We have FINALLY started our yard project!! And a PROJECT it has become. Plans had to be submitted before a City council meeting. Crazy I say, this is just a back yard, any who getting all the licenses and approvals has caused quite the delay. So we wait and hope this project will be finished by August. I'll keep you updated as time goes on.
It all began with moving dirt and bringing in truck loads of HUGE boulders!! Paul our "rockscaper" was incredible. How he could manage these heavy boulders into steps, fountains, retaining walls and a slide was amazing.
Framing up the pool and pool houses was next on the docket. The pool frame is all done in re bar.
The pool houses were getting put up in a timely manner, yay. We were deciding on colors and materials to be used inside. We decided to not match the house but to do something fun. We liked more of a "South American" feel and the bold colors they use. So on went the bold burnt orange/red, not sure the neighbors are a fan of it but oh well. The problem became the roofs and the material to roof it. Our original plan of metal roofing became way to expensive so we had to rethink it and came up with a tile. Meanwhile they gunnited the pool and we had to spray it down with water for a few days so it wouldn't dry to quickly. When it cured they started laying the tiles inside.
While the back yard was in full motion the front yard was being worked on as well. Pavers were being laid to make sidewalks, a new driveway was being poured and a water feature was taking shape!!
The next step for the pool was to put the finish coat on. We chose a beadcrete which is like tiny glass beads. Once they put this finish on they have to fill the pool within 2 days. If anyone is wondering it's past August, the time they said we could potentially be done and swimming! They are FINALLY filling the pool and we are hope full that we will be swimming soon. Well it took 8 days to fill!! Sadie couldn't wait for it to be heated so she braved the 60 degree water and got in.
We started to heat the pool and encountered a fiasco. Luckily some of the workers smelt gas and notified the gas company. The gas company showed up and said it would be handled in a few hours. So I ran a few errands and came home to a "caution" taped up house and warning to stay out. I'll put this in a nutshell. We had so much gas in our ground that we got kicked out of our house for two days and it took the gas company that long to pump out the gas with three of their BIG trucks. The scariest part of all is that I was lighting candles and the workers were cutting pavers with sparks flying everywhere. It really was a miracle we didn't blow the house up. The pool finally got heated and we had it open for one week before we closed it all down for winter. So with that said this entry will be continued next year, since that is when it will be finished..
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