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- Jul 2, 2014
- 752
- Pool Size
- 19000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
New Build... Watkinsville, GA.
- Thread starter mayberry32
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I am in to watch this one! I want to see that BIG rock!!! I hope he took a pic of it!
Kim
Kim
It all broke up, apparently. Ton of rock, but nothing we can use as decoration. So, it was a $2,000 tractor rental with no return. Just ready to get the walls up and have the plumbing started this week.
And the hits keep coming. Apparently, when they brought in the excavator, they broke an irrigation line. I just got home from the weekend and there is a huge wet hole in the middle of my yard where the line is broken. PB says he'll be out in the morning. I assume this is normal and they repair things like this all the time. I hope it doesn't turn into a bad situation. I always worry about getting the wrong response on things like this. Someone put my mine at ease.....what is the typical response when a builder breaks an irrigation line? Is that just normal for them and they fix it with no issues, or can this become a problem? He hasn't been one to nickel and dime about anything yet, so hoping he just fixes it in the morning.
Also, my wife is worried about the dig out. The steel walls are 42" tall. With cantilevered concrete, how far above the top of the steel wall will the true top of the pool and decking be? Does it sit right on top of the steel, or is there a channel or cap that goes on the steel walls before the concrete is poured? Just trying to visualize exactly how high it will be when finished.
Most of the time in the "fine print" of a contract, it says the PB isn't responsible for repairing broken irrigation lines, buried utility lines, landscaping, etc... It is the owner's responsibility to reroute all that beforehand. But hopefully your PB will work with you.
He showed up first thing this morning and they are fixing it. He's going to leave it busted for a while and try to get all the heavy equipment over it before repairing it. But, he has it marked and it will be repaired, along with anything else they break. So, that's good.
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So, walls went up today, skimmers installed, some rough plumbing and concrete footers poured. I think he’s coming back tomorrow to continue plumbing and getting ready to backfill. Other than a busted irrigation line and a completely torn up yard, all is going well so far. Just started and ready for this to be over. I want my yard back. It looks like a war zone out there.
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- Jul 2, 2014
- 752
- Pool Size
- 19000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Where are you going to position your two LED lights? I assume one on the short wall on the deep end? What about the other?
When looking at it, since we are going with two, we are putting one in the shallow end and one in the deep end, both shining across the pool from the long walls. That way the light is spread evenly and the entire pool gets light.
Moving along nicely. He showed up again this morning and finished running the ground wire, conduit and rough plumbing. He plans to start backfilling tomorrow morning. Coping should be poured by the end of the week, or early next week. We are going with 2 pours of concrete to have the separate cantilevered coping line with the decking outside of it. I hope it keeps moving along this fast.
You need to go ahead and get your test kit! You will have have water before you know it!! SWEET!
Kim
Kim
You need to go ahead and get your test kit! You will have have water before you know it!! SWEET!
Kim
I was going to order it this morning, but I confused myself on what I need. Pool is 20x40 vinyl lined with Salt Water Generator. I see the stock test kit doesn't seem to have any test for salt content. So, what all do I need? I plan on contributing to TFP to get my discount before ordering, too. Can you please help point me in the right direction on what I need to check under Details when ordering the kit?
- May 3, 2014
- 62,759
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
We got about half the pool backfilled today. 2-3 more loads of rock will be trucked out tomorrow morning and the rest of the backfilling will be complete. First pour of coping will be early next week.
Hope the person picking up those rocks don't mess up the poo! AND hoping you don't get any rain. The stuff is a MESS when it rains!!! as I am sure you well know!
Kim
Kim
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- Jul 2, 2014
- 752
- Pool Size
- 19000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Yes, vermiculite. He went into details about why he uses it over other products, but said it's the only right way to do it, other than some new methods are actually pouring concrete walls and floors before putting in the liner. That seems uncecessary and even more expensive to me, though.
I was impressed that he didn't use bags for the footers around the steel frame. He had a concrete truck come in and poured a full footer around the base. It's as stable as it can be.
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