Hi Everyone!
My husband and I have wanted a pool for a long time. We debated on selling our current home and buying a new home with a pool already installed, but we couldn't find any houses that compared to ours. We have put so much time and effort into our home over the last two years that we decided that we were just going to go ahead and get a loan and put a pool in. We got numerous bids from numerous pool builders and ultimately decided to go with one of the more expensive bids... primarily because the builder is a structural engineer and their proposal was so well done.
Here is what we are going with:
31' x 18' Free Form In Ground Gunite Pool Surface are 395 sq ft with a 7' Round Spa raised 18" with a cascading stone spillway (waterfall effect) 38 sq ft
Roughly 16,000 gallons
Oklahoma stone coping to match our existing deck
6 Returns, 2 Skimmers
Extended 2nd Step
Tanning Ledge
24" Raised Beam (we have a sloped yard, so this was a must for us)
2 LED color lights (one in the pool and one in the spa)
2 bubblers on the tanning ledge
Pebble Plaster (WetEdge Satin Matrix in color: Northshore Tahoe)
480 sq ft of colored salt concrete decking - We added a 680 sq ft Oklahoma Stone patio with gazebo and fire pit last year that we are tying into the pool deck so we really have a 1,160 sq ft outside deck/patio area.
Jandy CL460 Filter
Jandy 2HP Variable Speed Pump
Jandy PLC1400 Salt Water cholorinator
Paramount ClearO3 Ozone Oxidizer & Ultra UV Sanitizer System - Edited to add: We have decided to remove these and add some lights on the deck instead
Dolphin Nautilus Plus Robotic Cleaner with Caddy
400,000 btu Natural Gas Heater
PDA-PS4 Pool & Spa Combo Wireless Controller
Here is a screen shot of the rendering from the Pool Builder. This shows how it will tie into the deck, gazebo, and fire pit we put in last year:
Here is a screen shot showing the lower deck and steps that are needed because of the slope in our yard:
And an overhead look
Here is the Survey Layout
Editing this first Post to add on the timeline of our pool build process:
5/26/2017 Chose PB we wanted to go with and submitted our home survey to them
6/12/2017 Met with PB and received above pool rendering (we had a paper rendering and the 3D rendering that I took a screen shot of)
6/14/2017 Started loan process (we needed to take out a home equity loan to afford the pool)
6/14/2017 Put down deposit with PB so they could submit for necessary permits. We were told the process could take 4 - 6 weeks in our area, so it could be started while waiting for loan to go through.
6/15/2017 Submitted survey and rendering to our HOA for approval
6/28/2017 Received approval from HOA
7/25/2017 FINALLY closed on loan
7/26/2017 Received Permits from City
Start of Pool Build:
7/27/2017 Pool build started!!!! Excavation
7/28/2017 Rebar and plumbing
7/31/2017 Gunite
8/01/2017 Waterline tile put in and pool equipment installed (We are also having a wood fire pit converted to gas and the demolition of the fire pit started today too)
8/03/2017 Electrician
8/07/2017 Coping and stone work
8/08/2017 Coping and stone work. Gas line installed for fire pit.
8/09/2017 Coping and stone work. Sprinkler re-route started.
8/10/2017 Coping and stone work. LED lights installed for the steps and lower landing area
8/11/2017 Coping and stone work completed. Fire pit conversion from wood to gas completed.
8/15/2017 Decking forms built
8/16/2017 Concrete deck poured - salted and colored concrete. The color we chose is Latte. Since our patio is Oklahoma Stone and our pool coping is Oklahoma stone, we wanted colored concrete to add some visual difference.
8/18/2017 Yard clean up - PB crew is picking up all of the debris from the build.
8/21/2017 Started sprinkler re-route and put fence back up.
8/23/2017 Scraped pool to get ready for plaster and fixed a couple of minor things we didn't like.
8/25/2017 PLASTER!!
8/26/2017 Acid Wash and start of pool fill
8/27/2017 Pool fill complete! One month from start of excavation to pool build completion. Now we just have to finish the sprinkler re-route, put down sod, and landscape! 30 days until we can turn on the SWCG.
