I have been lurking for a couple of years now and have posted a few threads with various questions which have all been answered. I am so grateful of this website! Anyway, here is where we are at.
Initial budget was about $50,000.
. WAS...........
- Existing gunite pool and screen enclosure will be demo'd starting January 2nd, 2019 and each other step will follow. Looking to have water by mid March. We have all of our subs already lined up from demo, layout, dig, steel, electrical, plumbing, decking, and new screen enclosure.
And to put it out there, we are not doing automation. We do not have it with the current pool and feel it is unnecessary for us.
Info is below pics:
Shotcrete will be used
Raised spa will have a 10" beam so that 12x24" double bullnose coping can be used around the perimeter.
Pool is essentially 30x16 with a large sunshelf and an attached 8x6 spa raised 12" with 4' spillover into pool
Pool is approximately 11,364 gallons and spa is approximately 547 gallons.
Depth is 3.5" to 6"
There will be a 500 gallon LP tank buried in the yard to supply the pool heater, future standby generator, and barbecue grill.
Equipment list as follows: Feel free to add any input at all. Will gladly take it.
Pentair Intelliflo pump- 011018
Hayward 60sq ft DE filter
Hayward AQR15 salt generator
Sta-rite Max-E-Therm 400k BTU heater
**** 3 Pentair Globrites or microbrites (leaning toward microbrites) for pool- 1 in spa, 1 microbrite on sunshelf
2 pentair LED bubblers on sunshelf
3 deck jets (placement undecided)
Intermatic 300w transformer
ALL jandy rebuildable valves. No ball valves. Anywhere!
We would like to include an auto drain and are exploring options of just using a knockout in the skimmer box or an open pipe.
I cannot remember off of the top of my head which size piping the plumber will be using but i am almost positive it is 2.5" suction lines and 2" plumbing. I am not opposed to 3" suction lines and 2.5" return lines even if it is a little more money.
Waterline tile is undecided but likely going to be Mastertile Galaxy 1x2 glass tile WITHOUT a mesh backing!!! The two that are also being considered are Mastertile 6x6 volcano and Mastertile 6x6 Baroque. I will try and upload actual pictures of the samples tomorrow.
Galaxy
Baroque
Volcano
Coping will be 12x24 ivory travertine. Spa spillover will be the glass waterline tile.
Decking is approximately 1100 sq feet of ivory travertine pavers in a french pattern. There will also be about 650sq feet of ivory travertine tile under the covered patios which will be placed on the existing deck. Unfortunately when the builder built the house, there is maybe 1" of elevation difference between the patio, the sliding glass doors, and the inside foundation of the house. So pavers cannot be used.
Pool plaster will be NPT stonescapes mini pebble. Color is undecided but we are going for a lighter blue such as Aqua blue or Aqua white.
Sorry for the long winded post, but any and all nitpicking, advice, or criticizing will be greatly appreciated.
Initial budget was about $50,000.
. WAS........... - Existing gunite pool and screen enclosure will be demo'd starting January 2nd, 2019 and each other step will follow. Looking to have water by mid March. We have all of our subs already lined up from demo, layout, dig, steel, electrical, plumbing, decking, and new screen enclosure.
And to put it out there, we are not doing automation. We do not have it with the current pool and feel it is unnecessary for us.
Info is below pics:
Shotcrete will be used
Raised spa will have a 10" beam so that 12x24" double bullnose coping can be used around the perimeter.
Pool is essentially 30x16 with a large sunshelf and an attached 8x6 spa raised 12" with 4' spillover into pool
Pool is approximately 11,364 gallons and spa is approximately 547 gallons.
Depth is 3.5" to 6"
There will be a 500 gallon LP tank buried in the yard to supply the pool heater, future standby generator, and barbecue grill.
Equipment list as follows: Feel free to add any input at all. Will gladly take it.
Pentair Intelliflo pump- 011018
Hayward 60sq ft DE filter
Hayward AQR15 salt generator
Sta-rite Max-E-Therm 400k BTU heater
**** 3 Pentair Globrites or microbrites (leaning toward microbrites) for pool- 1 in spa, 1 microbrite on sunshelf
2 pentair LED bubblers on sunshelf
3 deck jets (placement undecided)
Intermatic 300w transformer
ALL jandy rebuildable valves. No ball valves. Anywhere!
We would like to include an auto drain and are exploring options of just using a knockout in the skimmer box or an open pipe.
I cannot remember off of the top of my head which size piping the plumber will be using but i am almost positive it is 2.5" suction lines and 2" plumbing. I am not opposed to 3" suction lines and 2.5" return lines even if it is a little more money.
Waterline tile is undecided but likely going to be Mastertile Galaxy 1x2 glass tile WITHOUT a mesh backing!!! The two that are also being considered are Mastertile 6x6 volcano and Mastertile 6x6 Baroque. I will try and upload actual pictures of the samples tomorrow.
Galaxy
Baroque
Volcano
Coping will be 12x24 ivory travertine. Spa spillover will be the glass waterline tile.
Decking is approximately 1100 sq feet of ivory travertine pavers in a french pattern. There will also be about 650sq feet of ivory travertine tile under the covered patios which will be placed on the existing deck. Unfortunately when the builder built the house, there is maybe 1" of elevation difference between the patio, the sliding glass doors, and the inside foundation of the house. So pavers cannot be used.
Pool plaster will be NPT stonescapes mini pebble. Color is undecided but we are going for a lighter blue such as Aqua blue or Aqua white.
Sorry for the long winded post, but any and all nitpicking, advice, or criticizing will be greatly appreciated.
