Chiefneil's pool

18 years ago

The pool is finally done! I should have some night photos to add to this thread in the next couple days. Interior finish is Pebbleshee, decking and coping are honed unfilled travertine pavers.

Here's DD walking on water. This pic was taken late in the day and you can see the water color is a slate blue, on its way to looking more emerald in the fading light.

The pool from the other side. You can see the bbq and playstructure in the background. This photo was taken in the morning, so the water color is a much brighter, truer blue.

Another look at the water color and infinity/negative edge.

Firepit and gazebo.

Here's the waterfall and sheer descents in action.

The pond has real river stone and seashells from DD's collection picked on beaches around the world. It's an interesting juxtaposition next to the pebblesheen which is meant to mimic river pebbles and has shell fragments.

This yard is kiddie heaven. That's the grill in the foreground, grassy area with in-ground trampoline and playstructure behind it.

Here's a bird's eye view taken from the top of the playstructure. BBQ with flanking drawers and fridge in the foreground, firepit and gazebo in the background.

Here's the side yard - we have a nice little patio on that side. Rabbits have been going to town on my grass, causing all the dead spots. Gotta figure out some was to keep them out.

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camermom
18 years ago
Absolutely breathtaking! Your pool and yard are to die for. Love your view as well. Congratulations!
willweeverbedone
18 years ago
Amazing! Very beautiful job.

Ralph
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Yes, my stairs (the entire pool, in fact) is all pebble with no cement showing. Try the acid thing again yourself. Just lean over from the edge, hold the opening of the bottle as close to the water as possible if not actually in water, and pour it out slowly and gently over the length of the steps. Depending on the severity you might want to brush and repeat with another gallon. Here's a couple before/after acid wash photos that I dug up of my pool. The steps were really bad and hadn't fully cleared up after a couple days of the no-drain acid wash. So I poured another gallon directly over them and it finished clearing them up. Actually I think I may have done that twice. Pool floor:
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Ditto. Beautiful pools and landscaping. In the summer when growing up, we always wondered why the neighbor's pool always matched the pond behind our home. It wasn't by design. They just didn't add chlorine. I swear it gave off an evil green glow. LOL
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"Seriously though, don't people at Goldline have chemists that could take time out to analyze the stuff and give us a fix?' The rep told me no, they don't really care since the product is doing what it claims to do, generate chlorine. Nice, eh? Hi chiefneil, I am not mitch, but have seen the stand used. It just caps the end of the cel and you fill it up with the acid/water mix. The only purpose it to make cel cleaning easier, but the bucket or stand method is effectively the same result. My white stuff goes in the filter(and floats in the pool) but comes out twice as fast from the cel. A perfect filter would not fix the problem. I just spoke with the Jacks Magic chemist and he "claims" that the Purple Stuff makes it so the calcium(and that is what he says it is)does not adhere to the cel, in addition to stain treating which I have no problem with. We shall see, he said I should see some change by 48 hours. He also questioned my TDS numbers as to why my TDS would be 2800 when my salt was 3700, and if my TDS was combined of the two, I had serious TDS issues. Oy vey. KC
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Scooter11
18 years ago
I have been waiting for more pictures! Your pool and yard are fantastic!

Scooter
angisimpsondotcom
18 years ago
beautiful...I was going to ask you if your daughter was a gymnast....then I spotted the tramp in the ground! ;)
kbkb
18 years ago
WOW! It's wonderful. You must be so happy that you are all done!

The inground trampoline is very nice... do you worry about critters living underneath? My kids have been BUGGING me to get a trampoline. This is a very cool idea, but we have rattlesnakes in our area. I wonder if it would be a problem.
waterbaby_in_PA
18 years ago
I don't think we'll see your name in "what would you have done different."

It's absolutey perfect for everyone in all age groups. I really like the rocks/shells in the pond. Good idea.

Enjoy every minute of it. Long time getting there but definitely worth it now.

Nanc
chiefneil
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks everyone! We're very happy with the way everything turned out. Our house was new construction, so we actually started this journey about 18 months ago when our lot was just dirt. We moved in around January, and landscaping and pool started in March. Our landscaper was grumbling that he seriously underbid our job, but kudos to him for sticking it out and not taking any shortcuts towards the end.

The in-ground trampoline cost us about $600 for installation, and another $200 or so for the trampoline. I wasn't crazy about the idea, but DD and the landscaper kept bugging me for months until I finally gave in. My landscaper says his customers that get the trampoline use it more than anything else, and he was totally right. DD is on it every day.

