Sunday, June 29, 2008

Patio Forms . . .

The concrete crew has been hard at work once we finally got the gas line inspection taken care of (several issues there, but won't bore you with the details). We're still refining the final layout as the slope of the yard is even more severe than anticipated and the concrete guys are working hard to keep water running away from both the pool and house - which is very good, but may make us compromise on the design a bit.

Here are some shots . . .

Firepit in the foreground -


Opposite view (and there's Josh's house in the background being built next to us - good thing we like the design of his house!) -


Overhead shot, firepit on the left -


Overhead shot, BBQ/Outdoor kitchen slab on the far right


Just as a reminder (I have to keep reminding myself) - here's where we're heading with all this . . .

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Shed is done and pool stuff still moving forward . . .

Here's the finished shed - I think it came out very well (just like my rendering!) . . .



The pool guys have reached the point where our other subs come in- plumbers to run gas lines for BBQ and firepit and concrete crew to build planting beds, firepit area, patio and pool decking. We've made a few alterations to the original bed design due to how high the walls in the back come out of the ground.

Here's a couple quick pool shots . . .




And here's a shot of the progress of the back beds . . .

Friday, June 13, 2008

more great pool progress . . .

2 weeks after breaking ground, we have what is beginning to look like a pool . . . of course it looks like an ugly pool in the middle of a war zone, but hey, we're gettin' there!



The coping crew just started today and should have all their work done by Monday, then comes the concrete patio, fire pit and planting beds.

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

pool and shed are both flying along . . .

Both crews, pool and shed have been hard at work even in the 100 degree heat. Here are a couple quick shots of the pool - the shed should be done tomorrow, pics to come later . . .



Sunday, June 01, 2008

pool construction . . . and shed

Cody pools has begun the pool (codypools.com) - they got a lot done in 2 days, this is good!! We also hired Shawn Somerville (www.craftsmanshed.com) to build our shed. Here are s few shots of the pool . . .






And here are a couple shots of the shed in progress and what the final version will look like. Shawn has been great to work with and open to my ideas on how to dress up a shed in somewhat modern clothing.