The Original Plan
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 07:59:05 AM EDT
The access to our backyard.
Date/Time: Tue 10 Jun 2008 01:19:05 PM EDT
The grass removed.
Date/Time: Mon 09 Jun 2008 04:47:12 PM EDT
Future home of Pool Equipment.
Date/Time: Mon 09 Jun 2008 04:47:26 PM EDT
Trees removed, pool border drawn.
Date/Time: Tue 10 Jun 2008 01:18:57 PM EDT
Grotto/Waterfall and Spa here.
Date/Time: Tue 10 Jun 2008 01:19:29 PM EDT
Shallow end here.
Date/Time: Tue 10 Jun 2008 01:19:34 PM EDT
Looking down on the pool site.
Date/Time: Tue 10 Jun 2008 01:20:12 PM EDT
Excavation begins!
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 08:59:55 AM EDT
Framing the borders.
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:55:53 AM EDT
Bobcat Power!
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 10:56:53 AM EDT
Not much more than a hole in the ground.
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:56:53 AM EDT
A view of the hole from above.
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 11:57:28 AM EDT
The hole at the end of day 1 of excavation.
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 06:59:42 PM EDT
Man, that's a BIG hole...
Date/Time: Thu 12 Jun 2008 07:01:26 PM EDT
Excavation is done.
Date/Time: Fri 13 Jun 2008 12:32:29 PM EDT
Pretty neat how it shaped up!
Date/Time: Fri 13 Jun 2008 12:33:21 PM EDT
Now its time for the rebar work!
Date/Time: Mon 16 Jun 2008 08:33:02 AM EDT
Rebar is done - Grotto and Spa.
Date/Time: Mon 16 Jun 2008 07:55:32 PM EDT
Rebar in the shallow end.
Date/Time: Mon 16 Jun 2008 07:55:12 PM EDT
Plumbing started, and Grotto rebar added.
Date/Time: Tue 17 Jun 2008 05:57:04 PM EDT
Pool Equipment Installed already!
Date/Time: Tue 17 Jun 2008 05:59:06 PM EDT
Trenches everywhere!
Date/Time: Wed 18 Jun 2008 04:34:59 PM EDT
Gunite truck is here!
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 07:58:09 AM EDT
Gunite is sprayed on through a hose. Very LOUD!
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 08:54:48 AM EDT
Lot's of people involved with shaping the gunite.
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 12:16:17 PM EDT
Looks like a messy job. Glad they're doing it and not me!
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 12:16:23 PM EDT
Grotto and Spa are really taking shape!
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 01:52:57 PM EDT
Spa has multiple seat heights, and six power jets.
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 01:50:47 PM EDT
That's a Baja shelf in the shallow end.
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 01:34:03 PM EDT
Rock work is still a bit rough.
Date/Time: Mon 23 Jun 2008 01:34:40 PM EDT
Rock texturing is done. Wow, what a difference!
Date/Time: Thu 26 Jun 2008 07:01:37 PM EDT
Neat rocks along the entire back. Can you see the face?
Date/Time: Thu 26 Jun 2008 07:01:42 PM EDT
Pool from above. The white foam (R-Tech) forms a mold where the cantilever will be poured.
Date/Time: Thu 26 Jun 2008 07:02:01 PM EDT
The decking is all framed, including a curb that will run along the fence.
Date/Time: Fri 27 Jun 2008 04:10:04 PM EDT
Daddy and the girls enjoy the view from the top of the grotto.
Date/Time: Sat 28 Jun 2008 07:48:51 PM EDT
Cantilever is poured and hardening. It's cool to finally see what that looks like. I'm pleased with the rounded edges. How'd
Date/Time: Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:13:18 PM EDT
The lines were actually added after the fact. The cantilever was poured as one big block all the way around, and then they went
Date/Time: Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:13:27 PM EDT
Looks like they added some gravelly sand to form the upper patio and steps.
Date/Time: Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:13:34 PM EDT
The pool entrance sure looks better with the new cantilever.
Date/Time: Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:14:18 PM EDT
All the work has sure taken a toll on our yard. I'm really anxious for them to reattach the sprinklers, and restore our grass!
Date/Time: Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:16:50 PM EDT
This is the Pool remote that will allow us to monitor and control all the features of the pool. Oh, and some cupcakes!
Date/Time: Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:23:12 PM EDT
The tile is done.
Date/Time: Wed 02 Jul 2008 07:18:41 PM EDT
Closeup of Spa spillway.
Date/Time: Wed 02 Jul 2008 07:19:21 PM EDT
Rebar train is coming to town!
Date/Time: Wed 02 Jul 2008 07:18:56 PM EDT
The yard is ready for the "decking" to be poured!
Date/Time: Wed 02 Jul 2008 07:19:59 PM EDT
... and now the decking is done! Looks nice.
Date/Time: Thu 03 Jul 2008 05:50:45 PM EDT
Two steps up to the patio next to the spa.
Date/Time: Thu 03 Jul 2008 05:50:03 PM EDT
Grass and sprinklers still to come, will fill in the side yard.
Date/Time: Thu 03 Jul 2008 05:50:14 PM EDT
We have a patio again!
Date/Time: Thu 03 Jul 2008 05:52:38 PM EDT
A rope from the roof rafters was used to hoist the air conditioner off the ground for pouring cement.
Date/Time: Thu 03 Jul 2008 05:51:26 PM EDT
Pebble Tec is in. It looks light blue until they wash it.
Date/Time: Wed 09 Jul 2008 07:08:45 PM EDT
Pebble Tec up close.
Date/Time: Wed 09 Jul 2008 07:08:55 PM EDT
Pool chemicals have arrived.
Date/Time: Thu 10 Jul 2008 10:57:10 AM EDT
Now it's washed. Hey, the pool is filling!
Date/Time: Thu 10 Jul 2008 10:55:39 AM EDT
Spa's filling too!
Date/Time: Thu 10 Jul 2008 10:56:00 AM EDT
Three anxious kids.
Date/Time: Thu 10 Jul 2008 10:59:34 AM EDT
Washed Pebble Tec up close.
Date/Time: Thu 10 Jul 2008 07:06:00 PM EDT
The pool is finished!
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 08:24:03 AM EDT
Serene view
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 08:24:33 AM EDT
The view from the top.
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 08:24:46 AM EDT
Jump in!
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 04:54:53 PM EDT
Even our youngest takes the plunge!
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 05:14:37 PM EDT
The grotto is pretty cool.
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 04:57:08 PM EDT
Now that the pool's done, we'll have to do something with our hill...
Date/Time: Fri 11 Jul 2008 05:10:17 PM EDT
Finished Product
Date/Time: Sun 13 Jul 2008 01:57:20 PM EDT