Decided to let it go, the one that will be the strongest will be the steps at the shallow end which is the furthest away from the skimmer. The one that should be the weakest is the closest to the skimmer, so hopefully all will be OK.mx702 said:
New Pool In Central Florida
- Thread starter CincyRed
- Start date
Texture and painting today of the coping!
Prepping
texture
I know it is hard to see, but the texture and color (kahlua cream) look good.
Just got word that pavers for the deck are going to be installed middle of next week, hopefully the stacked stone and waterfall go in soon.
Prepping
texture
I know it is hard to see, but the texture and color (kahlua cream) look good.
Just got word that pavers for the deck are going to be installed middle of next week, hopefully the stacked stone and waterfall go in soon.
Paver installation today!
Using the Wacker Compactor
They layed the pattern fast!
I threw a wrench into the project when I decided that I wanted some more deck space.
Made me, the paver contractor, and the paver supplier happy, the workers...not so much.
Digging extra lawn away, and getting rid of all of those end cuts.
View from inside the screened in porch.
Looking good!
Still waiting for the waterfall installation.
Using the Wacker Compactor
They layed the pattern fast!
I threw a wrench into the project when I decided that I wanted some more deck space.
Made me, the paver contractor, and the paver supplier happy, the workers...not so much.
Digging extra lawn away, and getting rid of all of those end cuts.
View from inside the screened in porch.
Looking good!
Still waiting for the waterfall installation.
mx702 said:
There is deck drain, and I am putting up rain gutters so all of the water from the roof of the porch doesn't drain on to the deck.
- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,637
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I am glad to see that you incorporated the pavers in your screened room as we did. Looking great....
Those pavers look great.
(I did my own small paver deck around the equipment pad so it wouldn't be such a mud pit—nearly broke my back!)
(I did my own small paver deck around the equipment pad so it wouldn't be such a mud pit—nearly broke my back!)
Waterfall construction.
Waterfall And Stacked Stone waterline.
Getting Closer!
Should be electrical, set the equipment, final grade, put my fence back together, final inspection and interior finish.
Waterfall And Stacked Stone waterline.
Getting Closer!
Should be electrical, set the equipment, final grade, put my fence back together, final inspection and interior finish.
Love your pool. We chose the same waterline tile for ours so its nice to see installed. We live in Tampa and broke ground this week. They shot the concrete today, woohoo.
crookm11 said:Your pool is turning out AWSOME!!!
Thank you very much for the kind words. I read your pool build and the craftsmanship on your pool is fantastic!!!
flmomof2 said:
Thank you very much and good luck on your build. Just so you know, these people demand photos of your construction. :lol:
Today the electrician/plumber was here to set the equipment and run the electric. We also had some palm trees delivered and planted.
Working on the pad
Equipment set up, including a heat pump that will also cool the pool.
Variable speed pump
Planting a Queen Palm
Hopefully starting to look better with some trees in the yard.
Working on the pad
Equipment set up, including a heat pump that will also cool the pool.
Variable speed pump
Planting a Queen Palm
Hopefully starting to look better with some trees in the yard.
Also today, we had a safety inspection from the county, which needed to be done so they could finish the pool and fill it.
I have been changing the gates to swing to the outside, moving latches to at least 54 inches high, etc., etc.
Now the problem. For 2 weeks the gates would self close perfectly, every time I tried it. Then, yesterday the wind changed direction and created a tunnel effect between two houses and I had to add a little bit more hardware to make it self closing. Each hinge is self closing, plus the springs.
The only problem, if the wind is blowing from the West, I am afraid it just might cut your arm off if caught in there it shuts so hard. So much for safety.
By the way, we did pass the inspection.
I have been changing the gates to swing to the outside, moving latches to at least 54 inches high, etc., etc.
Now the problem. For 2 weeks the gates would self close perfectly, every time I tried it. Then, yesterday the wind changed direction and created a tunnel effect between two houses and I had to add a little bit more hardware to make it self closing. Each hinge is self closing, plus the springs.
The only problem, if the wind is blowing from the West, I am afraid it just might cut your arm off if caught in there it shuts so hard. So much for safety.
By the way, we did pass the inspection.
The day is here! Interior guys showed up bright and early.
After washing and cleaning the interior, they start.
No concrete pump needed just two guys with wheelbarrows.
Spreading it around.
Rinsing the cream off to expose the quartz.
They finished in about 5 hours, then filling began.
I did remember to get a beginning reading on the water meter to see exactly how much water will fill the pool!
After washing and cleaning the interior, they start.
No concrete pump needed just two guys with wheelbarrows.
Spreading it around.
Rinsing the cream off to expose the quartz.
They finished in about 5 hours, then filling began.
I did remember to get a beginning reading on the water meter to see exactly how much water will fill the pool!
Still filling, but after 4 1/2 hours, about 2600 gallons. There is one nice thing about smoking hot Florida summers. The water where it is filled so far is reading about 88 degrees. So we will not be waiting for the heater to get the pool temp up. In fact, I believe we will be using the cooling function on the heat pump pretty soon.Circle-D said:
I know you can get this heat pump for about $3,600 to your door. We negotiated ours into the quote.Lershac said:
They say that the BTU's of this is supposed to be 110,000. I don't know just how true that is though. You can look up our model, it is a Rheem 6350TI-E HC.
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