Pool Construction is underway.

[_Chris_]

We're about 3 weeks in on construction, i can't wait!

Day 1
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02319.jpg

3 weeks in.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/516.jpg

[_Chris_]

this was during the dig. there's a definate advantage to working from home, you can always keep an eye on their work! lol
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02327.jpg

[TNathe]

sure will be nice when you get it done, and just in time for the summer heat!

[Billy]

Who did you get to do the pool?

[_Chris_]

Who did you get to do the pool?

Heritage Pool and Spa, they're out of Valrico.

[Billy]

Cool, they look to use good equipment from what I can tell.

[Unregistered]

Lookin good.

[Sabotage]

nice, so whens the pool party!?

[1BADP71]

Cool, they look to use good equipment from what I can tell.

its all about the operators .

[ms. kat]

Wow, that's looking really good. Nice design.

[Hillary]

That is looking AWESOME!
Are you gonna put pavers on the deck, or what?

[Billy]

its all about the operators .
I didn't mean the excavation equipment in the pictures...I was talking about the actual materials used in the construction of the pool and the equipment used (heaters, pumps, etc..)


Heritage is a customer of ours; we are a wholesale plumbing, well and pool supplier.

[_Chris_]

That is looking AWESOME!
Are you gonna put pavers on the deck, or what?

the deck is all paver, a big cost of the pool is that. it's just over 1,000 sqft of deck. it's "cream/beige" and it will be in a new england pattern.
the shell was shot today, i'll post pics in a few.

[D-Roll]

it's lookin nice

[_Chris_]

pics of today's events.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02357.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02361.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02364.jpg

[Hillary]

Holy cow that's looking great!
And I love cream/beige, new england! Nice!
Which company is doing the pavers?

[Alli]

Oooh spill-over spa. very nice. party time at your place when it's done!!

[_Chris_]

flagstone pavers is doing the pavers. The spill over is going to be layered granite slabs or hammered edge brick coping, any opinions???

[JERSEYGURL]

WoW.... Thats so awsome!!!! Its looking Great...

[_Chris_]

wanted to update the pics. they graded out all the dirt, poured the footers, and have been doing ALOT of prep for the coping and tile, they started in on it yesterday. Hopefully this thing is done before summer is over!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02508.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02510.jpg

[Tits McGee]

How long does the average install take? Your's is what, approx. 6 weeks in already?

[_Chris_]

i was told 8-10 weeks, but.. it seems like it'll take a little longer. we're at about 8 weeks now. there have been a few holdups though, some changes we needed made that may have delayed it a bit though. i'm hoping by the end of july... permitting took 2 weeks.

[Tits McGee]

Ahhhh, okay. Well everything looks awesome!! :thumbup:

[Treysdad]

That looks great. I like the design alot:mrgreen:

[CHUPA_CABRA_2.0]

dat bitch is hot

[Alli]

What did you end up doing for your spillover?

My parents had a pool w/ a spillover at our old house, they had glass brick topped with a slab of marble. looked nice!

[_Chris_]

They're saying end of the month... What's left is..
1-2 Days of Plumbing, 1 day for tile, 1 for grout. 1-2 days for paver deck, acid wash, apply finish, left finish cure, acid wash, then fill. Now... if they get their asses out here every day and put in a full days work, it may just be by the end of the month! :D I can't wait
More pics....

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02570.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02572.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/DSC02569.jpg

[_Chris_]

FINALLY some more progress, Equipment and Paver deck are installed, it's looking like next satuday from what they say, that will be a total of 15 weeks construction (quoted 8-10) I would NOT recommend them. They're thurough and do quality work and use quality materials, but they're SLOW, It would be one thing if they told me upfront it would be this long, but... anyway, here's the pics :D

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/pavers2sml.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/pavers3sml.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/pavers1sml.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/equipment.jpg

[Rdline1]

looks beautiful.

[TIM TIM TIM]

nice, shit if you can get someone to do any work that is of any quality anymore id let them take as long as they wanted. from what ican tell the pavers look great. our pavers look HORRIBLE

[TNathe]

:werd: quality work is few and far between. Yes, it takes time, but dont you want to get what you pay for and not some slapped together half-assed job? The pool looks amazing.

[Kristin]

I L-O-V-E it!!!

I'm sure in the end it will be worth the wait. Enjoy it!

[TIM TIM TIM]

:werd: quality work is few and far between. Yes, it takes time, but dont you want to get what you pay for and not some slapped together half-assed job? The pool looks amazing.
no, alot of times you DONT get what you pay for lol.. chris seems to be lucky, the cabinet work looked pretty good as well as this pool work.

