New Pool Build, Yet Another in DFW

[Snikwah]

Here's your bling fix, @kimkats

Tile was done this morning and gas lines from the meter to the equipment and fire bowls.

 

[kimkats]

THANKS! Man that is SO pretty!!! happy sigh as I gaze at that BLING!!!

 

[Snikwah]

Coping done and the back wall started today. I'm guessing they'll finish up tomorrow. Super impressed with the work on the coping. They also cleaned up after themselves, unlike a lot of the crews...definite points for that from me.

On a side note...I'm pretty happy with my decision to switch to bullnose for the coping. It forced them to do 45 degree angle cuts on all the corners and plan out the other cuts more. Looking at lots of pics of straight faced travertine coping, it seems installers get a little more sloppy with their cuts, especially planning out the corners. There's so many corners on our pool, I knew it would drive me crazy.

 

[JJ_Tex]

Looking good. They made a ton of progress today. How are you going to do your wall? All split face travertine, or are you working some tile into the columns?

PS - Make sure that doggie doesnt jump down there and blow its ACL

 

[Snikwah]

Thanks, yeah they really knocked out a ton of work today. The wall is going to be all the split faced stone with the fire bowls raised up a little from the rest of it on either side.

Oh yeah, he's been really good about staying up on the patio. He goes down there, but just on the far side where it's not a drop off.

 

[kimkats]

They did a GREAT job on the coping! Those cuts are purrfect!! NICE job guys!!

Kim

 

[beautifulpool]

Dear fellow North Texan,
I’ve heard ALOT of success stories around here with SWG’s.
Its more about learning how to test your own water and learning pool chemistry
My 15 yr pool does not have SWG.
... Trust me on this one -as I learned the hard way Pre-TFP
You don’t need a SWG to mess up your pool. you can become REAL GOOD -at both
both corrosion and scaling
(at different periods ) with No SWG!

Blessings
Best of luck to y’all on your new build

 

[Snikwah]

Been a pretty busy week. Stone work mostly done, equipment delivered and set, electrical done and inspection tomorrow. Old fence removed and new fence installed. They'll finish up the fence and install the gate opener tomorrow. Picked out the fire bowls for the top of the back wall as well. It's getting there

 

[wireform]

Been a pretty busy week. Stone work mostly done, equipment delivered and set, electrical done and inspection tomorrow. Old fence removed and new fence installed. They'll finish up the fence and install the gate opener tomorrow. Picked out the fire bowls for the top of the back wall as well. It's getting there
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[kimkats]

You dropped a few dimes on that fence! NICE!!!

Loving the stone work! Looks like they did a good job with that!

Kim

 

[Snikwah]

Thanks! I think the stone turned out great and goes well with the tile color. Can't wait to see how it all looks with the blue water as the background instead of the gray gunite.

 

[Snikwah]

Stone work is officially completed! Simply blown away at the job they did...just amazing. They're truly artists. There will be travertine paver steps up to the existing patio elevation in between each of the raised planters.

Cleanup is scheduled for either tomorrow or Wednesday and then pavers will start on Thursday or Friday.

 

[JJ_Tex]

Its coming together. I like the variation in the stones on the wall.

 

[kimkats]

SWEET! Stamp that part DONE!!!

Kim

 

[Snikwah]

Just a quick update.. pavers were supposed to start yesterday but we got a decent amount of rain in the morning so it got pushed to start Monday. Stone/sand base and pavers dropped off though, so parking on the street this weekend.

 

[kimkats]

Have you dug through the tile to take a peek at it???

 

[Snikwah]

Have you dug through the tile to take a peek at it???

Not yet.. they actually delivered the wrong color, so they came back to took it. They'll drop off the correct color on Monday. Won't cost me any time though..cause they'll just be doing the base and prep on Monday. I checked the label as soon as he dropped the first pallet and immediately texted the PB. He was able to catch them to take it back before the delivery guy even left. Good thing I looked...trust but verify.

 

[kimkats]

Good thing I looked...trust but verify.

Words to live by!! Well done!!

 

[YippeeSkippy]

I'm looking at those empty planting wells (??) with the wood supports in there...... will that wood remain holding up the pergola?? Will they rot?

Maddie

 

[Snikwah]

I'm looking at those empty planting wells (??) with the wood supports in there...... will that wood remain holding up the pergola?? Will they rot?

Maddie

Yes ma'am.. one of the posts of the pergola was resting on the old existing sidewalk, which was removed...so we had to replace that post. I decided to just go ahead and replace all 3 in front at the same time. The posts are pressure treated and will be fine in there once filled with dirt. Also will be repainting the whole thing.