Equipment is up and running. . .

Fence posts are in . . .

We have the pump and purification system running, the fence posts are in, and we have just a bit more to do to finish hooking up the underwater light. The cabana is ready for rough inspection, and the pool should be ready for it's final inspection this week.

Update sans photos

There's not much to show photographically, but I can give an update of all of the hard work we've been doing the past few days. When we returned from our relaxing 4th of July vacation in western NY (no hypothermia, thank goodness!), we began finishing up the electrical work on the cabana and continued filling the pool with water. (Right before we left for NY, we finished installing the door on the cabana - see photo in previous post below. Now we are waiting for the key lockset to come in for the door so that we can lock it from the outside - which is something most sliding patio doors don't have, interestingly, so we had to special order it). While we were in NY, the pool guys came and installed the ladder, handrail at the steps, and the diving board.

The pool company came yesterday to do the rough grade, but they still have to install the sump pit near the pump and finish up the grade there. They also need to install some liner clips to the corners to keep the liner from popping out there. Once the grade was complete, we were able to dig our post holes for the fence that will go around the pool and along the property line. We've ordered the siding and trim for the cabana. Trim should be in any time now, and siding should be in hopefully within 10 days from now. We've started filling the trench back in where the electrical conduit is running from the house. We've left a few holes open for inspection and will fill those holes after we pass the rough-in inspection.

Monday will be our cabana electrical rough-in inspection. Today, the pool guys came and put in a vacuum to clean the pool and sanded out some rough spots in the concrete. Last night and this morning, I painted fence posts (only 8 more to go, I think).

Our next step is to hook up the pump and purification system electric and set all of the fence posts. After that, we'll finish up the fence, add the privacy panels to the fence along the property line, and install the siding on the cabana. After that, we'll be taking it easy and hopefully enjoy USING the pool a bit. In our "spare" time, we'll work on landscaping and the platform deck that will be adjacent to the concrete pool deck. In 30-60 days I can stain the concrete deck if I decide to do so. . .

Update photos

As the photos show, we're too busy to write much, but you can get the idea from the pictures!

Is that a pool cabana?

Another update to keep our demanding fans happy! Here's what we accomplished today. We set all four walls of the pool house on the slab. We still need to finish sheeting and placing rafters, but this is a pretty good start. Since we were waiting on the pool contractors to finish up the concrete we had pre-built the walls of the pool house. So, with the help of a dolly, Kenny and I set the back and left (west) walls and anchored them to the slab. Then with some help from neighbors we were able to set the right (east) and front walls. The kids helped to anchor those, and with all bracing still in place, well pick up where we left off in the am. On tap for tomorrow is to finish sheeting and top plates, then the rafters. Hopefully we'll be to a wrapping/felting stage soon, which means that the electrical panel in the pool house comes next.

Over the weekend, Kenny and I trenched and ran underground conduit and wire to the pool house and underwater light. Temps were above 90 and humidity was off the charts, but we got it done. Now we need to place the panel and get it wired up and rough inspected. Temps this week are supposed to be lower with "normal" humidity, so we should make some progress.

Pool guys are supposed to be finishing the bottom of the pool with vermiculite and sand, and then installing the liner. More pics to follow!

Electrical Work

Over 90-degrees in Cincinnati again today, but we spent the day digging trenches for the pool electric. We'll be starting the Pool House on Monday or Tuesday next week. The pool company is supposed to be coming to work on the pool bottom and the liner either tomorrow, Saturday, or Monday.

We had to trench from the house out to the pump and then all the way around the back of the pool to the opposite end where the light under the diving board will be. That's about 200 feet of trench for those of you who are counting . . .

Concrete pour pictures

With temps over 90-degrees today, pouring and finishing the concrete deck got interesting. . .

Cantilever edge below:

Green Facts: High embodied-energy portland cement product was replaced with recycled fly ash in this concrete mixture. This mixture contained approximately 35% fly ash.

Concrete forms . . .