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- Feb 27, 2015
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New Pool Build - League City, TX - Help and opinions welcome
- Thread starter Flounder32
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Hey Amanda! Your decking looks great! We got back from Colorado yesterday and back into the heat of Texas. O-M-G! 110 degrees is so bad compared to the 50 degrees I had Monday morning in Colorado! Yikes I need a pool!
So who is confident enough in their Tiling and Coping guy to trust them to finish while you are on vacation? Well I guess that's me. Our guys needed to finish tile and the stacked stone hot tub and after much discussion about exactly what I wanted with the tile guy we gave them the green light. While in Colorado this happened:
beach entry coping
Moss rock to sit on and soak feet in the beach entry
steps to waterfall
We're happy! Just a few small punch list things for the tile and coping guys but a great job while I was on vacation to stay on schedule.
Now the schedule is:
Wednesday - plumber finishes deck drain line to curb
Thursday - deck framing
Friday - city inspection (gotta sweat talk the guy into letting me keep the outdoor sink tied to deck drain line because it's not normally allowed in our city)
Tuesday next week - deck pouring
Wednesday next week - start on patio structure
Target finish of project is 1st week of September! Still plenty hot enough to swim!
So who is confident enough in their Tiling and Coping guy to trust them to finish while you are on vacation? Well I guess that's me. Our guys needed to finish tile and the stacked stone hot tub and after much discussion about exactly what I wanted with the tile guy we gave them the green light. While in Colorado this happened:
beach entry coping
Moss rock to sit on and soak feet in the beach entry
steps to waterfall
We're happy! Just a few small punch list things for the tile and coping guys but a great job while I was on vacation to stay on schedule.
Now the schedule is:
Wednesday - plumber finishes deck drain line to curb
Thursday - deck framing
Friday - city inspection (gotta sweat talk the guy into letting me keep the outdoor sink tied to deck drain line because it's not normally allowed in our city)
Tuesday next week - deck pouring
Wednesday next week - start on patio structure
Target finish of project is 1st week of September! Still plenty hot enough to swim!
Well done! Nice work! That sure keep your pool on schedule! You might even be able to swim in it before it gets too cold!
Kim
Kim
They did a nice job on the tile and coping. I love the foot rest in the beach entry, how creative!! You're almost done!!!
Thanks! I'm really excited about getting the deck poured. Sick of the mud. It'll start being more real. [emoji4]
Getting the deck was so amazing. No more uneven dirt! Even the sand being there and level was amazing lol
Yeah my dogs will enjoy it too. The older one has been using the front yard because she refuses to use the ramp I made down into the back yard. Life will start being so much more normal![emoji41]
So deck framers decided not to show up today. 
I'm told they'll be here tomorrow. Should still be on for deck pour on Tuesday. I'm just ready for this back yard to look normal again.
I'm told they'll be here tomorrow. Should still be on for deck pour on Tuesday. I'm just ready for this back yard to look normal again.
Geeesh, Flounder!!! I feel like I've missed your actual pool build. When you began steel is when I started plaster and pool fill. Life has been a whirl since then. I was 4 PAGES behind on your build. But it's kind of fun in a way since it seems like it was all done in about 30 minutes or so!!! Lol!! I still haven't caught up on all my buddies' threads.
I absolutely love your pool! You have so many unique features - really cool. You did some amazing planning and research!!! And your pool looks much larger than the specs say. Maybe that's because of the shape. It's just a wonderful shape.
The weeping wall and waterfall are going to be jaw-dropping! I can't get over the inspiration picture you posted with the color LED lights. That is stunning. I think for your space you are getting the perfect size. Too big and it would have looked overwhelming. The crew did a fabulous job on the all the rock selections and placement - so natural looking and beautiful. I CANNOT wait to see the water rushing over.
Your spa looks terrific too. The tile looks great on the spillway. I bet it's going to look like a bit of sky with water flowing over. And btw, my coping was installed before the waterline tile. I'm not sure why, and I didn't think to ask. They had both coping and tile materials at the pool. I guess it's what the tile guy was used to doing.
What pool finish did ya'll decide to go with? Or maybe I missed the final decision..... very possible for me.
Ya'll are going to love having a pool!!!! I'm so in love with our pool! In fact, I'm headed out there now!!!!
Not much longer now!!!! Sorry I've been away from your thread. It's a great build!!!
Take care,
Suz
I absolutely love your pool! You have so many unique features - really cool. You did some amazing planning and research!!! And your pool looks much larger than the specs say. Maybe that's because of the shape. It's just a wonderful shape.
The weeping wall and waterfall are going to be jaw-dropping! I can't get over the inspiration picture you posted with the color LED lights. That is stunning. I think for your space you are getting the perfect size. Too big and it would have looked overwhelming. The crew did a fabulous job on the all the rock selections and placement - so natural looking and beautiful. I CANNOT wait to see the water rushing over.
Your spa looks terrific too. The tile looks great on the spillway. I bet it's going to look like a bit of sky with water flowing over. And btw, my coping was installed before the waterline tile. I'm not sure why, and I didn't think to ask. They had both coping and tile materials at the pool. I guess it's what the tile guy was used to doing.
What pool finish did ya'll decide to go with? Or maybe I missed the final decision..... very possible for me.
Ya'll are going to love having a pool!!!! I'm so in love with our pool! In fact, I'm headed out there now!!!!
Not much longer now!!!! Sorry I've been away from your thread. It's a great build!!!
Take care,
Suz
Hi Suz! Sorry it's taken a while to reply! Thank you for the kind words! I really cannot wait to get this thing completed. We have decided on Antigua (just like Amanda!) but I've asked my PB about the costs for a Prism matrix upgrade. He hasn't got back to me but I think someone said it would probably be around $5000. If that's the case then we will stick with Antigua and likely add some abalone shells.
Deck framers came on Friday and we were supposed to pour today. But of course I was called yesterday afternoon and it was pushed back a day. So if all goes well we will pour our deck tomorrow. I'll post pictures soon!
Deck framers came on Friday and we were supposed to pour today. But of course I was called yesterday afternoon and it was pushed back a day. So if all goes well we will pour our deck tomorrow. I'll post pictures soon!
Decking formed on Friday and finally pouring tomorrow!
Hole for the patio post
Solid cedar posts arrived this morning to be set tomorrow right before they pour the deck
Hole for the patio post
Solid cedar posts arrived this morning to be set tomorrow right before they pour the deck
Getting the deck is one of my favorite stages. It's goodbye to the mud and dirt, and connects the pool to the house. I didn't feel as separated from the pool. But mostly I loved having much less mud and dirt!!
Suz.
Suz.
Woohoo for decking. That was probably my favorite step. Made it all come together for me
csmith78
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Excited to see what happens today - I agree with the above - Say goodbye to mud and dirt and hello to a nice deck to walk around your pool!
