New fiberglass pool build in OBX- Current stage Fence and Landscape.

[TX2OBX]

Baby steps. More electrical getting done, most importantly my equipment pad light. Was out cleaning the filters last night using my phone to see, wasn't fun. Wasn't concerned about this wall showing conduit since its on the utility side of the house but still some obvious (to me) short cuts in how they run conduit (would have run the switch conduit much lower so not in line of site). I wish I could be able to baby sit them but just isnt possible all the time. However again not going to ask for changes as I'm glad its getting done and this is not an area im concerned about vanity. I need to adjust the light though, the OCD in me is annoyed the heads aren't straight lol.

Still moving slowly but not going to complain other than I'm ready for my house to not be in disarray. They were hoping to pour concrete end of the week but I dont see that happening, since theres still a boat load of concrete forms to do, but especially with remnants of Ian headed our way this weekend, Not expecting anything severe just a lot of rain which could be nothing or could be a gully washer. Local news says plan on 1-6 inches so that will be fun.

 

[TX2OBX]

Just curious is the Omni panel supposed to be noisy? IT was powered on briefly today just to check electrical connections and the fan on it was louder than the pool pump running (at lower speed). The system wont be fully programmed for a few weeks so its off at the moment but was really surprised how noisy the cooling fans were. Sounded like an old desktop booting up. Except even after its start up the fans kept running. Do they run constantly? ITs only about 70 out so not like its blazing hot.

 

[TX2OBX]

SO. MUCH. SAND.

Prayers to FLA because they def got hit way harder than us. But I had no freaking idea there would be sand literally everywhere. For only 50-60 mph winds I was not expecting this lol. My vehicles outside were coated, the house was coated, and the darn pool has about 3 inches on the bottom of it.

I noticed today the returns were spitting sand and was like "huh". opened it up to discover it had about 150 pounds inside it. Threw out the filters and changed them for the ones I was going to install after concrete but will order another set. No getting these clean IMO.

In other news the new spa jets arrived and the performance is way better. I put 1/2" nozzles on the first two on the loop and 3/8" on the other 6 and each jet has really nice pressure. Not a ton, but well more than enough to be therapeutic, I can set the pump to 3250 and the air runs great. I might play with them a bit more, but dont fix what aint broke comes to mind. Pays to read the manual (and this site). I mentioned the bonding issue and instead of adding one to the plumbing they ended up installing a bonding plate in the skimmer. I think this is ok. They dont agree I need one for the spa and im going to insist at least on one of the in line defender ones being added. Spa other than sand on the floor is crystal clear. Pool is a swampy mess.

 

[ajw22]

You got the real welcome to OBX.

 

[kimkats]

OH MY! That is a LOT of sand!!! Where did it all come from??? I would do some manual vacuuming to get most of it up and out of the pool.

 

[TX2OBX]

OH MY! That is a LOT of sand!!! Where did it all come from??? I would do some manual vacuuming to get most of it up and out of the pool.

IM going to have to get PB to add in a waste line. I noticed today I have no way at all to vacuum to waste and I def dont want to put all the sand through the filter. I might end up buying a cheap single speed pump and building a little vacuum dolly like a pool guy uses.

Now it shouldn't ever be this bad again, its just with no concrete down and no landscaping the entire back yard is sandy. Once the yard is done I shouldn't ever have it as bad as I did today. It was super windy a day before it hit, so the dry sand blew around everywhere. Once it started raining it stopped as it got too heavy for the wind to blow.

 

[Newdude]

Are the filters gone, or just ready for the garbage co ? They will likely clean right up.

 

[TX2OBX]

Are the filters gone, or just ready for the garbage co ? They will likely clean right up.

They're just in the bed of my truck. I tried to clean one with the hose and it still felt super heavy even though it wasn't brown. So I guess im just not getting all of the stuff out of them. I might try again tomorrow, just got warn out/bored of cleaning and wanted to get the systems up again so I threw the new filters in. I bought the knockoff replacement on amazon (only about 150 bucks) so will see if they are as good as the OEM Hayward ones.

There was also about a pound of it in the skimmer basket, and more in the pump strainer, I think if If another storm were to hit I would shut off the skimmer and just pull from the mains to hopefully combat this from happening again.

 

[Saturn94]

OH MY! That is a LOT of sand!!! Where did it all come from??? I would do some manual vacuuming to get most of it up and out of the pool.

The OBX barrier islands are nothing but big sand dunes.

 

[Saturn94]

They're just in the bed of my truck. I tried to clean one with the hose and it still felt super heavy even though it wasn't brown. So I guess im just not getting all of the stuff out of them. I might try again tomorrow, just got warn out/bored of cleaning and wanted to get the systems up again so I threw the new filters in. I bought the knockoff replacement on amazon (only about 150 bucks) so will see if they are as good as the OEM Hayward ones.

There was also about a pound of it in the skimmer basket, and more in the pump strainer, I think if If another storm were to hit I would shut off the skimmer and just pull from the mains to hopefully combat this from happening again.

Time to hunker down again! A nor’easter is developing off the coast from the remnants of Ian that’s expected to be much worse than what we experienced Friday with Ian. Just north of you in Duck, Monday they are expecting tides to be within a few inches of the highest tide ever recorded there. Here in Hampton Roads the local news is saying it will be worse than what we had with hurricane Sandy in 2012. All schools around here are closed tomorrow.

This time I’m just going to shut the pool pump and SWCG (already giving a low salt warning from Friday’s storm) off for the duration of this storm to keep the skimmers and main drain from clogging. FC is in good shape and I have some 10% chlorine on hand if needed.

I hope y’all don’t have any serious problems.

