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| My digger is Gary - My builder is Bill Gwynn |
After 10 years of patience - Lulu has started her pool project in our back yard. We had a beautiful day of weather to start the project. They worked from 7 am to 5 pm.
Lulu has applied to the city for all the permits online. she is the clerk of the works. I carry her bags.
The new pool will be 15 x 35 x 4 feet. It will hold 16,000 gallons of water. It will be surrounded by a 35 x 60 feet concrete pool deck. Both the pool and deck will be concrete - with tons of steel rebar support in the concrete. The pool will not be seen from the street - it is blocked by our home. The law requires it to be fenced or enclosed.
The filter - ozonator - heater hardware will be housed in our separate garage. This will protect the equipment from the weather and reduce the sound of the pump. It will also keep the yard OCD tidy.
The pool deck will also include a gas fire pit and electrical service.
On the first day - the hole was 95% completed. Most of the excess dirt has been hauled away - Bill is using it at his farm he owns south of town. Before they pour the pool floor - they will fill the bottom with a foot of crushed stone. Also a lattice of steel rebar will be build. Next forms will be used to pour the 4 foot high side walls. Finally - a Marcite finish will be troweled on the concrete. A row of tile will protect the top of the walls. Marcite is a type of plaster made with marble sand that has been tumbled to reduce sharp edges.
We had concern with the equipment and trucks rolling from the street up to the site. So far - the grass has held - and you can hardly notice that it was crossed.
All of the measurements were done using a laser surveyor transit. Bill has been building pools 50 years - I honestly think he can lay one out in his sleep. This is the second pool that Bill has built for us.
Once the hole is complete - we will put a wedding tent over it to protect the workers from the sun and also help during rain. Bill expects to take 6 weeks - which means an estimate August 15th completion. I will stay home with the project during that time. Lulu has a commitment in London for the first 2 weeks of August.
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| The loamy clay soil was easy digging |
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| No stumps - no roots - no rocks |
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| The hole is 6 feet deep |
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| Lulu's view from the kitchen |
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| Notice the clean edges |
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| The first cut is the deepest |
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| Looking northeast toward the orchard |
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| The chalk line tell the tale |
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There will be a short retaining wall
on west side the slab |
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| Last chance to chicken out |
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