by the shop, but they did move the hidden drain by the existing patio over about a foot so that it is in the absolute corner. The challenge now is the figure out the grade due to some pretty large elevation differences between my existing patio and the coping. I may have to live with 1/2" per foot grade in one spot over about a 6' width in the decking. Steeper than I'd like, but it may be the only way to keep water from standing (very complicated to describe in writing and even on drawings).
Before
After
3. I'm still trying to get the stone guys back out to fix a few outside edges of the coping. Not to be confused with the inside coping edge fix near the bench in the deep end. That will be fixed, but can wait until after deck pouring.
Outside coping edges
4. The electricians came back out to "finish" running conduit, but there is still quite a few things that need to be fixed. They ran two conduits over catch basins. They also ran conduit to the middle of the planters, after asking them (verbally and on the drawing) to come up just inside the form boards. I need plenty of room in the planters for speakers and...umm...plants, not conduit! They also came up with conduit risers in the middle of the equipment pad with 3 of them, when 5 were already positioned against the wall (where they should be). Not sure how that makes sense, but needs to be fixed.
Conduit in planters
Conduit over basins
Conduit in pad
5. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but they ran the 2-1/2" pipe for the waterfall suction (per my request and drawings) from the pool all the way to the pad. But on the elbow just before rising up trough the pad, they used a 2-1/2" x 2" reducing bushing, then a 2" pipe on the riser. Why run all that 2-1/2" pipe just to reduce down to 2" on the last few feet going into the pump? None of use could figure this out, but it had to be fixed. So, I came home early yesterday and helped one of the guys (he did most of the work for sure) cut back the pipe (after digging down in the mud), and add a 2-1/2" coupling, pipe, elbow and new 2-1/2" riser. It took about 2 hours, but we got it done.
2-1/2" riser
6. This morning before we got 2" of rain (see #1 above), I was able to get the form board of the outdoor shower moved over 3" where it should be. They had put one board 17" from the drain center (correct) and the other 14" from the drain center. I was also able to move the form board by the catch basin at the shop over so that there is a good 4" between the edge of the basin and the form. I think they had it further in expecting that basin to be removed, so I can understand that one.
Shower form
Form by catch basin
We have rain in the forecast through Tuesday, then fairly dry after that (for now anyway). With everything left to do, including re-grading everything, I'm hopeful we'll have decking before next Sunday, but only if these crews kick it in gear next week. I really need to make sure my builder stays on them.
