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Thanks. I'll definitely consider that in spring/summer next year
its next year now!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok, so not quite warm enough YET but SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
we're house hunting in wilmington right now and a pool is on our 'must have' list. of course, if we find the perfect house (without one) we will have one put in!
simply gorgeous! and love the whole 'green' aspect to it!
ok, so not quite warm enough YET but SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
we're house hunting in wilmington right now and a pool is on our 'must have' list. of course, if we find the perfect house we will have one put in, though!
simply gorgeous! and love the whole 'green' aspect to it!
Thanks Mine's been heating lately - but with the cool snaps, it loses temp quickly. Current temp as of this moment is 68. Not quite warm enough to entice me in yet - but hopefully soon.
that is an awesome backyard pool and landscaping. i wish you and your family many many years of enjoyment....
i really enjoyed the construction pictures ....i'm curious about process specifically the second to the last picture going from the dirt surrounding to all of a sudden nice smooth curved concrete...do they spray concrete? how do they get it to stick and smooth out so nicely?
that is an awesome backyard pool and landscaping. i wish you and your family many many years of enjoyment....
i really enjoyed the construction pictures ....i'm curious about process specifically the second to the last picture going from the dirt surrounding to all of a sudden nice smooth curved concrete...do they spray concrete? how do they get it to stick and smooth out so nicely?
Yes, it's called shotcrete and it comes out of a sprayer truck. Does this help:
RDU Biker. you were more than generous to share this whole project with us. Really fun to see the progress. I have been thru it and it was a big mess and I was a nervous wreck but that was20 years ago.
So your daughter will be walking by now and I'm wondering how you are keeping her from the pool when she plays outside. Can't really tell is her play are is accessible to the pool.
thanks! i'm just amazed at how they can get the concrete to stick vertically, and for it to be so smooth with the contours of the pool
have you considered installing a twistie slide from the upper deck down into the pool? =)
The consistency of the concrete is different than what's used for, say, a driveway. I have a time lapse video of the shotcrete going in - pretty cool.
Insurance companies dislike slides very much. It would be fun, but no way. Plus the depth isn't right - 3 and 4 feet at edges, and 5 feet in center.
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RDU Biker. you were more than generous to share this whole project with us. Really fun to see the progress. I have been thru it and it was a big mess and I was a nervous wreck but that was20 years ago.
So your daughter will be walking by now and I'm wondering how you are keeping her from the pool when she plays outside. Can't really tell is her play are is accessible to the pool.
Her play area is on the lower level. It's completely fenced off from the pool and she can't reach the gate latch (over 4 feet high). From inside, we have door alarms and also child door locks so if she manages to gain the strength, dexterity, and ability to get the door open, the alarms will go off and we'll know. She's never left unattended, but the alarms and locks are preventative of course.
I plan to teach her to swim ASAP and how to right herself and swim to the edge if she ever falls in.
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