New Build Austin TX - Ground Breaking 12/8/2020

[Next_Gen]

I will come back to update this title post over time as we have just broken ground.

12/8/2020 - Groundbreaking begins, pool, and deck mark out completed.
12/14/2020 - Excavation and fill begin

Sorry for the long delay but weather caused a bit of a halt for a while.

Gunite is now in.

 

[kimkats]

OH YEAH!!! It looks great! LOVE the kids taking care of it already!!!

Guess what time it is!!! Time for YOUR set of links!!!!

The first set is all about what to do and ask about to get a great plaster job. The second set is all about how to care for your pool after you get the plaster.

Plaster links:
Ten Guidelines for Quality Pool Plaster Best one of all
All Plaster Finishes Should Last 20 Years
Not All Color Pigments are Good for Pools How to pick a good color for plaster.
A Plastering 'Watch List' | Professional Watershaping | Watershapes
Trouble Free Pool
Trouble Free Pool

Pool care links:
Print these out:
Pool School - Basic Pool Care Schedule
Pool School - Recommended Levels

Bookmark these:
Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals
Trouble Free Pool
Pool School - ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry

Now is also a good time to ask what test kit your PB will be providing so we can fill in any holes.

Kim

 

[Next_Gen]

We are installing a new pool (lots of pictures in the new build forum). The pumps and filters are going to be installed on a pad touching the outside wall of the master bedroom. We are working to make sure every component is on an isolation pad for sound and had found that we cannot figure out how to do this for our Pentair Quad DE 80 filter.

Plumbers on the schedule to install these in about 30 days so I have a bit of time to find the right answer but I know I need to start now.

Anyone with ideas please let me know.

 

[Jimrahbe]

N,

None of my filters make any noise.. why do you think that your Quad DE will?

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Next_Gen]

N,

None of my filters make any noise.. why do you think that your Quad DE will?

Thanks,

Jim R.

I have no reason to think it will or won't. I just guess it's my lack of understanding of the components since it's my first pool.

 

[kimkats]

The only moving part on your equipment pad is the pump. As such this is the only one that could make noise. The pump does push the water through the filter but that does not cause the filter to make any noise. Most pump are very quiet while they are running. It is the only thing that may need any kind of pad.

Kim