Magnolia Texas (Houston) Pool Build Thread!!

[luckyc1423]

Waterfall/slide start to current.

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plumbing current

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Fireplace/wall current

 

[kimkats]

First the "bad". I don't see any unions on the pumps!!!! When, not if, you ever have to work on one or replace it you will have to cut pipe. You need unions now.

Now the fun part!! Love the tile and the job they have done so far! Nice and even! I like the grout color you picked out as well.

That slide/waterfall is AWESOME! What a great job they are doing on it! I would have loved to just sit there and watch them do that art work!

That is one L.O.N.G. trench for that blue pipe glad I did not have to dig it!

That fire place wall is WOWER! I can't wait to see that finished!

Thanks for the pics!

Kim

 

[Kimber1]

Wow! Beautiful pool. I’m excited to see this pool build.

 

[ctrav]

Thanks for the updated pics...tat is going to be a fun pool for sure!

 

[luckyc1423]

More pictures of the waterfall

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A lot of stuff happening really quick now as my builder wants to try to get me swimming by next weekend since my mother is coming into town.

Decking will be tomorrow.

Plaster prep/cleaning is Saturday

Actual plaster day is Monday

doing stone scapes mini pebble tropics. custom blend one extra bag of black pebble per batch. abalone shells and dark glass hand casted in.



Kim -- is there anything I need to pay attention to on cement day or plaster day other than making sure the plaster is the plaster I ordered? Should I be so noisy to ask if they are putting in the extra bag of black pebbles while they are doing it?

Also can you give me the links of everything I need to order to make sure what is in good condition.

 

[Shuck Water]

That slide is epic! I wanted one so bad, but I live in North Texas which means I'm squished into a 0.20 acre lot.

 

[tifftx2000]

Very nice - coming along nicely! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Do you have a picture of what your water will look like or what your hoping for would like to see that.

 

[kimkats]

Kim -- is there anything I need to pay attention to on cement day or plaster day other than making sure the plaster is the plaster I ordered? Should I be so noisy to ask if they are putting in the extra bag of black pebbles while they are doing it?

Also can you give me the links of everything I need to order to make sure what is in good condition.

You SHOULD ask about the black pebbles! I would go so far as to ask the see them when they show up to do the work. "Please show me the plaster as well as XXX (any extras you asked and payed for)"

Here is the shopping list:

MUST have:

TFTestkits.net

Extra nice to have. I will let you pick the one you want:

TFTestkits.net

If you want to get extra fancy here are some things you can get to make a tiny bit easier. Extra beans and a couple of extra cylinders so you don't have to rinse between tests:

TFTestkits.net

There ya go! Is your wallet screaming? LOL

Kim

 

[ctrav]

Coming along nicely...get the TFTestkit for sure and the speed steer is a must have.

 

[luckyc1423]

Tf test kit order and the speed stir

they finished rebarring the deck. Deck pour is tomorrow
sunday is plaster cleanup/prep and Monday I plaster!!

only downside is my deck ending up being quit a bit bigger than we planned. Planned for 1,500 sf and the deck ended up being 2,000 sf so I'm sure that will cost me $4,500. Money seems to just keep flooding out of my pockets

 

[kimkats]

Yeah but you will love the extra when you get to using it!

SO close to being done!

Good job on the test kit! Let us know when it gets there and we can give you some tips for some of the tests.

Kim

 

[JimMarshall]

Tf test kit order and the speed stir

they finished rebarring the deck. Deck pour is tomorrow
sunday is plaster cleanup/prep and Monday I plaster!!

only downside is my deck ending up being quit a bit bigger than we planned. Planned for 1,500 sf and the deck ended up being 2,000 sf so I'm sure that will cost me $4,500. Money seems to just keep flooding out of my pockets

Thats no downside. Never met anyone that wished they had a smaller deck.

 

[luckyc1423]

Questions,

just got plastered today. they are going to come back in about 4 hours and acid wash

I am assuming the acid wash will remove all these footprints that were made with those "spongey flip flops"?

 

[Mcow]

Spongy flip flops? Guys doing mine wore shoes with spikes so there was no foot prints. Is there actually a depression in the plaster? The acid wash just exposes the aggregate if it is a depression I do not think it would get rid of foot prints.

 

[Trele6]

Questions,

just got plastered today. they are going to come back in about 4 hours and acid wash

I am assuming the acid wash will remove all these footprints that were made with those "spongey flip flops"?

Thats a nice custom detail you got for free ...

In all seriousness though I hope it would come out, but if it doesn't I pretty sure you have a clear case to have it repaired with the PB.

 

[luckyc1423]

It came out. I will post some pictures tomorrow but the acid wash is done and I have 2 hoses filling this bad boy up!!

 

[kimkats]

I was all when I saw the sponge prints. So glad the wash took care of them! Can't wait for pics!

Kim

 

[Goob]

lucky, how's it going out there in your neck of Magnolia?

I thought about your initial posts and the floods in the last couple of years getting close and I wondered if this one tipped the scales. We received at least 10" more of rain this storm than either of the past two springs but didn't have anything worse happen (actually may have been better).

Hope all is well.

 

[ctrav]

There may be aliens in your area...watch out for crop circles

Questions,

just got plastered today. they are going to come back in about 4 hours and acid wash

I am assuming the acid wash will remove all these footprints that were made with those "spongey flip flops"?

 

[luckyc1423]

We could not have been more lucky we stayed dry. The creek in our backyard came up but never reached our pool area.

the drains that my builder installed worked perfect.

only downside I have right now is I got the pool 100% filled the day before the floods. The electric was planned to be installed the following day but due to the floods it hasn't been installed so my new pool has been sitting with no circulation for almost a week.

I have a lot to be thankful of that the flood didn't devastate my family so I am going to be 100% patient as my PB's office was struck by the floods.

should I have any concerns about no circularion? My PB told me to throw some shock in the pool today (first chemicals introduced as the rain just stopped). He said as long as I brush the pooo real good after putting the shock in that it should be fine that it's getting shocked without circulation.

are there any serious concerns with having no circulation and having stonescapes plaster?

giving the gravity of what has happened in Houston I want to be as patient as absolutely possible. So I am hoping that no circulation will not damage my finish it will just take alittle longer to get the water balanced