New pool build in South Florida .. finally! [Tons of pics]

[gnr5]

Hi guys,
Its been a long time coming for this moment, we spent about a year researching, getting quotes and finally we pulled the trigger. We were looking into pool builder vs owner build, we found that with my non-existing construction experience going OB would be a PITA. I interviewed all the big PB around my area, all of them took forever to get back, only went with Hayward equipment (I wanted Pentair) and they uncomfortable talking about automation. Thanks to @Zaffor, he recommended a guy that does Pentair, didn't shy away from Automation and gave me a cheaper price. So I feel like I'm OB with a consultant.

Pool is a simple 12 x 29 with a bubbler. Will add equipment and everything else to my signature later.

First I had to remove all these pavers.


All done, kindda:


The next three days were spent doing excavation, and steel. All measurements checked out, now we are waiting for the first inspection.

 

[jorge18]

Awesome, congrats!

I'm in the process of starting mine as well in West Kendall and I decided to go OB.

 

[gnr5]

Awesome, congrats!

I'm in the process of starting mine as well in West Kendall and I decided to go OB.

Nice, I was having a tough time finding the contacts for all the subs. Good luck!

 

[PoolBrews]

I love the view on the water! Pool location is perfect! Good luck on the rest of the project!

 

[Zaffor]

yeah the view is nice on that lake!

 

[gnr5]

Last week the first three inspections passed, on Thursday the crew did concrete and Friday they removed all the wood.









Right now they are doing the plumbing.

 

[Newdude]

Is that @Texas Splash overseeing it all ? I woulda flown him in a heartbeat had I known at the time. Smart move. And looking GREAT !!

 

[gnr5]

No, I don't know Texas Splash. My PB is an older dude with years of experience, cool dude and very knowledgable

 

[Texas Splash]

It's a hat thing.

 

[gnr5]

Day 12 - Plumbing all done. Tomorrow they do the plumbing inspection in the morning and electrical in the afternoon, and electrical inspection on Wednesday. Few more pics.

Now we are trying to decide between travertine Ivory 8x12 all over the deck vs french pattern.

 

[gnr5]

Day 13: Electrical done. Waiting for inspection.

 

[gnr5]

Day 15: Inspection passed. Backfill done today.

 

[bmoreswim]

Are you getting a screen enclosure and will it have a ClearView or picture window on the water side? They look awesome in your scenario.

 

[gnr5]

Are you getting a screen enclosure and will it have a ClearView or picture window on the water side? They look awesome in your scenario.

They do look nice, but we're not adding any screens. The patio was originally covered and we took it down as it was always dirty and took away from the lake view. We need to add an aluminum fence.

 

[gnr5]

Day 26: Coping done

 

[gnr5]

Day 27: Tiles done.
Retainer wall and pool deck next week.

 

[bmoreswim]

Gorgeous! Love the tile below the skimmer. I didn't know that's what I wanted until I saw it.

 

[wireform]

Gorgeous and stunning work.

 

[jorge18]

Awesome! Totally gonna steal the tile around the skimmer like that!

 

[kimkats]

Buy those artist with a big saw a gallon of beer!! That is some of the best tile work I have seen! LOVE what they did with the skimmer face but look at all of it! Such straight lines and NO mess with the grout! WOWZER!!!!

Kim