 

[TX2OBX]

Time to hunker down again! A nor’easter is developing off the coast from the remnants of Ian that’s expected to be much worse than what we experienced Friday with Ian. Just north of you in Duck, Monday they are expecting tides to be within a few inches of the highest tide ever recorded there. Here in Hampton Roads the local news is saying it will be worse than what we had with hurricane Sandy in 2012. All schools around here are closed tomorrow.

This time I’m just going to shut the pool pump and SWCG (already giving a low salt warning from Friday’s storm) off for the duration of this storm to keep the skimmers and main drain from clogging. FC is in good shape and I have some 10% chlorine on hand if needed.

I hope y’all don’t have any serious problems.

When my phone went off with a text to say no school tomorrow I couldn't believe it, thought they like meant to send that last week or something, then looked it up. Crazy to get a Nor'easter this early. When we lived in Virginia Beach we were on Bay Island and that flooded all the time in the late fall and winter, house was up on a crawl space so never in any real danger, but we were stranded quite a few times even when the sun was out due to tidal flooding.

I think im going to follow suit with the pool this time. Salt isnt running yet for me but I poured 2 gallons of bleach in it yesterday and will prob pour another gallon in tomorrow just to keep chlorine up. Water is still like 82 even without the heaters even though its been chilly out, but dont need the system sucking in a bunch of sand, would rather it just settle to the bottom.

 

[Saturn94]

When my phone went off with a text to say no school tomorrow I couldn't believe it, thought they like meant to send that last week or something, then looked it up. Crazy to get a Nor'easter this early. When we lived in Virginia Beach we were on Bay Island and that flooded all the time in the late fall and winter, house was up on a crawl space so never in any real danger, but we were stranded quite a few times even when the sun was out due to tidal flooding.

I think im going to follow suit with the pool this time. Salt isnt running yet for me but I poured 2 gallons of bleach in it yesterday and will prob pour another gallon in tomorrow just to keep chlorine up. Water is still like 82 even without the heaters even though its been chilly out, but dont need the system sucking in a bunch of sand, would rather it just settle to the bottom.

I’m surprised your pool temp is still that warm. Ours is down to 69° (we don’t have a heater), and will drop lower with this storm. Our pool swim season is over.

 

[TX2OBX]

I’m surprised your pool temp is still that warm. Ours is down to 69° (we don’t have a heater), and will drop lower with this storm. Our pool swim season is over.

Today def changed that, down to 74 and im sure will be in the 60s this week. Hard to believe Saturday both the air and water was in the 80s.

 

[Saturn94]

Today def changed that, down to 74 and im sure will be in the 60s this week. Hard to believe Saturday both the air and water was in the 80s.

Air temp is only mid 50s here today.

 

[TX2OBX]

Literally havent seen the sun in a week. Been cold and gloomy out.

But they started prepping for concrete and scheduled next Wed the 12th of Oct.

One question though, is the drain right up against the house ok? I feel like thats a liability should that drain ever get clogged or overwhelmed with water. My gut tells me to make them move it out 6 inches or so and create a swell. But I want to make sure there isnt a reason for doing it the way they did it first. Anybody who knows more about this than me know if its correct or if I should have it moved?

Thanks!

 

[ajw22]

If you move that short leg of drain away from the house what will you install between the house and the drain?

What are you doing in the dirt area where the drain is away from the house?

What is your siding? Wood that can rot or some man made material?

 

[TX2OBX]

If you move that short leg of drain away from the house what will you install between the house and the drain?

What are you doing in the dirt area where the drain is away from the house?

What is your siding? Wood that can rot or some man made material?

My thought was to concrete sloped away from the house to create a swell from the sloped pool deck meeting with the drain in the middle. The siding is LP smart side so not worried about rot, its also ICF wall behind it. And were not sure, landscaping of some kind. I wanted it 100% concrete but was not allowed due to coverage restraints, we already had to bust up a concrete pad in front of another door to get this layout approved.

 

[ajw22]

Running the drain along the wall gives nice clean lines but is not the best to keep water away from the house and foundation.

If you run the drain away from the house then you need to think about the concrete area between the drain and the house and where and how you transition to the dirt area next to the house.

I would say to keep a dirt planter area along the entire side of the house but the patio gets too narrow.

Think through how the drain will will away from the house from the corner to the other end.

Do you run the drain something like the green line or just make the drain a straight run from one side to the other like the purple line? Then design your concrete and dirt area inside the drain line.

 

[Saturn94]

Literally havent seen the sun in a week. Been cold and gloomy out.

It’s depressing. Our pool temp plummeted to 62°. This time last year it was 77°.

Fortunately, the winds from the nor’easter shifted just enough that our high tide Monday was 1-2ft below what they were expecting. This greatly reduced the tidal flooding we experienced in our area.

I hope y’all fared well in the OBX.

 

[TX2OBX]

Concrete poured today on schedule. Super efficient. Super happy its done. Were going to eventually epoxy coat as well as the existing patios so they all match. But thats prob 4-6 weeks out. Only real thing left for the pool is to get the NG hooked up (on schedule for 24th of Oct) and then they need to come back and install the automatic valves, and transformers for the lights, still dont know how well those are going to play with the Hayward system since he installed Jandy lighting. Not the best pics will take more tomorrow when its easier to walk out back.

Landscaping is the next major thing but most likely the bulk of that wont start until the spring. For now they wanted to wait until the pool was done then come rip out all the old stuff. Spray weed killer on it ever week for a few months, as well as repair the irrigation system now so in the spring its ready for sod and landscaping.

We elected to leave the drains where they were based on that we weren't sure what the best idea was for the other side of the drain against the house. Behind the wall/siding is a good 2 feet of membrane over the foam, so in all but an absolute gully washer it should be ok. I just need to make sure to keep the drains clear.