crazy mid century pool

[bmoreswim]

Thanks! Fun to see.

And how about that railing at the top of the basement steps! "Kids, please don't crawl near the cool shaped railing that is really dangerous and leads to the pool, OK?"

 

[kimkats]

DUDE! Have you made an offer yet?? I SO want to come explore that house and yard! I want MORE pictures! and answers...........where does that lead? What is that? LOL

Kim

 

[gwegan]

Wow fun house. My only concern is the wood deck. Out here in Sunny California the sun just eats wood decks. But you have tree cover without the fun of leaves in the pool.

 

[usedsquid]

Offer has been accepted. I'm buying the house.

 

[kimkats]

SWEET! When do you close??

Kim

 

[pooldv]

Congrats!

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Awwwright!! This is gonna be fun to watch! ::

Yippee

 

[bmoreswim]

Yay!!

 

[oh_me_oh_my]

Love the spiral staircase! Congratulations!

 

[kimkats]

This is going to be one that will fun to help with all of it-pool AND house!!!!

I am seeing a video walk though of the house!

Kim

 

[usedsquid]

I'll be meeting with the pool company that originally built the pool in 1964 on Tuesday. Will provide updates and some more pics later that night.

 

[pooldv]

Hey, that's cool! Can't wait to hear what they say.

 

[Rollercoastr]

That roof is possibly even cooler than the pool. I was curious what the style of that type of roof is called, so I googled "mid-century zig zag roof". The correct term is apparently "Folded Plate".

"Folded plate structures have an intrinsic rigidity and high load-carrying capacity which makes them economical over long spans that need to be free of internal columns and other obstructions."

 

[needsajet]

Congratulations! Can't wait to see the pool re-emerging

 

[borjis]

I'll be meeting with the pool company that originally built the pool in 1964 on Tuesday.

WOW that is very cool. If they still have paper work you will know everything there is to know about it.

 

[chiefwej]

You are very lucky that whoever built over that didn't shoot any nails or anchors into the walls or bottom.

 

[usedsquid]

So upon seeing the pool, the current owner of the pool company said it was more than likely built by the construction company but he recognized some components and we found reciepts from them from around 1966 which is just about a year or so after his father started the company. He was very interested in the whole thing especially the original sand filter, pump, and electric heater which may have come from his father as well (keep in mind this man is in his 60s now and would have been a teenager when the pool was built). we discussed it an after looking at the walls and floor it looks like the plan is to pressure wash (lightly) the walls and floor to remove the paint. then fill it to do a leak check. we assume the bricks will soak up some of the water so we will let it sit for a few days, top it off, then do the leak test. The pipes are galvanized so that may be a problem. If all goes well we discussed using a product similar to truck bed liner to refinish the bottom of the pool. so that is an option im investigating.

 

[kimkats]

What fun!!!

Have you heard of aquabright? I will get our resident person over here to talk to you about it. Here is one thread about it:

ecoFINISH aquaBRIGHT longterm review

When do you close?

Kim

 

[triptyx]

I had the same thought Kim. I wonder if it would adhere to brick.

 

[bdavis466]

I'd be concerned that the brick may be deteriorated enough that it wouldn't withstand the high heat. It's also going to be a serious chore to remove the paint (which needs to be removed).

AquaBright will adhere to just about any surface.

Can you post some pictures?