It began two years ago when my wife said "After The Pool". Anything I wanted, came ATP.
She made most of the decisions, I did most of the work. I had to remind myself often, she only cares about the benefits, not the features.
We paid the deposit in December 2017.
The build began in early May.
The progress so far:
Specifics:
Extras:
Time to choose the finishing touches:
I've run into a snag on the capping stone for the stone veneer wall.
Not sure what color capping stone should go on top of this...
Any suggestions?
She made most of the decisions, I did most of the work. I had to remind myself often, she only cares about the benefits, not the features.
We paid the deposit in December 2017.
The build began in early May.
The progress so far:
- Day 1: They dug it in less than 6 hours
- Day 2: The rebar crew finished in 4 hours
- Day 3-20: We watched it rain for the next 3 years, I mean 3 weeks, and I struggled to keep our three dogs out of it.
- The Labrador Retriever was the first to go swimming!
- Day 21: They shot it.
Specifics:
- ~600 SF (39' x 20') free form
- Gunite shell
- 3.5' shallow end
- 8' deep end
- ~900 SF exposed aggregate decking
- 256 linear feet of black al. fencing around the deck and behind the boulder wall
- 19' long sitting ledge
- 5' love seat walkout
- 24" stone veneer raised bond beam
- 2 Boulder retailing walls
- (2) 18" sheer descents
- (1) 1 lighted 24" sheer descent
- 1 LED pool light
- Heater
- Jandi equipment
- Jandi iAquaLink controls
Extras:
- 2 huge storm water management pits, which raised the cost by another $10K (courtesy of the township)
Time to choose the finishing touches:
- Diamond Bright plaster - Aegean Sea
- Stone veneer - StoneCraft Ledgestone Hamilton
- Tile - US Pool Tile - Sunburst Terra Blue
- No coping: Going with a cantilever deck
I've run into a snag on the capping stone for the stone veneer wall.
Not sure what color capping stone should go on top of this...
