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Excavated hole and laying out the post holes.
Layed out string and marked hole locations.
Some holes in, looking from the deep end.
Looking from the deep end again.
Looking from the shallow end.
Looking from the shallow end again.
Moved the swing set.
Marked pole for pool bottom. Filled with concrete below marking.
A couple of poles done. 21 poles all together.
More poles done. Notice the sloping of the land.
Deep end before poles.
Markings on the wall where more dirt needs to come out to clear pool walls.
Almost finished with the posts.
View of the entire hole for the pool.
Using up a lot of concrete mix.
All of the poles are in.
The first wall is up!
Starting construction of the second wall.
The joining of the first and second walls.
The horizontal 2x6 braces toe nailed to the post.
Further construction of the second wall.
More pictures of posts.
Still more pictures of posts.
Second wall framing done, need to put up third wall paneling first.
Picture of all the wall completed so far.
The joining of the second and third walls.
All walls finished!
Looking from the north.
All walls done, close up of the deep end.
All walls done, lookind down the shallow end.
Starting to dig out the deep end using Wes Morris's backhoe.
Rough dig of the deep end.
Wes Morris's tractor with backhoe. Probably older than I am.
Laying lines, dropping plumb bob, shaping the deep end.
Shaping the deep end.
Finished view of the deep end, ready for cement.
Finished view of the deep end, ready for cement.
Took a week off to cement the deep end. Hottest day of the year!
Not alot of room to mix the cement.
Sides done, now working on the bottom of the deep end.
My brother Mike and freind pour the shallow end.
First half done. What are you all standing around for?
Taper between floor and walls. Inlets installed.
Underwater light niches installed.
Collecting water in the deep end after a hard nights rain.
Skimmers installed with relief inlet.
Joint between the deep end and shallow end, flat wall.
Joint between the deep end and shallow end, angled wall.
Framing for the pump house slab.
Lisa helping put on wall foam.
Wall foam around the shallow end.
Poured pool house slab, finished and brushed.
Putting in liner.
Filling up the pool after a few beers.
Filling with a hose after emptying the tanker truck.
Filling the pool.
Looking into the deep end after filling.
After shocking the water and starting the filter.
Looking into the deep end after shocking and filtering.
Pump house layout, returns to pool, slide and inlets.
Pump house layout, from skimmers on right, returns on left.
Pump house layout, backwash pipe. Note shut off valves on returns.
Almost done... and still 50 degrees water temperature!
Prep work for concrete slab. View of pump house and deep end ladder.
Note build up around pump house slab. Slab is 4 1/2 inches lower by error.
Prep work for concrete slab. View from shallow end.
Prep work for concrete slab. Note anchor bolts to hold concrete to the wall.
Prep work for concrete slab. Close up view of ladder anchor.
Prep work for concrete slab. Total view.
Total view of finished slab.
View of finished slab around shallow end ladder.
View of finished slab around pump house slab.
View of finished slab from the deep end.
Framing of pump house.
Pump house with plywood and rafters.
Pump house view from upstairs.
Excavated hole and laying out the post holes.
Layed out string and marked hole locations.
Some holes in, looking from the deep end.
Looking from the deep end again.
Looking from the shallow end.
Looking from the shallow end again.
Moved the swing set.
Marked pole for pool bottom. Filled with concrete below marking.
A couple of poles done. 21 poles all together.
More poles done. Notice the sloping of the land.
Deep end before poles.
Markings on the wall where more dirt needs to come out to clear pool walls.
Almost finished with the posts.
View of the entire hole for the pool.
Using up a lot of concrete mix.
All of the poles are in.
The first wall is up!
Starting construction of the second wall.
The joining of the first and second walls.
The horizontal 2x6 braces toe nailed to the post.
Further construction of the second wall.
More pictures of posts.
Still more pictures of posts.
Second wall framing done, need to put up third wall paneling first.
Picture of all the wall completed so far.
The joining of the second and third walls.
All walls finished!
Looking from the north.
All walls done, close up of the deep end.
All walls done, lookind down the shallow end.
Starting to dig out the deep end using Wes Morris's backhoe.
Rough dig of the deep end.
Wes Morris's tractor with backhoe. Probably older than I am.
Laying lines, dropping plumb bob, shaping the deep end.
Shaping the deep end.
Finished view of the deep end, ready for cement.
Finished view of the deep end, ready for cement.
Took a week off to cement the deep end. Hottest day of the year!
Not alot of room to mix the cement.
Sides done, now working on the bottom of the deep end.
My brother Mike and freind pour the shallow end.
First half done. What are you all standing around for?
Taper between floor and walls. Inlets installed.
Underwater light niches installed.
Collecting water in the deep end after a hard nights rain.
Skimmers installed with relief inlet.
Joint between the deep end and shallow end, flat wall.
Joint between the deep end and shallow end, angled wall.
Framing for the pump house slab.
Lisa helping put on wall foam.
Wall foam around the shallow end.
Poured pool house slab, finished and brushed.
Putting in liner.
Filling up the pool after a few beers.
Filling with a hose after emptying the tanker truck.
Filling the pool.
Looking into the deep end after filling.
After shocking the water and starting the filter.
Looking into the deep end after shocking and filtering.
Pump house layout, returns to pool, slide and inlets.
Pump house layout, from skimmers on right, returns on left.
Pump house layout, backwash pipe. Note shut off valves on returns.
Almost done... and still 50 degrees water temperature!
Prep work for concrete slab. View of pump house and deep end ladder.
Note build up around pump house slab. Slab is 4 1/2 inches lower by error.
Prep work for concrete slab. View from shallow end.
Prep work for concrete slab. Note anchor bolts to hold concrete to the wall.
Prep work for concrete slab. Close up view of ladder anchor.
Prep work for concrete slab. Total view.
Total view of finished slab.
View of finished slab around shallow end ladder.
View of finished slab around pump house slab.
View of finished slab from the deep end.
Framing of pump house.
Pump house with plywood and rafters.
Pump house view from upstairs.