Dig day july 20th

[whiskers]

Good start! Kind of scary I am sure with the loose dirt.

I do have a concern as there are no "chairs" or lifts under the steel on the bottom of the pool. The steel should be raised a bit so it is fully encased by the shell. I also wonder about the amount of space between the walls and steel as they same thing needs to happen there also.

Talked to the PB they said more "chairs" are on order to complete the bottom of the pool but there will be no "chairs" on the walls. Is that going to be okay? Or do I have to push for them to put "chairs" on the walls as well?

 

[whiskers]

Day 19

 

[kimkats]

You don't need chairs for the walls as the steel will naturally stay away from the side. The bottom steel will "fall" down to the ground from their weight without the chairs. So long as there is space between the steel and the plywood you are good on the walls.

 

[whiskers]

You don't need chairs for the walls as the steel will naturally stay away from the side. The bottom steel will "fall" down to the ground from their weight without the chairs. So long as there is space between the steel and the plywood you are good on the walls.

Thank You kimkats. How much space should there be between the steel and the plywood?

 

[tommelton]

Ideally the rebar should be centered in the concrete (gunite/shotcrete) for the entire shell. So if the wall is 6-8" thick - there should be 3-4" behind the rebar and the plywood.

 

[whiskers]

Day 41 Shotcrete should be any day now.

 

[whiskers]

Day 50 Shotcrete day. Not sure why they only did one cutout for one skimmer when there are two skimmers. Will find out tomorrow.

 

[kimkats]

sigh...............who knows but someone is going to get to break some concrete

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

I don’t see any cage for a second skimmer in the before Shotcrete pictures.
A second skimmer will require support from a rebar cage surrounded it and most likely cannot be added after the fact without great effort.

 

[whiskers]

I don’t see any cage for a second skimmer in the before Shotcrete pictures.
A second skimmer will require support from a rebar cage surrounded it and most likely cannot be added after the fact without great effort.

They forgot about the second skimmer. They said they will give support for the second skimmer with rebar and add it. It is extra effort but they will do it.

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

I provided a picture of a skimmer just prior to Shotcrete to show how the cage is to be built, core drilling into the existing shell and using the proper epoxy is important to maintain the strength of the skimmer vault so you don’t have the structure cracking at the stress point of where the two meet.

 

[whiskers]

I provided a picture of a skimmer just prior to Shotcrete to show how the cage is to be built, core drilling into the existing shell and using the proper epoxy is important to maintain the strength of the skimmer vault View attachment 528574View attachment 528575so you don’t have the structure cracking at the stress point of where the two meet.

Noted. Thank you for the reply and pictures.

 

[whiskers]

Day 61 auto fill installed. PB started on the missed skimmer on shotcrete day. Day one of building the cage for the skimmer.

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

Will you have Pour-A-Lids for the skimmers and auto fill?

 

[whiskers]

Will you have Pour-A-Lids for the skimmers and auto fill?

I am assuming that is a brand name. Correct me if I am wrong. I have never heard of Pour-A Lids. The brand of skimmer and auto fill is CMP.

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

Cover lids for the skimmer and auto fill that are designed to accept the same product as the deck/coping so to blend in and not be as noticeable.

 

[whiskers]

Cover lids for the skimmer and auto fill that are designed to accept the same product as the deck/coping so to blend in and not be as noticeable.View attachment 531073View attachment 531074View attachment 531075

Very cool. You learn something new every day. I think I will stick with the standard lids. Thank you for the post.

 

[whiskers]

Day 89. They started on the facing for the tile.

 

[kimkats]

Another big step done!

 

[whiskers]

Day 91. Placed the second skimmer.