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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 02:18 AM
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don't forget to make it so you can put up a water volleyball net, had a built in one at my parents house, kinda cool....get drunk, jump in pool, play drunkin' water volleyball...
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 03:34 AM
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don't forget to make it so you can put up a water volleyball net, had a built in one at my parents house, kinda cool....get drunk, jump in pool, play drunkin' water volleyball...

drunk and pool always equal bloody water.
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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don't forget to make it so you can put up a water volleyball net, had a built in one at my parents house, kinda cool....get drunk, jump in pool, play drunkin' water volleyball...
the deep end is going to be 7 ft. It's not a very long pool so any deeper and the transition gets too steep. plus it costs more.

if your not on the shallow end then life is gonna suck for people playing v-ball in this pool.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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fastforward a little.

monday they started the plumbing. Today was steel.

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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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Did you guys decide to get the pool heated?
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Did you guys decide to get the pool heated?
yes.

let me see if I can remember the upgrades.

gas heater
pebble sheen interior surface
self cleaning system (like an underwater sprinkler system)
2 3' sheer decent waterfalls on a seperate pump
1 4' sheer decent waterfall on a seperate pump
raised wall
deep water returns (better for a heated pool)
salt water chlorine system
colored salt finish concrete decking
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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I need to figure out what I'm going to do about the fence. neighbor mentioned wanting to replace it but I haven't talked to him about it for reels yet.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Double Phister
yes.

let me see if I can remember the upgrades.

gas heater
pebble sheen interior surface
self cleaning system (like an underwater sprinkler system)
2 3' sheer decent waterfalls on a seperate pump
1 4' sheer decent waterfall on a seperate pump
raised wall
deep water returns (better for a heated pool)
salt water chlorine system
colored salt finish concrete decking
the pebble surface is nice. i have that in my pool, it's over 10 years old and still looks brand new.
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Gunite is supposed to start today.
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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Gunite is supposed to start today.

G-Unit????

Old Sep 29, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Does $2900 seem outragously steep for a fence quote?

84 feet (6 ft high with tongue&groove boards
+1 4 foot standard gate
+1 3 foot self closing/latching gate
+ tear down and removal of old fence
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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I've never gotten a fence quote but I've always heard they were expensive.
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Double Phister
Does $2900 seem outragously steep for a fence quote?

84 feet (6 ft high with tongue&groove boards
+1 4 foot standard gate
+1 3 foot self closing/latching gate
+ tear down and removal of old fence
fences are outrageously expensive... that sounds about right, what kinda wood are we talking?
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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Does $2900 seem outragously steep for a fence quote?

84 feet (6 ft high with tongue&groove boards
+1 4 foot standard gate
+1 3 foot self closing/latching gate
+ tear down and removal of old fence
Down in the Bay Area, my parents were paying $40 per lf. The last quote I got for simple dog eared sections was $27 per lf. Of course that company doesn't return my phone calls and may have gone out of business (same company dz used for his yard). So I got a tree removed for free apparently and I'll just have to find a new fence guy.
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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I just read the quote. Says teh style is board on board. Not sure that's what I'm looking for.



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