Decided to take the plunge this year and get a pool. I have posted a few other times here, but I wanted to share my journey, since you will appreciate the journey and not just the finished product. Don't be too harsh on me, this is my first build and my dad's second (his last was over 20 years ago). So here we go:
Pick a spot. The only spot to be 10' from the property line and 10' from the house is where the shed is. Well there were other spots, but none where I wanted to cut down trees or have electric lines moved.
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Moving the the shed with two trucks and rollers. Here we are just pushing it back. We had a tow strap on the back of both of our trucks and pretty much said 'go' at the same time. Hey, it worked. We will probably laugh about it for years.
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The guy I hired to dig a flat hole in my hard. He said it was within an inch from front to back. I found it to be just about 4 inches off. He was cheap, and available so i guess that is what you get. I ended up using 4" blocks in the front down to 2" blocks partially buried. I leveled the ground with limestone dust, and packed it with a plate vibrator four times. Then it down poured, so I packed it twice more after that.
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At least the rain showed me the low spots
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Starting to put up the walls before the sand came:
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Sand is here!
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Putting in the liner, I was worried about it stretching, but sure enough, it did:
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Getting out the wrinkles:
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Starting the fence before I get water delivered:
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Well that's it so far. That is what a holiday weekend got me. I added some temporary welded wire fence on the other side. I really really really hope that will pass for inspection so I can get the pool filled. Right now I have about 12" in it to keep the liner down. That fence will be temporary while i work on the deck and backfill in the back side of the pool. I do have more details pictures too. This is just a quick overview.
So how am I doing? thoughts? suggestions? I am open to any of them.
Thanks for watching my journey.
Pick a spot. The only spot to be 10' from the property line and 10' from the house is where the shed is. Well there were other spots, but none where I wanted to cut down trees or have electric lines moved.
Moving the the shed with two trucks and rollers. Here we are just pushing it back. We had a tow strap on the back of both of our trucks and pretty much said 'go' at the same time. Hey, it worked. We will probably laugh about it for years.
The guy I hired to dig a flat hole in my hard. He said it was within an inch from front to back. I found it to be just about 4 inches off. He was cheap, and available so i guess that is what you get. I ended up using 4" blocks in the front down to 2" blocks partially buried. I leveled the ground with limestone dust, and packed it with a plate vibrator four times. Then it down poured, so I packed it twice more after that.
At least the rain showed me the low spots
Starting to put up the walls before the sand came:
Sand is here!
Putting in the liner, I was worried about it stretching, but sure enough, it did:
Getting out the wrinkles:
Starting the fence before I get water delivered:
Well that's it so far. That is what a holiday weekend got me. I added some temporary welded wire fence on the other side. I really really really hope that will pass for inspection so I can get the pool filled. Right now I have about 12" in it to keep the liner down. That fence will be temporary while i work on the deck and backfill in the back side of the pool. I do have more details pictures too. This is just a quick overview.
So how am I doing? thoughts? suggestions? I am open to any of them.
Thanks for watching my journey.