New Pool Construction Project in Houston: 2nd Time is a Charm
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Yes. Today it is.
(I know, I know......like I always say: Pics or it didn't happen. Will post some when I can get to the computer that works with my camera.)
I like to paraphrase the famous early-drinking quote "It's 5:00 somewhere, right?" with "It's Friday somewhere, right?"
Pool all cleaned up and ready to get plastered
And so is my triangular spa
Some of the Paramount In-Floor Cleaning System nozzles
Ready to go!
And so it begins....
They applied the plaster and aggregate very quickly
After application, squeeze out all of the "cream" to expose the aggregate
Getting near the end....
Here's the Trough-O-Waste. After the junk dries, they'll haul away the box and solid junk.
Here's a close-up of the plaster. This hasn't been fully prepped yet, but it should give an idea of what final product looks like.
Bonus Pic: While I was up on the waterfall, I shot a pic of my equipment pad. It looks like they gave me lots of space for maintenance and repairs!
And so is my triangular spa
Some of the Paramount In-Floor Cleaning System nozzles
Ready to go!
And so it begins....
They applied the plaster and aggregate very quickly
After application, squeeze out all of the "cream" to expose the aggregate
Getting near the end....
Here's the Trough-O-Waste. After the junk dries, they'll haul away the box and solid junk.
Here's a close-up of the plaster. This hasn't been fully prepped yet, but it should give an idea of what final product looks like.
Bonus Pic: While I was up on the waterfall, I shot a pic of my equipment pad. It looks like they gave me lots of space for maintenance and repairs!
Great Pics Jay - it really happened! The plaster looks very nice. I'm sure you are pretty excited to start getting water in there. -Karen
That is a cool vantage point of your pad. Do you know if they will acid wash yours before they start to fill?
Plaster crew is gone. They showed up at 8:00 and the trucks pulled out before noon. Now that's efficiency.
Before departure, the crew chief said "we'll be back tomorrow for acid rinse". I figured we would start filling today. I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow. I'm probably happy about this, since the plaster threads talk about keeping a gap between plaster completion and exposure to water.
For those of you not to this stage yet: This is the fun part for sure!
Before departure, the crew chief said "we'll be back tomorrow for acid rinse". I figured we would start filling today. I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow. I'm probably happy about this, since the plaster threads talk about keeping a gap between plaster completion and exposure to water.
For those of you not to this stage yet: This is the fun part for sure!
It happened! It REALLY happened! Happy dance and cheers all around TFP! I am sure you could hear them all at your place!
I LOVE the color!
Kim
I LOVE the color!
Kim
When we filled ours the past couple of days, the kids kept checking the pool. Little did they know, it took 36 hours with 2 hoses and the auto leveler line (for a little while). When all 3 were running, we had very little water pressure left in the house. Even the hose bibs were leaking because there wasn't enough pressure. The kids ended up getting bored after the first 2 hours, but were happy to see it full this morning.
PigIron: I'm hopeful mine won't take that long to fill. Your pool has about twice the volume of mine.
It would be interesting to see the diff of the dive pool. My pool surface area is 630 sq ft per the plan.
Plaster looks great! How easy is it for you to get to the pump basket lids? It looks like a really tight plumbing job. Do you have to play twister?
Thanks, Kim.
When we were choosing a plaster/pebble color, we decided to focus on the particular color the plaster makes the water appear, since this is a bigger visual impact than the up-close plaster look. With our "tropical volcano rock" theme, we wanted the water to appear a bit greenish-blue. Based on one of the model pools at our PB's shop, we chose the "Midnight Ocean" color. Here is a pic from the Wet Edge Technologies website that illustrates the color that (I hope!) our water will look like.
Plastered today, dropping some acid tomorrow. Sounds like a good weekend.
Congrats.
Congrats.
