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In Reply to: RE: So what did you do for Father's day? posted by bigshow on June 18, 2017 at 16:18:47
And BBQed a monster Tri-tip on the new Weber Grill!
We cheated just a day on using the pool. We were supposed to wait 10 days after filling which would have been Monday....Sunday was close enough.
The project took a little over a month to jack hammer all the old plaster off and repair cracks. Since this pool had been built in the 30s and had scarcely 2" of concrete for the walls and floor, we took our contractor's advice and caged the bottom with rebar and added 15 yards of shotcrete to the floor and sides.
Finally, the reinforced shell was plastered with Stonescape's mini-pebble in a beutiful Tahoe Blue.
Now, we're almost done. Those three missing bricks in the coping are just waiting for a match to complete the project. The old ones were cracked and one chipped. Sadly the first replacements were the wrong color or it would have been finished last week.
-Rod
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From those pics and the story, were you the foreman?
You gotta keep an eye on these guys, many work too damn hard to remember all the details.
Congrats, looks good.
Foreman, no, that's Mark, the owner. The guy mixing the special blend for the plaster that was pumped about 150' to the pool.
But, I did make the mistake of building a pool at our last abode. No one knows how expensive landscaping is unless you paid for a top knotch designer with a unique plan with multiple destinations with meticulous attention to detail for an acre of hardscape, irrigation, drainage and plants. It takes forever. In comparison, maintenance is just annoying.
Having seen it done, I understand the process and these guys were on the top of their game and Mark is a perfectionist.
-Rod
Nice structure. What does it overlook? I'll be over next Sunday.
Come on over!
The view is awesome. We're on top of a hill over looking the town. It's literally a 360 degree view. From the pool, you can see the Santa Margarita mountains in Camp Pendleton, Catalina Island on a clear day and to the south to Carlsbad's coastal hills and the ocean.
-Rod
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