*** This is a delayed post from last summer ~
For years now, I have dreamed of spending my summer days and nights in a lush, tropical paradise of my own. When we purchased our home, we were happy to see that there was a lovely backyard, full of green grass for our two young toddlers to play. We had our share of playhouses and swingsets, too. Our favorite was the one my boss gave us......As you can see, it gave the boys endless hours of fun!
Yet, our yard was destined for change....much like every other square inch of our house!
We began our journey - researching pool builders, combing through photos of pools and backyards online and in magazines, finally deciding on a local builder rather than a large national company. We started with removing the lawn ourselves - not fun - and I highly doubt we would do this again. The equipment was hard to use and required much more labor than we anticipated, but it was certainly worth the savings.
Once the yard was clear of all the grass, it was time for the builder to come and spray paint the outline of the pool. That was fun - we watched the shape change as we made adjustments on the spot! And then a week later, after a very long battle with the city over a public easement resting within our property lines, the big trailer arrived........
And five hours later.....we had the beginning stage of our pool and a missing section of fencing.
The next few weeks were all about the electrical lines, plumbing and rebar. We made only slight adjustments in these stages and the crews moved along quickly.
Within a few weeks, one failed inspection and one very grateful passed inspection, we were ready for the cement. The truck arrived on eldest son's birthday - pretty cool and exciting! Within a few days we had the gunite stage complete and all the cool deck poured.
Finally, the tile and pebble tech finish was applied. We moved through this stage very quickly. The wall had been replaced by the time the pebble tech crew arrived and within hours we spraying down the pool with water to keep the finish wet. It cured overnight and they came to "clean it" the next morning, washing the blue away and revealing a beautiful finish of pebble tech.
The next day, we were swimming! Note, very happy boys......and a very happy Momma! My dream has come true. We can now enjoy endless days of fun!
