Redd Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Pool has been ordered and will arrive on August 17th. First is to get rid of the trees in the way....a 40 year old maple and pine.... My son Daniel in front of the pine.. Daniel in front of the maple. Proposed spot where the pool is going. My friend Marcus, cutting down the maple. Trees will be down this weekend....hole will be dug next week. Will post more pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 My poor maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Update....the maple was taken down last week. Where the Maple once stood. And yesterday we took out the pine. With a backhoe...it was great to watch. I spent all week removing maple, and yesterday I dragged the entire pine to the burn pile and burned it. I have blisters on my hands and pine sap all over me. Today the hole was dug.....all went fine, we found some drain pipe while digging the pool hole and realized it was the old natural drainage for our house, which isnt being used because we installed a sump last year, but knew we had to dig up the pipe a bit and pack some clay in so nothing would drain to the pool hole. I left for just a few minutes, and our backhoe operator in that little time wrecked my life. I am sick.....he didnt see the paint lines marking the spot...he tore the electric conduit out of the ground and pulled the electric lines straight out of the house, and ripped in half my cable/high speed internet/phone line in conduit, that was feeding the new garage! I feel like someone killed my puppy. It was perfect, now I have to redo it all over again, and its going to be a bitch pulling all that wire again. He is a very close friend of ours, and felt horrible. But it still sucks. I tried to take a picture today and my batteries died, and I need to pick up some more. On top of that my brother came over to do some sandblasting and accidentally dumped a bunch of oil in the machine and it isnt working anymore, so that needs to be cleaned, and then the dog got sick last night and threw up on my couch and got diarhea all over the carpet, I didnt know this until I woke up this morning, and the airconditioner condenser is leaking water all over the inside of my furnace and I found a huge puddle in the basement, and after some looking can see the tray that is holding it is completely rust through, but I didnt catch it before it damaged the knotty pine wall in my finished part of the basement, that was after I stepped in some diarhea that the dog left for me down there. So other than that I'm fine. :? I'm hoping tomorrow is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 That sucks A. Hopefully you've got the bad luck out of the way. Couple questions... Why did you need to remove those trees? Looks like you had plenty of space for a pool without removing them? Was it because you would have had to dig into the root system effectively killing the trees anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thanks Nik. Actually the maple would have been in the way...the pool sits on that spot where it once stood, I would have moved it over to the other side more, but we had underground buried electric for the new garage and I couldnt. The maple also drops thousands of helecopters every spring, it wouldnt have been good to have that over the pool. The pine we were going to keep....I wanted it for the shade, so we limbed it up to see how that would look....it was crooked and I didnt like it. After stringing up the pool layout we realized that the grade of the yard was going to change and we were going to have to raise that area 3 feet and add a retaining wall, so down it came. I am planting some new "pool friendly" trees around that area after the construction is complete, for some added shade. My lot has all mature trees....so there are many more around the whole perimeter of the yard. In fact I have 5 pines as big as the one we took down in the front yard! It used to be 7 pines, but we cut down 2 when we bought the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB4XX Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Sucks to hear of your problems. I know what you mean about having friends help. You cant complain if they fuck up or drive you nutz. My neighbor helped me set up the pool. He just happened to be one of our county engineers and his brother is the building inspector. Talk about having everything scrutenized! He did help quite a bit but there were times I wanted him to quit with "quoting codes" and triple checking if things were level and just get busy!! My only problem so far with our project was the guys doing the deck were a bit wreckless when backfilling. I am closely watching the pool walls to make sure they dont bend or bulge anymore than they do now. :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I feel for you. :shock: Backfilling is a pain. We are going to have a ton to do on thursday when the pool gets set in. Here is a picture of my hole.... getting ready for the sand We struck gold!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hey, login next time will ya. I must say Anna... You have a BIG BROWN hole! Holy cow I could drive a truck in your hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willxx23 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Holy shit Anna has Gold in her Hole :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Im glad you like my big brown hole. Yes, I have gold in my hole...dont tell everyone or they will all want to dig in my hole. 8-[ I have sand in my hole now. Pool gets here thursday....God I hope it doesnt rain. :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Yes, I have gold in my hole You sure that's not corn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 Roflmao.... Well it is the season for sweet corn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 The crane is here! Just an hour to wait for the pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 WOW... Look at that BIG erect thing right next to your hole!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 All I can say is HOLY SHIT! Im exhausted. The pool came as planned, but the truck refused to drive down the drive. We knew we had enough room, and I had 6 guys that could have jumped in and drove it down, but the truck driver refused. So that meant that we would have to do 3 crane moves before it even ended up in the back yard, and that it would have to be craned over my house....here are some pics. Truck pulling up to the house Truck getting ready for the first crane Had to crane it between the maple and pine, we didnt know at this time, but the maple knocked the pin out of the hook on the crane, so the pool could have fell. trying to pull it through the tree branches. Pool over the house....still didnt know the pin was missing at this time. Tight sqeeze,,,,have to set it down to move the crane again. The missing was noticed before this crane move....Butchy, our friend thought that jamming a stick in its place would work for now, till my husband saw what he was doing and ran and got a nail. Flipping the tub spinning it around Setting it in the hole. Done....almost Now to backfill, fill the pool, run the plumbing, run the electric, concrete around the pool, and install the aluminum fence...... :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Sweet... Pool party at Anna's!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Plumbing has been run.... Equipment is temporarily hooked up until electrician gets here. Pool is full. Now for the concrete, electrician coming on Monday, and fencing. I'm so tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Looks AWESOME A! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXXTC Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 nice pool....how deep is it? looks huge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Thanks! It's 8ft deep. I thought it would look alot bigger, but it is the perfect size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXXTC Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 so when are you gonna post the pics of you in a bathing suite chillin by the new pool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I guess Im going to have to get it done quick! There is less than a month of swim time out here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 :oops: :oops: forgot to log in. :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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