Howdy, howdy:
My family is building a small pool at our home in League City, TX -- boy, has the process been stressful! I literally wake every morning, take a look at our mess of a yard, and wonder what I was thinking! Anyway, here are some details on what we're hoping to be swimming in soon!
Our pool journey began back in March. I did my research and finally selected a builder in May. A contract was signed on May 21st and this is what has followed:
May 30: Crew arrives at our home to begin work on re-routing our buried electric line.
June 13: Crew completes re-route work (coordinating between the crew and Texas New Mexico Power was painful, to say the least).
June 14: Visited our builder's showroom to select finishes for our simple, smaller pool. Tiramisu colored travertine coping, Marina Bay Black porcelain tile, and Stonescapes Tropics Blue pebble.
June 14: Builder arrives to mark yard/create pool outline.
Rain, Rain, Rain...
July 1: Excavation crew arrives at 7:30 a.m. and digs out the pool by noon. Rebar crew arrives and works their butts off. All is done by 6 p.m.
July 2: Rebar inspection first thing in the morning. Passed! Next, a bit of plumbing to prepare for gunite.
July 3: Gunite crew arrives at 1:00 p.m. and finishes by 6:45 p.m.
Fourth of July Holiday, Some Rain...
July 8: Plumbing crew arrives and rips up the yard, installs pipes, and hooks up the pump. Electric crew arrives mid-day and finishes up by 5.
Nothing was done on the 9th, nor are we expecting anyone today. Tomorrow is supposed to be tile and coping, though! Really hoping things continue to move smoothly. Right now, my only issue with the build is a lack of communication. The owner of the pool company specifically stated we should know what is happening every single day of the build (meaning, the construction manager would reach out with the plan or an update every morning), but that just hasn't happened. We almost always have to reach out and ask for the update ourselves. That said, we do get a response right away 99% of the time!
Just figured I'd share a little of our journey. This forum was instrumental in me making a choice and getting things moving!
My family is building a small pool at our home in League City, TX -- boy, has the process been stressful! I literally wake every morning, take a look at our mess of a yard, and wonder what I was thinking! Anyway, here are some details on what we're hoping to be swimming in soon!
Our pool journey began back in March. I did my research and finally selected a builder in May. A contract was signed on May 21st and this is what has followed:
May 30: Crew arrives at our home to begin work on re-routing our buried electric line.
June 13: Crew completes re-route work (coordinating between the crew and Texas New Mexico Power was painful, to say the least).
June 14: Visited our builder's showroom to select finishes for our simple, smaller pool. Tiramisu colored travertine coping, Marina Bay Black porcelain tile, and Stonescapes Tropics Blue pebble.
June 14: Builder arrives to mark yard/create pool outline.
Rain, Rain, Rain...
July 1: Excavation crew arrives at 7:30 a.m. and digs out the pool by noon. Rebar crew arrives and works their butts off. All is done by 6 p.m.
July 2: Rebar inspection first thing in the morning. Passed! Next, a bit of plumbing to prepare for gunite.
July 3: Gunite crew arrives at 1:00 p.m. and finishes by 6:45 p.m.
Fourth of July Holiday, Some Rain...
July 8: Plumbing crew arrives and rips up the yard, installs pipes, and hooks up the pump. Electric crew arrives mid-day and finishes up by 5.
Nothing was done on the 9th, nor are we expecting anyone today. Tomorrow is supposed to be tile and coping, though! Really hoping things continue to move smoothly. Right now, my only issue with the build is a lack of communication. The owner of the pool company specifically stated we should know what is happening every single day of the build (meaning, the construction manager would reach out with the plan or an update every morning), but that just hasn't happened. We almost always have to reach out and ask for the update ourselves. That said, we do get a response right away 99% of the time!
Just figured I'd share a little of our journey. This forum was instrumental in me making a choice and getting things moving!
