11m x 4m outdoor swimming pool in 3 weeks (with paving)
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Matt Harper said:
JulianPH said:
Just thought I would post some update pics:
Julian -I really like this and would like to plaguerise your idea/design and incorporate it into my lanai, which is attached to the back of my house and providing access to my pool deck.
I wondered if you'd be kind enough to provide some pics that show the construction from the other side of the bar? I can handle a chopsaw and a nail gun, but design isn't one of my strong points.
I think the environment you have created at your home is quite wonderful.
I'll take some more pics for you. Please feel free to PM me if you want to chat over design ideas.
If you were to mount your handless shovel/spade we could even twin our two bars!
citizensm1th said:
As regional spokesperson for the league against dressing up noble hounds in hidiously distasteful couloirs I have to ask what were you thinking?
Pink? Said muttly will never be able to show her face at puppy school again after her dad plastered this picture all over the interwebs.
Seriously lovely puppy
Pink? Said muttly will never be able to show her face at puppy school again after her dad plastered this picture all over the interwebs.
Seriously lovely puppy
That is the collar she came with, when she gets older she will have the standard issue chain linked one!
She is currently asleep at my feet and I will shortly risk waking her up and taking her out, in an effort to exhaust her, so that we might be able to get some sleep tonight!
She really is a daft sod though, so will fit in perfectly!
citizensm1th said:
Bonefish Blues said:
citizensm1th said:
As regional spokesperson for the league against dressing up noble hounds in hidiously distasteful couloirs I have to ask what were you thinking?
Pink? Said muttly will never be able to show her face at puppy school again after her dad plastered this picture all over the interwebs.
Seriously lovely puppy
I'm more worried about her appearance on the list of IM's Investment ManagersPink? Said muttly will never be able to show her face at puppy school again after her dad plastered this picture all over the interwebs.
Seriously lovely puppy
XJSJohn said:
JulianPH said:
Matt Harper said:
I have an 23,000 gallon in-ground marcite lined backyard pool at my home in Central Florida. The lighting is a single, bright white LED, mounted in the deep-end wall. I recently had the pool re-surfaced and tiled and did consider adding more submerged lighting, but decided against it, because 1) adding wiring and light fittings to an existing pool shell is expensive and 2) it gives a somewhat 'scattered' lighting effect and I wanted something more uniform and tranquil. It is relatively easy to swap the bulb for a different color or even a multi-colored one, but I quite like it how it is.
Lovely lighting Matt.I have disconnected one of mine (the one at the steps end) as the pool company (not lrdisco - Nick) provided a transformer that couldn't handle the number of lights fitted and they kept on blowing.
Its loss makes absolutely no different whatsoever!
Hello again all!!!!
I've just seen the thread resurection and tomorrow will go back and read it properly.
The thing that brought me here now is that it is Chessie's Birthday today - 5 years on from the build!!!
What a 5 years it has been too. The pool has been used absolutely loads and has been incredibly beneficial for her. Of course she is no longer the 12 year old girl from the 'first contact' pics...
Meet the 17 year old today Chess...!
She absolutely LOVES the water and is a very strong swimmer... So I got a boat!!!
We have spent the last 2 months in the Algarve with her in and out of the sea several times a day! If only Forky were here to see her!!!
Cheers all, off for a Birthday dinner!
Julian
I've just seen the thread resurection and tomorrow will go back and read it properly.
The thing that brought me here now is that it is Chessie's Birthday today - 5 years on from the build!!!
What a 5 years it has been too. The pool has been used absolutely loads and has been incredibly beneficial for her. Of course she is no longer the 12 year old girl from the 'first contact' pics...
Meet the 17 year old today Chess...!
She absolutely LOVES the water and is a very strong swimmer... So I got a boat!!!
We have spent the last 2 months in the Algarve with her in and out of the sea several times a day! If only Forky were here to see her!!!
Cheers all, off for a Birthday dinner!
Julian
Hello!
Well, her Birthday went down brilliantly - thanks so mush for the birthday best wishes for her!
She spent the morning at the beach swimming in the sea...
In the afternoon she took me and my wallet shopping...
And in the evening we went out for a lovely dinner...
Before coming back to the boat and rocking it until the early hours! Fortunately I only have vids and no pics of this - and I have no idea how to post them!
Well, her Birthday went down brilliantly - thanks so mush for the birthday best wishes for her!
She spent the morning at the beach swimming in the sea...
In the afternoon she took me and my wallet shopping...
And in the evening we went out for a lovely dinner...
Before coming back to the boat and rocking it until the early hours! Fortunately I only have vids and no pics of this - and I have no idea how to post them!
Gretchen said:
A very happy Birthday to the beautiful Francesca. From small fish Mermaids grow. Or something. Have a fantastic day.
Look forward to the next annual catch up.
Yes I said annual you filthy lot.
I realise my mistake at our last annual get together now.Look forward to the next annual catch up.
Yes I said annual you filthy lot.
At least it explains why you said you couldn't fit me in again...
Thankyou4calling said:
Great stuff!
An excellent thread that I really enjoyed.
If ever there’s a belated christening party count me and Mrs TY4C in if available.
Looking forward to any further updates and congratulations on your new boat.
Thank you - and I think that certainly has to happen before another 5 years flies past! An excellent thread that I really enjoyed.
If ever there’s a belated christening party count me and Mrs TY4C in if available.
Looking forward to any further updates and congratulations on your new boat.
AlmostUseful said:
What a great way to spend the summer! She’s lucky to have a dad like you.
As I mentioned earlier in the thread, we started digging in early March. On the home stretch now.
I’ll do a thread one day but seeing as this pool is all Julian’s fault anyway a photo here won’t hurt.
If you’re wondering why it’s Julian’s fault, it’s because I broke my garden fork and I couldn’t think of anything to do with it other than display it by my pool just like he did with Forky, and as I didn’t have a pool I had to build one.
Thank you!As I mentioned earlier in the thread, we started digging in early March. On the home stretch now.
I’ll do a thread one day but seeing as this pool is all Julian’s fault anyway a photo here won’t hurt.
If you’re wondering why it’s Julian’s fault, it’s because I broke my garden fork and I couldn’t think of anything to do with it other than display it by my pool just like he did with Forky, and as I didn’t have a pool I had to build one.
Your pool will be stunning in that spot and you have done the one thing I would have done had I more time - a concrete shell.
I have to take my hat off to you big time for the Forky based man maths (I read your eariler post), I would have done exactly the same!
Cheers and let's make it a new PH tradition, break a garden fork and you HAVE to build a swimming pool! - it's the law
ConnectionError said:
Cannot believe it was 5 years ago that this thread started, where has the time gone
And the boat, tell us more!
Well....And the boat, tell us more!
Covid happened and I got bored...
I tried a car, obviously, but Ferrari's just make me look like a bit of a d
head!Then watching markets fall with Covid I put my thinking hat on and built an investment portfolio of badly hit compaies that were otherwise absolutely sound. It was called PH Recovery and quite a number of PHers invested in it alongside me. I put in quite a bit and did well (as did everone else).
Sooooo, I bought a cheeky Sunseeker!
Simpo Two said:
JulianPH said:
Then watching markets fall with Covid I put my thinking hat on and built an investment portfolio of badly hit compaies that were otherwise absolutely sound. It was called PH Recovery and quite a number of PHers invested in it alongside me. I put in quite a bit and did well (as did everone else).
We need 'Recovery II - Return of the Gaffer' 
On another sidenote, if any GT fans fancy meeting up in the Algarve next July for some car and boat fun, I've organised a little something...
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