New Build in Mass

[Jctaylor45]

Our pool build has finally started. The plan is 15X25 rectangular, 4 feet to 6 feet deep, bench across both the shallow and deep end with 1 step in each corner of the deep end to step out. The plan for equipment is pentair intelliflo vs, CCP 320 filter, max-e-therm 333k BTU heater, easy touch with ic40 integrated. Here are some dig and rebar pics. How does everything look so far?

 

[ajw22]

My concern is you have rebar running along the ground. The rebar is usually propped up on rocks or plastic pegs so that the gunite can get below the rebar and encapsulate it. You want the rebar in the middle of the gunite and not along the bottom of it.

Look at the rocks holding up the rebar on the floor of these pools...

@bdavis466 thoughts?

or this one...

 

[jimmythegreek]

Yup always put rebar on chairs. Like you have it relies in workers to pull up during the pour. Never ends up in right spot. Otherwise looks good

 

[Jctaylor45]

Thanks for the comments. I just went out to take a look and...


Pool building must be watching this thread also.

 

[Jctaylor45]

Gunite was shot yesterday. Starting to look more an more like a pool. Seems there are more returns than I was expecting (5?). Are all of the PVC pipes that go through the shell water returns or are there other things they can be used for?

 

[ajw22]

What type of pool lights are you getting?

What type of pool cleaner?

 

[Jctaylor45]

The light is in there too. It’s an incandescent pool light. The 5 pvc pipes are in addition to the light and the skimmers. It looks like there are 4 on one side and on between the skimmers above the light on the other side.

The plan is for a robot for pool cleaning, but it’s possible the PB added another return to add a pressure cleaner at some point in the future?

 

[ajw22]

Weren’t you given a pool design or drawing or set of plans from the builder?

 

[Jctaylor45]

It didn’t include the returns in the drawing, just width, length, depth and stairs.

the contract mentions 3 clean water returns.

 

[ajw22]

Guess you have to ask the pool builder what you bought and what he built.

 

[kimkats]

This is when I share a set of links I put together for new pool owners:

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