New Pool - Tampa, FL - All Done

[bluewater813]

Thanks! we are anxiously waiting on concrete....not sure who is more excited....kids or dad....tomorrow is the scheduled day

 

[kellyfair]

Hope you get a rain-free period!

 

[bluewater813]

Shotcrete Day

 

[kellyfair]

Looking good!

 

[bluewater813]

Pool shell is all done...interesting that the concrete was able to set completely submerged under water...the sub left an utter mess....PB coming Mon or Tues to clean up, remove forms and backfill...plumbing is scheduled for Thursday

 

[kellyfair]

With all the rain we have had, you haven’t had to water it!

 

[bluewater813]

Lot clean up and plumbing rough in...poor crew worked in the rain and dodged lightning bolts all day but did a stellar job! Inspection tomorrow hopefully....and at the rate it’s raining we’re likely to have a full pool before coping is even installed...

 

[kellyfair]

That’s a dedicated crew! I didn't want to set foot outside today.

 

[bluewater813]

Been almost 7 days of rain outs...copious amounts of rain have nearly filled the pool half way...tile and coping crew have been here 3 days and been rained out two of them so far...if we can get a break maybe we get some progress

Our waterline tile is below and is paired with bull nose travertine in Roman color

 

[bluewater813]

Finally making some progress...concrete base for coping and tile is all done...starting on the travertine coping...

 

[kellyfair]

Beautiful tile! I feel your pain with the weather... it was nice to be rainfree today!

 

[bluewater813]

Tile and coping all done...it’s nice to see a trade really take pride in their work

 

[kellyfair]

That is so beautiful!

 

[bluewater813]

Grotto water fall and 7 boulders install started today. We went with Rico Rocks for everything because the boss/wife preferred it. One boulder will be submerged in the sun shelf, two will be stacked by space and the others will be spread.

 

[kellyfair]

Surprised anything is happening with all this rain!

 

[JayRi]

Wow that looks great, my pool has been held up for 2 weeks. Should be getting my footers poured tomorrow. This rain has been crazy.

 

[Rich D]

Grotto water fall and 7 boulders install started today

Cool. I love the Boulder on the sun shelf..

Are they giving you any kind of lights in the grotto? Back lighting the falls gives a very impressive look. I also have lights that just light up the interior of the Grotto that gives a kind of Erie cave look at night.

 

[bluewater813]

Cool. I love the Boulder on the sun shelf..

Are they giving you any kind of lights in the grotto? Back lighting the falls gives a very impressive look. I also have lights that just light up the interior of the Grotto that gives a kind of Erie cave look at night.

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Awesome. I love that. We have one LED light in the bench nook under the waterfall. It points out into the pool, I wish now we would have pointed it up. We will see how it looks once all is said and done.

 

[bluewater813]

Wow that looks great, my pool has been held up for 2 weeks. Should be getting my footers poured tomorrow. This rain has been crazy.

Everything is definitely in slow motion...we are roughly 5+ months in...they told us they’d be finished by 10/1 but that’s significantly in doubt at this point

 

[Rich D]

. We have one LED light in the bench nook under the waterfall. It points out into the pool

Well, that's the important one. Just be sure it is on its own switch. You will only want that one on when the falls are on or else you might see the reflection of it in the pool when things are still. It looks like they will be adding more rock to go down to the water line. If they could put a additional light in there to up light that back rock of the Grotto you could get that Erie cave look..