Day twelve- Lots of pictures here because this was the most interesting step so far. It was a lot of fun watching this part of the pool take shape!
The crew put pieces of thin board, (it had little holes all through it, fiberboard, maybe?), between the steel frame and the dirt. The boards were attached to the top of the wooden frame. Originally, I thought the wooden frame would be taken down, but now it looks like that might not be the case.
Completing the boards all around the steel frame
Mixing the cement. The cement truck had to leave twice to refill. It took three loads from the cement truck to complete the pool.
This was the fun part to watch. The cement, (gunite), was blown from a hose. There were several guys who took turns doing this part. Other crew members would use tools to shape and smooth the gunite as it was applied to the walls and bottom of pool.
This picture shows the shallow end of the pool. There is a clump of gunite by the wall that will become the steps going into the shallow end. This was taken during a break when the cement truck had to refill. Notice the guy collapsed on the lawn by the porch. It was a very hot day!
This is looking toward the deep end. The round thing in the middle of the wall is the underwater pool light.
Spraying more gunite. This is in the deep end of the pool. Right where he is spraying is a step-out from the deep end. Looks like a seat or shelf built into the wall.
Final stages of shaping the gunite.
Side view where you can see part of the steps in the shallow end.
Close up of steps
Close up of the step-out and skimmer area.
View looking toward the house. It looks more like an actual pool now! The gunite phase of the construction was completed by a crew of five men in about four hours. Now we have to water the gunite twice daily for seven days. Then the next step will be the coping that will form the pool's edge, then tile. Any questions, just ask! Thanks for following along!
ETA--skimmer is usually on the deep end.
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