I've been delinquent with my posts. If anyone cares to read this, here's the latest from my log and a picture:
8/30/12 – The guys dug the trenches today for the gas and electric, got all the equipment settled on the pump, and started the stone coping. No major snafus today. They did bust a few irrigation lines and cut through an electrical wire for the irrigation system, but they’ve been doing that all along and had warned us about that to begin with. Husband was able to fix. They messed up the pump for the weekend rain they setup, so hoping they come back tomorrow to fix before it starts.
8/31/12 – rain started early today. Got home from work and the gas line was run and the pump was back up and running. Yay! We noticed that there didn’t appear to be any water run for the water feature and the slide. Pool Owner assures us there is. However, he mentioned that the water run for the water feature was using 1.5 inch pipe and he wants to pull up all the concrete and use 2 inch pipe. It’ll be interesting to see how that works out.
9/4/12 – no work done today. Some rain this morning.
9/5/12 – Laclede Gas upgraded the meter today. No pool work. Some rain this morning.
9/6/12 – the guys were here for a few hours today to finish the stone coping.
9/7/12 – no work today. They said they needed to finish up another pool today.
9/10/12 – no work today. Not sure why… no one ever gives us an update unless we call.
9/11/12 – Husband talked to foreman and pool owner today. The plan is to get the water feature stone on the front area (facing the pool) by Wednesday and then do the poolkrete and get the liner in by Thursday end of day. I’ll be shocked if this happens. The guys did get the coping cleaned up (the color was really bad before) and got the front area of the water feature wall done.
9/12/12 – Husband is very mad. Foreman called him this morning and asked him to go to Perryville to get the stone for the water feature. Apparently the stone was supposed to come in yesterday and didn’t. Husband found care for the baby today so that he could be here during the stone work. After a heated discussion, pool owner and foreman are driving to Perryville to get the stone. No work today. Husband taking off work tomorrow to be here. Pool owner promised the crew would be here by 7 to get started. Had a conversation about setting realistic timeframes. We’ll see if there is any difference.
9/13/12 – what a difference a few hours of work makes! The water feature is started and looks great. The poolkrete is down and the liner is in. Water is flowing! It actually looks like a pool!
9/14/12 – the guys came and finished up the water feature wall and the front side is covered with stone. Still wrinkles in the liner. They are coming back tomorrow to put some bonding down for inspection and the concrete decking should get poured Monday if it doesn’t rain.
9/15/12 – a few guys came out today and laid down the mesh for the bonding. They also put up the orange fence around the pool so the inspection would be approved. The water in the pool is starting to inch into the shallow end. One of the guys is trying to get the wrinkles out. He is convinced that the liner isn’t right – he can’t get the wrinkles out.
9/17/12 – It’s pouring down rain today. The concrete guys came and marked out the concrete, but they can’t do much else. Pool owner spent day at liner manufacturer to try to figure out what went wrong.
9/18/12 – the guys came out with the liner manufacturer to take some measurements. Liner rep feels like the liner is wrong, but he needs to prove it to his boss (so he says). No work done today – too muddy for concrete pour.
9/19/12 – the concrete guys laid out the forms and gravel. The pool guys came out with the liner manufacturer again and took some more measurements. They agree we have the wrong liner and assure us they can replace it early next week. Supposed to pour concrete tomorrow.