Day 15: "Come Together"

Nothing too exciting to report today. The past few days have been "ahead of schedule" waiting for shotcrete (gunite), meaning the crews have been sparse and have been wrapping up loose ends. The last few days involved re-doing the stairs as some of the workers mis-measured. Good thing our PB spends a good amount of time on site! They completed the plumbing of the pool, water sheers, equipment pad, and finally, the spa. Watching them heat up and bend the PVC pipe is quite a sight. Probably one of those things best left unseen. I have a hard time believing the pipes aren't compromised by heating them up to the point of being practically liquefied and then bending them. I'm assured that they are sound. They put a bonding wire across all of the steel to keep the pool from getting electrified and put in some drainage pipes to keep the water flowing away from the pool. The main decking area and stairs are going to get poured with the pool on Tuesday. The last picture shows a view from the bottom of the pool on the back side of the negative edge. To get a good idea of the layout, the tree at the top is at 0 feet, with a retaining wall to the next level, approximately 2 feet lower. Go down another 2 feet to the main decking area and then 3 feet down to the negative edge basin.