Rain delays! But, the plumbing is done and the conduit for the electric going to the fiber optic illuminators is in place as are the pipes to carry the fiber optic lights and their cables. Pressure test of the plumbing showed no leaks. Yes! Tomorrow we move on to grading and installing the coping stones. I will post some pics once my camera battery is charged. Cheers, Ron
rbielefeld's pool build
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Dry fit the coping and boulders today and did some rough grading. Tomorrow we mortar the coping in place and do the final grading.
Nice work! I envy you having that sand everywhere. The mud we have in our back yard around our pool being built is about to drive me nuts!
Good Luck!
Dave
Good Luck!
Dave
The sand is nice nice to work with and in. I came from a place that had mud, clay mud, and that is no fun at all. Ron
This is really fun to watch. You know, it's so cool that you have built your pool around existing landscaping. I mean, when you fill your pool, you already have instantly beautiful, luscious landscape whereas most of us have bareness all around and struggle to get that beauty.
I tried the best I could to integrate the pool with the existing foliage. I just hope my intrusion will not end up killing any of the plants.
love the integrated coping/tile! I am all for consistency, and love the natural look of your coping material, too. (If it is natural, pardon me, I meant no offense. I am never sure, and many of the faux stones look real to me!)
the coping/tile is not natural it is made by a company called RicoRock. They also make waterfalls that look very natural and that is what first drew us to this company. We will be installing one of their waterfalls soon. Ron
Most of the work on the pool today centered around cleaning up last bit of construction debris and grading the area surrounding the pool. Tomorrow the coping will be permanantly fixed in place, the auto water leveler will be installed, and the back part of the fence will be finished. We set the fence posts today as well. Plan on connecting all the pumps, filter, etc. on Wednesday, cleaning out the shell on Thursday, and acid washing it early Friday. Late morning Friday the plaster people will be here to put the final finish on. The end is now in sight. Yes! 
Changed the schedule a bit and did the equipment hookup instead of setting the coping because I did not start work on the pool until late afternoon. Tomorrow we will set the coping and auto water leveler and then we are done and ready for plaster.
Your coping is really going to set off teh dark bottom - you are really charging ahead with progress!
Got the auto water leveler installed, wired all the equipment to the control box, and set the coping today. All that is left is to clean out the shell, acid wash it, and have the guys put the final finish on. That will be Friday if the weather cooperates. We will be having the decking installed in a few weeks (Stamped concrete) and I will be installing a waterfall some time in September. I am having a local company called Perfect Pool Fill do the water fill for me. They will use my well water, but based on a some testing they did they will hook up the appropriate filters and conditioners to make sure the water is good and I will not have any problems. They have been in business for 16 years and have a good reputation. So, my water should be in good shape to start. Can't wait to take that first plunge! 8)
I was hoping to have pictures of my newly plastered pool, but no, the weather did not cooperate today. Rained off and on all day. Tomorrow looks a bit more promising. We shall see. The waiting is tough. Ron
Well after a ton of praying the rain stayed away this morning and the final finish went on. Take a look. Tomorrow morning is acid wash and start to fill! I think I am going to cry. My friend and I basically built this pool in under a month. Still need to get the deck in and the fence finished, but hey, we will be swimming in a few days. 
Hey Ron,
Could you and your buds come finish my pool for me? I'll pay top dollar at this point, and Oh Yeah, bring your anti-rain dancer!
No, really, your progress is great! And it looks teriffic!
Best of LUCK!
Dave
Could you and your buds come finish my pool for me? I'll pay top dollar at this point, and Oh Yeah, bring your anti-rain dancer!
No, really, your progress is great! And it looks teriffic!
Best of LUCK!
Dave
That is a great looking finish to your pool! You are so lucky you will get to swim on the 4th 
Thanks for the compliments. The pool finish is being acid washed as I type and the fill will begin momentarily. I have to wait two weeks before I can add salt for my SWCG so I will be adding bleach manually until then as well as getting the water balanced overall. My kids are walking around the house with their swim suits on. I bet they will sleep in them tonight! Ah, to be a kid again. Well, come to think of it, I guess that is a major part of my motivation for doing the project in the first place. It keep me young. Ron
What a great looking pool.
And quick to boot.
I'm happy for you, and your kids!
Have a blast!!
Steve
And quick to boot.
I'm happy for you, and your kids!
Have a blast!!
Steve