Shane1 said:looks pretty sweet! You might want to think about getting more umrella sleeves installed. I've seen quite a few people around here that wish they had more to block the brutal sun we get. I wish I had one every 4 - 6 feet around my pool especially on the south side of the pool. Good luck with your build and keep the pics coming.
Maybe so...but if you dig way back to late last summer, you'll find threads where people are looking for ways to cool their pools, because a dip in 97° water in 110° heat isn't really all that refreshing.NoFear95 said:Shane1 said:looks pretty sweet! You might want to think about getting more umrella sleeves installed. I've seen quite a few people around here that wish they had more to block the brutal sun we get. I wish I had one every 4 - 6 feet around my pool especially on the south side of the pool. Good luck with your build and keep the pics coming.
We have a sleeve in the baja step. We have a over hang umbrella that we use in addition. Alittle bit of az sun is a good thing!
jblizzle said:In the drawing it looks like they have the floor drains plumbed into the skimmer. It would be better to have the floor drains plumbed separately to the equipment pad with a valve to adjust between them and the skimmer.
It also would not hurt to then add an equalizer line on the skimmer where the floor would have been attached.
In fact, is that skimmer placement on the downwind side? I would consider a 2nd skimmer on the opposite end of the pool as well.
I would also consider shifting the light to the right a little (is it a color light?) and adding a 2nd on the far left. Although this is less important if you are just going to have white lights, the reds just do not travel far in the water.
jblizzle said:Lol ... desert variety trees ... Hard to find good non-messy trees and plants.
NoFear95 said:No trees nearby at all. I plan on putting some in at a later date, but they are going to be of the desert variety so debris will be minimal to non-existent.
I really appreciate everyone's feedback. I do have a budget, so I'm trying to get as much as I can given it.
We had a pool in our prior house so I tried (within my budget) to get as much as we liked and lessen what we didn't.
I know someone asked about the decking. Pool guy is not doing that (wanted $11-12sqft), my trusted landscaper is willing to do it for $7sqft. That savings over 1000sqft adds up...
AZHeat said:NoFear95 said:No trees nearby at all. I plan on putting some in at a later date, but they are going to be of the desert variety so debris will be minimal to non-existent.
I really appreciate everyone's feedback. I do have a budget, so I'm trying to get as much as I can given it.
We had a pool in our prior house so I tried (within my budget) to get as much as we liked and lessen what we didn't.
I know someone asked about the decking. Pool guy is not doing that (wanted $11-12sqft), my trusted landscaper is willing to do it for $7sqft. That savings over 1000sqft adds up...
Here is a site I found from the AZ Municipal Water Users Assoc that lists low water use trees that are pool friendly (low debris and thornless). http://www.amwua.org/plants_for-pools.html Alos other shrubs, plants, and flowers.
NoFear95 said:Update on our Pebbletech choice, tile and decking.