My husband and I have wanted a pool for a long time. We debated on selling our current home and buying a new home with a pool already installed, but we couldn't find any houses that compared to ours. We have put so much time and effort into our home over the last two years that we decided that we were just going to go ahead and get a loan and put a pool in. We got numerous bids from numerous pool builders and ultimately decided to go with one of the more expensive bids... primarily because the builder is a structural engineer and their proposal was so well done.
Here is what we are going with:
31' x 18' Free Form In Ground Gunite Pool Surface are 395 sq ft with a 7' Round Spa raised 18" with a cascading stone spillway (waterfall effect) 38 sq ft
Roughly 16,000 gallons
Oklahoma stone coping to match our existing deck
6 Returns, 2 Skimmers
Extended 2nd Step
Tanning Ledge
24" Raised Beam (we have a sloped yard, so this was a must for us)
2 LED color lights (one in the pool and one in the spa)
2 bubblers on the tanning ledge
Pebble Plaster (WetEdge Satin Matrix in color: Northshore Tahoe)
480 sq ft of colored salt concrete decking - We added a 680 sq ft Oklahoma Stone patio with gazebo and fire pit last year that we are tying into the pool deck so we really have a 1,160 sq ft outside deck/patio area.
Jandy CL460 Filter
Jandy 2HP Variable Speed Pump
Jandy PLC1400 Salt Water cholorinator
Paramount ClearO3 Ozone Oxidizer & Ultra UV Sanitizer System - Edited to add: We have decided to remove these and add some lights on the deck instead
Dolphin Nautilus Plus Robotic Cleaner with Caddy
400,000 btu Natural Gas Heater
PDA-PS4 Pool & Spa Combo Wireless Controller
Here is a screen shot of the rendering from the Pool Builder. This shows how it will tie into the deck, gazebo, and fire pit we put in last year:
Here is a screen shot showing the lower deck and steps that are needed because of the slope in our yard:
And an overhead look
Here is the Survey Layout
Editing this first Post to add on the timeline of our pool build process:
5/26/2017 Chose PB we wanted to go with and submitted our home survey to them
6/12/2017 Met with PB and received above pool rendering (we had a paper rendering and the 3D rendering that I took a screen shot of)
6/14/2017 Started loan process (we needed to take out a home equity loan to afford the pool)
6/14/2017 Put down deposit with PB so they could submit for necessary permits. We were told the process could take 4 - 6 weeks in our area, so it could be started while waiting for loan to go through.
6/15/2017 Submitted survey and rendering to our HOA for approval
6/28/2017 Received approval from HOA
7/25/2017 FINALLY closed on loan
7/26/2017 Received Permits from City
Start of Pool Build:
7/27/2017 Pool build started!!!! Excavation
7/28/2017 Rebar and plumbing
7/31/2017 Gunite
8/01/2017 Waterline tile put in and pool equipment installed (We are also having a wood fire pit converted to gas and the demolition of the fire pit started today too)
8/03/2017 Electrician
8/07/2017 Coping and stone work
8/08/2017 Coping and stone work. Gas line installed for fire pit.
8/09/2017 Coping and stone work. Sprinkler re-route started.
8/10/2017 Coping and stone work. LED lights installed for the steps and lower landing area
8/11/2017 Coping and stone work completed. Fire pit conversion from wood to gas completed.
8/15/2017 Decking forms built
8/16/2017 Concrete deck poured - salted and colored concrete. The color we chose is Latte. Since our patio is Oklahoma Stone and our pool coping is Oklahoma stone, we wanted colored concrete to add some visual difference.
8/18/2017 Yard clean up - PB crew is picking up all of the debris from the build.
8/21/2017 Started sprinkler re-route and put fence back up.
8/23/2017 Scraped pool to get ready for plaster and fixed a couple of minor things we didn't like.
8/25/2017 PLASTER!!
8/26/2017 Acid Wash and start of pool fill
8/27/2017 Pool fill complete! One month from start of excavation to pool build completion. Now we just have to finish the sprinkler re-route, put down sod, and landscape!
30 days until we can turn on the SWCG.