KBKB - the trampoline is over a 4-foot deep hole, so no worries about critters. The sides of the hole are reinforced with concrete block (like a round retaining wall), which is why installation cost so much. It's awesome since you don't have to worry about kids falling off and breaking bones.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the pebblesheen is Ocean Blue. Had to throw that in there for the search engine in case anybody is looking for photos of it later.
huskyrider
18 years ago
What an AWESOME poolscape!!!
You certainly covered every base of backyard enjoyment.
Way to go.

See Ya,
Kelly
RosiMama
18 years ago
What a beautfiul yard--- you've done a perfect job! Bravo to you and your family! Send us some pics of what your yard looks like at night.
gaylek
18 years ago
Absolutely beautiful pool and yard! The colors are so complementary! I like all the little/big touches that you added that make your yard so special! Know you will enjoy it so much....especially with that awesome view!
I look forward to the night photos. I can imagine justhow wonderful and beautiful they will be! Thank you for sharing. I know you must be very pleased on the outcome of your projects as well as seeing them completed. Will you take time to enjoy them now that they are complete or do you have other projects?
Gayle
CalvinCheng
18 years ago
Man, its paradise in your backyard. Youll never have to go on a vacation again (C= Great job.
Calvin
padrefan
18 years ago
Can I move in?
Bklawgal
18 years ago
Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous!!!!

P.S. Good luck with the rabbits. You should see our yard!!! We have chicken wire up on the bottom of all of the wrought iron fencing, but they still get in.

Congrats on the pool.
robotbike
18 years ago
Looks like my neighborhood in north Scottsdale!

Great job on your backyard!
kristenfl
18 years ago
Your pool has to be one of my favorites! It is so well done. Perfect! They rest of your "resort" is terrific, too!

What brand of tile did you use? It's very nice. As others have said, your color combo. is smashing!

Kristen
chiefneil
Original Author
18 years ago
Hi Kristen - the tile is from Noble Tile Supply. I was originally planning on using a glass mosaic tile, but with cost overruns we ended up just going with a standard tile. We're pretty happy with it - it blends in nicely with the overall color scheme of the house and landscaping, so I don't miss the glass tile too much.

Here's some night photos. This first one shows some nice accent lights that are on the interior side of the posts of the gazebo. The gazebo is raised, and has two demilune steps. We need to get some furniture in there, but the retaining walls also provide informal seating and there are lights hidden under the ledge of the wall as well. My landscaper is nuts about stacked stone - you can see stacked stone running around the base of the retaining walls and also the base of the gazebo floor.

You can see the two pool lights in this photo - they back on to the spa and face away from the house. They're small, spa-sized lights. There are nice wash lights on the pillars/woks and pygmy palms

This is a very dramatic shot showing the whole backyard. I love all the hidden under-ledge lights in all the low walls. All the trees also have wash lights as well. Now I need to go buy some nice patio furniture and kick back!
backintheUSA
18 years ago
Chief-
Wow- if I could redo my pool I would totally copy your pool. It is just out of this world! I think your pool is my favorite of all the really beautiful pools in this forum.
drextow
18 years ago
That is an awesome pool and yard. You can tell so much thought went into every last detail I am very impressed!

D
johnny_depth
18 years ago
Two words...
BEAUTY & ELEGANCE

Your pool and landscaping is one of my favorites. Congratulations to a job well don. Enjoy...
swimsoon
18 years ago
Amazing!
tardzilla
18 years ago
Wow. I need a new job. What do you do?
angs_pool
18 years ago
It's BEAUTIFUL!! I'm sure your loving it!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Angie
Lindsey_CA
18 years ago
Your pool and Belly's pool are my two most favorite. Both have total elegance and class.

Kudos!
chiefneil
Original Author
18 years ago
You guys are all too nice! Thanks for all the kind words - we've really been enjoying the pool and landscaping since it's been completed. Now that the weather is cooling off I'm looking forward to getting some nice outdoor furniture and spending more time outside learning how to use the rotisserie and smoker on my grill!
angs_pool
18 years ago
Chiefneil, I don't want your beautiful pool pictures to be lost in cyber space so I'm bumping you up!!!
Angie
chiefneil
Original Author
18 years ago
Sorry about the broken links - here's a link to my new photo album:

Here is a link that might be useful: Pool album

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