Happy to get our project started. Full dig and piers installed today.
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And Yet Another New Build From Texas
- Thread starter jgriffith3337
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Rebar, plumbing, and bonding complete! Passed belly inspection today, so gunnite should happen Saturday or Monday.
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SWEET! Now go out and do this for me...........measure everything........is it long, wide, deep, ect enough? NOW is the time two tweak or fix as needed or wanted. Add about 6 inches for gunite and plaster.
Kim
Kim
Gunite started at about 7am today.
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You tell us this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and NO pictures???????????
Kim
You tell us this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and NO pictures???????????
Kim
Hmm. I posted pictures and I see them in the app. I'll check on the computer and try to figure out what happened.
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I see them now! Sometimes my laptop does not like Tap a talk 
WOW that looks nice! It looks like a real pool!
This is the stage of the pool where I share a set of links I put together for new pool owners. It is a lot of info so this will give you time to read over it and start learning how to care for this "new baby" in the family. It will start to make sense when you start using it:
Print these out:
Pool School - Basic Pool Care Schedule
Pool School - Recommended Levels
Bookmark these:
Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals
http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html
Pool School - ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
Make sure to ask any and all questions you might have no matter how small! We have all been where you are at one point.
Now lets talk about test kits. Ask your PH which one he is providing and let us know so we can fill in any blanks.
Have you started "bonding" with your new baby? aka watering it LOL It needs to be watered at least once a day or more depending on the heat and weather. Watering it helps slow it's curing. Some cracks are normal. The plaster will fill them in.
Kim
WOW that looks nice! It looks like a real pool!
This is the stage of the pool where I share a set of links I put together for new pool owners. It is a lot of info so this will give you time to read over it and start learning how to care for this "new baby" in the family. It will start to make sense when you start using it:
Print these out:
Pool School - Basic Pool Care Schedule
Pool School - Recommended Levels
Bookmark these:
Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals
http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html
Pool School - ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
Make sure to ask any and all questions you might have no matter how small! We have all been where you are at one point.
Now lets talk about test kits. Ask your PH which one he is providing and let us know so we can fill in any blanks.
Have you started "bonding" with your new baby? aka watering it LOL It needs to be watered at least once a day or more depending on the heat and weather. Watering it helps slow it's curing. Some cracks are normal. The plaster will fill them in.
Kim
I see them now! Sometimes my laptop does not like Tap a talk
WOW that looks nice! It looks like a real pool!
This is the stage of the pool where I share a set of links I put together for new pool owners. It is a lot of info so this will give you time to read over it and start learning how to care for this "new baby" in the family. It will start to make sense when you start using it:
Print these out:
Pool School - Basic Pool Care Schedule
Pool School - Recommended Levels
Bookmark these:
Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals
http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html
Pool School - ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
Make sure to ask any and all questions you might have no matter how small! We have all been where you are at one point.
Now lets talk about test kits. Ask your PH which one he is providing and let us know so we can fill in any blanks.
Have you started "bonding" with your new baby? aka watering it LOL It needs to be watered at least once a day or more depending on the heat and weather. Watering it helps slow it's curing. Some cracks are normal. The plaster will fill them in.
Kim
Yes! Just got in from the first watering of the gunite. First time I've really been inside the pool since the dig last week. Slightly bummed because i know from my time on Pool Forum that this is where things tend to slow down.
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LOL it just gives you time to bond with your pool and to learn about caring for it. Oh and getting your test kit in!
Kim
Kim
LOL it just gives you time to bond with your pool and to learn about caring for it. Oh and getting your test kit in!
Kim
Man, that gunite really sucks in the water. Aside from the floor of the pool, I can water a section for 30- 60 seconds, and it looks almost dry after another 30-60 seconds. The deep end seems the driest. I bet I could place a sprinkler on the deep end for the full day, take it off at 9pm, and it would look dry within 10 seconds. Is watering the gunite just a chore to keep us busy until the PB is ready to work again?
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Wellllllllllll there has been some back and forth on whether it is needed or not. We go with the better safe than sorry-water it. You CAN use a sprinkler to help you water if you want.
Kim
LOL!! Right, just something to do. It is more important during summer and dry periods. A sprinkler with a hose timer from Lowes is your friend. Not that running around with a hose in your brand new empty pool shell isn't fun sometimes.
Lots of Oklahoma flagstone and tile to be laid today.
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Considering upgrading from Caribbean Blue or Mediterranean Blue Colorscapes to Aruba Sky or Tahoe Blue Quartzscapes. Pebble finish would be too hard on the feet for my son with some sensory issues. Does anyone have any opinions on our choice? I don't want to go too dark in color as I'm concerned the 9' depth may end up too dark. I appreciate your input and any pictures of your pool with any of these colors.
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I LOVE a darker colored plaster BUT the darker you go the more you risk mottling. The lighter the plaster is the less is shows up.
It really depends on the skills of the person doing the work.
Kim
It really depends on the skills of the person doing the work.
Kim