Thursday they started building the "bird cage" a lattice of steel rebars. This is a tedious process of bending 1/2 inch thick bars and tying them together with steel wire. They are supported by small plastic towers that look a little like flower pots with holes in them. They will fill with concrete during the pouring stage and keep the rebars in the center of the concrete floor and walls.
In the photos you can see the plumbing for the two drains - the water outlets - the skimmer intakes - and the fountain supplies. The building code requires two drains to prevent anyone form being hurt by the drain suction.
Essentially - we are building one very large concrete bathtub - roughly 20 x 40 x 4 feet.
Our builder is Bill Gwynn - billgwynn@comcast.net - he is also our neighbor. He has been building swimming pools for 30 years.
The digging and filling of the hole took a very long time. It was all done by hand. Anything that was clay had to be removed. The diving well was filled with sand and compacted to building code specifications.
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