After a year and a half of debating, planning, and spending money on other more critical projects, we're finally rolling on a new pool build. We talked to four builders from College Station to Houston and landed on one that we really like.
Freeform Gunite
89 LF
3'6"-6'0" with raised tanning ledge
20 LF raised wall (16" tall) with 5 scuppers
Removable table and 3 bar stools (suggested removable for ease of cleaning and flexibility of space)
Structural Steel - #3 grade 40 8" OC for exterior walls and floor and #3 8" OC for interior steps and benches.
12" thick bond beam and 9" thick floor and walls
Gunite to be a 7 sack mix with minimum strength of 3,000psi
Hydraulic cement around all penetrations and hydrostatic release valve
Lifetime warranty on repair of concrete pool structure covering defects, leaking, or cracks
Pentair 2.5 Whisperflow filter pump for 2 pool skimmers w/ 2" Sch 40 PVC piping, 5 returns in pool made with 1.5" Sch 40 piping (will ask for skimmers to be plumbed independently and will upgrade to a VS pump, per TPF advice)
Pentair 420/520 cartridge filter
Pentair 1.0 HP booster pump with designated cleaner in pool (have asked to swap with a Dolphin robot)
Pentair chlorine sanitization unit (I know, I know, but I'm not a fan of the feel of SWCG water)
2 Pentair color LED pool lights
Startup of pool with chemicals included
NPT Aqua White Mini Pebble Puerto Rico Blend & Abalone
Cantilevered concrete decking/coping combo
BMX200 Blue 1" x 1" tile for waterline and wall face/sides
Brushed concrete decking
The renderings are a little different than the final product - We opted to raise the wall to give us a little more height for visual effect. We may also remove the division between the bar stool area and the sun deck and just make it a smooth curve with a bench that ties into the second step. That's a TBD once we mark everything out. The pool decking will tie in to existing flatwork, which is why we're going with simple brushed concrete. The pool will be located just off of our covered patio. We have already removed the pear tree on the right side of the picture and the little flower pot island is gone, as well. I also have someone coming to haul off the mobile office trailer next weekend (it was here when we purchased the property). That area will be a future MIL quarters/pool/bar house, but it's not in the budget for this project. The pool will be situated so that the wall blocks the open barn stall in the background, with that curvature flowing between the two small oak trees. It'll be spaced off enough to not worry about future growth, but nestle in enough to naturally flow with the existing space.
Freeform Gunite
89 LF
3'6"-6'0" with raised tanning ledge
20 LF raised wall (16" tall) with 5 scuppers
Removable table and 3 bar stools (suggested removable for ease of cleaning and flexibility of space)
Structural Steel - #3 grade 40 8" OC for exterior walls and floor and #3 8" OC for interior steps and benches.
12" thick bond beam and 9" thick floor and walls
Gunite to be a 7 sack mix with minimum strength of 3,000psi
Hydraulic cement around all penetrations and hydrostatic release valve
Lifetime warranty on repair of concrete pool structure covering defects, leaking, or cracks
Pentair 2.5 Whisperflow filter pump for 2 pool skimmers w/ 2" Sch 40 PVC piping, 5 returns in pool made with 1.5" Sch 40 piping (will ask for skimmers to be plumbed independently and will upgrade to a VS pump, per TPF advice)
Pentair 420/520 cartridge filter
Pentair 1.0 HP booster pump with designated cleaner in pool (have asked to swap with a Dolphin robot)
Pentair chlorine sanitization unit (I know, I know, but I'm not a fan of the feel of SWCG water)
2 Pentair color LED pool lights
Startup of pool with chemicals included
NPT Aqua White Mini Pebble Puerto Rico Blend & Abalone
Cantilevered concrete decking/coping combo
BMX200 Blue 1" x 1" tile for waterline and wall face/sides
Brushed concrete decking
The renderings are a little different than the final product - We opted to raise the wall to give us a little more height for visual effect. We may also remove the division between the bar stool area and the sun deck and just make it a smooth curve with a bench that ties into the second step. That's a TBD once we mark everything out. The pool decking will tie in to existing flatwork, which is why we're going with simple brushed concrete. The pool will be located just off of our covered patio. We have already removed the pear tree on the right side of the picture and the little flower pot island is gone, as well. I also have someone coming to haul off the mobile office trailer next weekend (it was here when we purchased the property). That area will be a future MIL quarters/pool/bar house, but it's not in the budget for this project. The pool will be situated so that the wall blocks the open barn stall in the background, with that curvature flowing between the two small oak trees. It'll be spaced off enough to not worry about future growth, but nestle in enough to naturally flow with the existing space.
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