Perimeter = 89
Area = 488
Depth = 3.5 - 6
Patio = 776
Jandy VS Epump
Jandy CL460 filter
Automatic chlorinator
Jandy Legacy 400K BTU Heater
Polaris 1.5HP spa blower
2 Colorlogic pools lights
1 Colorlogic spa light
Polaris 3/4HP booster pump
Polaris 280 cleaner
Jandy PS4 with PDA
Rope anchors for deep end
QuartzScape plaster � color TBA
#3 on 8" centers belly steel
OK flagstone coping
12" elevated 7ft spa
Flood light over equipment pad (3� x 9�)
Deck Sundek overlay with aggregate effects
Hose fill by water bib
2 zone sprinklers reroute
3 brass anchors (2 volleyball one umbrella)
Total $46,000

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Awesome! Keep us updated, I had my first pool builder meeting this past Tuesday night with Clear Tech and we really liked them.

Three inches of snow and icey roads have cancelled the dig. We are waiting to hear from the excavation crew on when we are rescheduled for. BUMMER but the kids have had fun playing in the snow.

Your design looks beautiful. I am just at the beginning stage of looking into building a pool. When I see all of the specifications for your pool, I feel pretty overwhelmed by it all. Could you tell me where to get started in this process of educating myself and choosing the right PB for the job? I would be so appreciative of any direction that you could give me.

I don't know how to send personal emails on here, or else I would've done that. I'm really not trying to hijack your thread :)

My advise would start with reading through this site and www.troublefreepool.com. Both are full of invaluable information about how to get started. Checking the local BBB ratings and talking with others that have built pools also helps. We talked with 4 builders, got quotes from 3 and the final choice really came down to who we felt comfortable with and who we felt we could trust. Our builder is a smaller size company but has been in business for almost 10 years and has a great reputaion in our area. Ask for references on both of these sites for builders in your area - hopefully you will get some good references that way too. Good luck to you and thank you for the kind words about our design. We are so excited to get this started!!!! If only the snow would melt away....

We dug on Saturday and sprayed gunite on Wednesday - lots of changes this week!!! We are really happy with the way things have progressed so far and look forward to seeing all of our color choices come together.

They had to bring out the BIG HOOK to get through the stone in the deep end. Basically our pools sits on a huge rock.

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Steel & plumbing were done on Monday
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Tuesday - we passed inspection

Gunite on Wednesday
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starting to look like a pool.

Tile is almost done! they got the pool done but ran out of light before the spa was completed so they will be back tomorrow. We are really happy with our new choice - Noble Serengeti Olduvaj

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Well we have made some progress. Stone work is done, , patio furniture arrived, new fence is done, survived a major (well for Texas) snow/ice storm and now expecting another storm tonight. As soon as the ice/snow melts they will get started on the deck.

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Where did you purchase your patio furniture? I'm currently suffering through sticker shock...

OMG! We were floored by some of the stores in our area. We found a set in the clearance center at The Chair King (several locations in DFW). Their prices were much better on some of their stuff. Look at their ad online because they were offering free delivery and some good sales. HTH!!

Here are pics of the completed fence and equipment screen...

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The deck crew has been very busy the last 2 days and now the deck is done!! I am so glad to get some of the mud covered up so maybe I will not have to bathe the dogs as often. After we plaster and fill the pool we will cover the desk with a spray texture.
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Lots of little changes today!! Electrical is done, lights installed, equipment installed, pressure tested lines, pool power washed and slim in deep end removed (GROSS!!), all trash removed, yard graded and back fill dirt started. Builder said we should have plaster on MONDAY! yippee!!

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You're almost there! I hoped we would be ready for plaster next week, but the way things are going it will be a week from Monday. We got a lot more stone work this week.

Your pool looks great. When did the builder say you could heat up that spa?

L - thanks! I am not sure about the hot tub yet. We are doing an acid bath for a week for the Quartzscape plaster.

Good luck on the stone work. We have just alittle stone left (flagstone caps on the raised beam steps) but I am hoping they show up today. Keep the pics coming.

We got plaster today!! Wow what a change that makes.

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They also did an acid wash and we are now filling the pool. They will start the acid bath tomorrow so hopefully by the beginning of next week we will be starting chemicals.

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That looks great. What color blue is that?

The plaster is Quartzscapes Montego Bay. i am excited to see the water color after we are done. We are doing an acid bath for a couple of days so it will be awhile before water will be the real color. Right now it just looks cloudy.

A few things have happened in the last week. The acid bath is over and they are starting to get the water balanced. It was very dark (inky) with the acid and now it is green but clear so now I am looking forward to seeing the true color of the water. they did the sprinkler system and landscaping starts next week. They started the spray deck today and the deck mosic Texas star.

Full of water (16 hours - 15,500 gallons)
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hot tub spillway
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First lay of spray deck
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Texas star on deck - will be stained to match the spillway stones
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That is a very nice looking pool. Does anyone else have any experience with this builder - Clear Tech? I am also in the Frisco area and looking for a builder

Frisco texas really a nice city. but their police is not good they tamper with evidence. please read and share this post as much as possible.

http://friscopaul.blogspot.com/2014/02/writ-of-habeas-frisco-police-department.html

Thanks
Paul Bailey