[_Chris_]

it's not neccessarily the time it's taking, it's the fact that i was quoted 8-10 weeks and so far we're at 15, the company's employees don't put in a full days work, come around 10-11 gone by 2, most days. The owner repeatedly tells me a date he can finish and obviously, still hasn't come through. I'm very happy with the work and materials, it's just aggrevating when summer is going along without this pool to use LoL, ESP since I've been paying for it since the begining of construction... >:|

/rant :lol:

[93ex]

it's not neccessarily the time it's taking, it's the fact that i was quoted 8-10 weeks and so far we're at 15, the company's employees don't put in a full days work, come around 10-11 gone by 2, most days. The owner repeatedly tells me a date he can finish and obviously, still hasn't come through. I'm very happy with the work and materials, it's just aggrevating when summer is going along without this pool to use LoL, ESP since I've been paying for it since the begining of construction... >:|

/rant :lol:


It'll be great come winter, when its done!

[TIM TIM TIM]

lol yeah i can understand that being fusterating,i would be mad too.. just have to keep that in the back of your head, when you want to shooot them for beeing lazy lol

[_Chris_]

It'll be great come winter, when its done!

that's what that big ole propane heater is for ;)

[Kelleb]

I really like your tile and paver selections. Looks great!

[Latin Barbie®]

Thats a pretty nice pool ;)

[NikkiXoXo]

Nice pool ! Pavers good choice ! I like the design did u come up with the design?

[_Chris_]

another company came up with a similar design, we took that and made this, the pool is being filled with water now :D the granite spill over should be done soon and the heater is being hooked up on tuesday :D

[Latin Barbie®]

When is the pool party? :lol:

[_Chris_]

well... still no electric, have a full pool and spa with dirty foggy water in it since the pump and filter aren't hooked up. :roll:

[Treysdad]

When is the pool party? :lol:
You have quite the drive to be asking about a party:lol:

[Solar Specialist]

Looks real nice man. My company deals with pool builders every day and I don't think I ever saw a pool completed on exact time. How much money you give them up front is also important. You give them half upfront they will go pretty damn slow. I'm sure 1 or 2 days a week no one even showed up, did they?

Now it will be getting cool soon here, so I suggest you get a pool blanket if you don't have one already. And the spillover will lose you some heat as well. You will spending ALOT of money to keep the pool warm the next few months with propane with no blanket and running the spa spillover. Just some info to keep in mind. And if you are interested in getting solar heating for it, let me know. I'll give you a great price. Enjoy your pool man.

[_Chris_]

new pic... almost swimable....
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/smallpool.jpg

[coolcloo1019]

Looks nice!

[Rdline1]

looks awesome. love the fence too. I used to work for a fence company so I know how much those cost.....yikes.

[_Chris_]

hopefully i can give pics of the FINISHED product by the end of the week (not including the spoll over) who knows then that will be done, but my yard is graded, landscaping is in and sod should be layed tomorrow :D

[Treysdad]

That shit looks hott. When is the pool party?

[ItsYaBoyIan]

That shit looks hott. When is the pool party?

+1



:naughty:

[Treysdad]

Still waiting:lol:

[Hillary]

That pool is beautiful!

[stockaccord]

8-10 weeks is a really fast turn around time for building pools, espically of the size and detail. My neighbor owns a pool business and he did ours last year. We had the same issue with the finish time. The bad part was when we had ours built it took about 3 months because of the storms and shit. I wouldnt stress out too much about the time it took to build it.

[_Chris_]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/cncsales/newpic.jpg


Latest pic after i did the landscaping, grass down. STILL waiting on Heater, Propane, Granite spillover, and grout haze to come off coping.

[Snookums]

WoW It looks amazing!

[Josh]

chris, that looks awesome man, kudos.

[Treysdad]

So whens the party?:lol:

[TNathe]

that shit is pimpin'. If you want to do some landscape lighting and make that thing pimpin' at night as well as day let me know. I am trying to do some installs and I assure you it won't be $100 per fixture as I've seen some companies advertise.

[_Chris_]

that shit is pimpin'. If you want to do some landscape lighting and make that thing pimpin' at night as well as day let me know. I am trying to do some installs and I assure you it won't be $100 per fixture as I've seen some companies advertise.


you prob cant see in the pic but i have 4 lantern lights and 2 flood lights for the palm in, thanks tho ;)

[TNathe]

sweet! You should post some night pics as well. I bet it looks amazing at night. I just noticed the two little waterfalls on the sides, too freakin' cool.

[.Seth.]

nice pool, im sure that just raised ur property value a good 10 grand,

[gerard143]

what did this pool cost to install? im curious roughly

[_Chris_]

what did this pool cost to install? im curious roughly

In total is was 36K
and it is STILL NOT DONE! ugh
I've filed a BBB complaint along with contacting News Channel 28, next step, Lawyer.

[Kirk]

Did the company that did your pool start with an S? Has it been the one they've been talking about on the radio?

[_Chris_]

Did the company that did your pool start with an S? Has it been the one they've been talking about on the radio?

No, it's not S&S pools.

The day the owner received the call from ABC, he called me and all the sudden wants to come finish... we'll see, right now my equipment is taken apart, still waiting on everything else.

[Solar Specialist]

S&S isn't bad. Not sure who the company is, but hopefully its not elite.

[Joann]

Wow...that looks great