All done!

[Oona]

Sure-they are currently sitting on a bed in my spare bedroom, got them at PoolWarehouse: Ledge Lounger Signature Chaise

 

[Texasresident]

Thank you , look very nice .

 

[Oona]

Today was gunite day

 

[kimkats]

SWEET!!! That looks great! Have you started bonding with it yet? aka watering it to help slow down the curing.
It is time for your set of links! The first set is all about what to do and ask about to get a great plaster job. The second set is all about how to care for your pool after you get the plaster.
Plaster links:
Ten Guidelines for Quality Pool Plaster Best one of all
All Plaster Finishes Should Last 20 Years
Not All Color Pigments are Good for Pools How to pick a good color for plaster.
A Plastering 'Watch List' | Professional Watershaping | Watershapes
Trouble Free Pool
Trouble Free Pool
Pool care links:
Print these out:
Pool School - Basic Pool Care Schedule
Pool School - Recommended Levels
Bookmark these:
Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals
Trouble Free Pool
Pool School - ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
Now is also a good time to ask what test kit your PB will be providing so we can fill in any holes.
Kim

 

[Oona]

Wood forms removed from gunite today and I noticed this (see pics) is this a problem? 1 pic shows pVC pipe exposed and the other is of sand bags they used on Baja ledge poking through along with some rocks that they filled the bags with

 

[zea3]

Is the first picture the inside or outside of the pool? I think its an outside wall but I want to be sure. Why did they put bags of rocks in the structure of the pool? Any opinions @jimmythegreek ?

 

[Oona]

Is the first picture the inside or outside of the pool? I think its an outside wall but I want to be sure. Why did they put bags of rocks in the structure of the pool? Any opinions @jimmythegreek ?

Yes-indeed, not just the 1st pic but all the pics are from the outside wall! The 2nd and 3rd pics are closeups of the 2 areas I was curious about shown overall in the 1st pic. I honestly don’t know why they used the sand bags-they used 6 across the Baja ledge though. I just added a pic of the sandbags as well

 

[zea3]

So most of the structure of this pool is above ground? Are they building any type of retaining wall around the pool? Most gunite pools are build with the majority of the pool in ground. I know sometimes the terrain does not allow that to happen. Are the walls in question near the deep or shallow end of the pool?

 

[kimkats]

Get it in writing with the pics and send to the PB to get it on record. Then have him come look at that mess. It is not acceptable. It will be interesting to see what he has to say................sigh...............

 

[Oona]

So most of the structure of this pool is above ground? Are they building any type of retaining wall around the pool? Most gunite pools are build with the majority of the pool in ground. I know sometimes the terrain does not allow that to happen. Are the walls in question near the deep or shallow end of the pool?

Thank you-yes, we live on a terraced hill and the pool is on the top terrace. The majority of the pool is above the ground but I believe that might be due to the fact that it is straight limestone under the ground(it took 9 days for my dig, the deepest they dug was 3ft on the deep side and maybe a foot and a half on shallow) they did dig trenches along the inside walls of my pool that were deeper than the rest as a footer though-not really a retaining wall I suppose. The part in question is on the shallow end of the pool though.

 

[Oona]

Get it in writing with the pics and send to the PB to get it on record. Then have him come look at that mess. It is not acceptable. It will be interesting to see what he has to say................sigh...............

Yes ma’am I most definitely will. Already ran into an issue with my Firebowl columns-they made them rectangles and my contract clearly states 2 x 2 x 1 but my PB sales guy is saying it doesn’t matter bc the pool studio images show them as rectangles-f’ing laughable! Needless to say he wasn’t gonna budge on it saying it was going to cost $2700 to make the columns square. After some back and forth we agreed to split the difference. I’m still a bit POd on that but not as much as I was before.

 

[TampaKathy]

I got copper water bowls and I plan to treat them...well, I should say I "ordered" copper water bowls...the PB has gotten the wrong ones twice, hoping third time's the charm!

 

[Oona]

I got copper water bowls and I plan to treat them...well, I should say I "ordered" copper water bowls...the PB has gotten the wrong ones twice, hoping third time's the charm!

Lol-I hear ya, fingers crossed you get what you asked for! Can I ask what you are treating them with?

 

[TampaKathy]

Lol-I hear ya, fingers crossed you get what you asked for! Can I ask what you are treating them with?

This stuff called Everbrite...it has a picture of a copper mailbox on the can...gotta work, right?! I sprayed it on some copper decorations that I was going to stick outside...like many months ago...well, the decorations never made it outside...I kinda like them inside so I can't really give a review at this point!

 

[Oona]

This stuff called Everbrite...it has a picture of a copper mailbox on the can...gotta work, right?! I sprayed it on some copper decorations that I was going to stick outside...like many months ago...well, the decorations never made it outside...I kinda like them inside so I can't really give a review at this point!

Thanks so much-I will give this stuff a try!

 

[Oona]

Can’t wait until tile day!!

 

[kimkats]

That is going to look sooooo pretty in the sun!

 

[Oona]

They started the coping yesterday and today are just about finished with it, hopefully tomorrow they start the tile

 

[kimkats]

Love the color of the coping. That is not going to be too hot to sit on and dangle your feet in the pool!

 

[Oona]

They have been working on tile and coping all week and it looks like they are about ready to grout