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Pool Project

Skelton Pool Project begins on April 23, 2013! Day 1: 10 loads of dirt were removed from back yard. Day 2 another 12 loads of dirt were removed and the dig is complete!!! This was unplanned and due to wet murky soil. Gravel down and covered with plastic to prepare for rain.....May 15th, our Landscaper started his end of the project by coming in with several truckloads of gravel and dirt. All the large holes and plumbing covered up!!! We even sat outside last night, grilled out and visualized the remainder of the project. May 16th, the coping and tile are going in around the perimeter of the pool!
Tara Skelton
Tara Skelton
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Day 1 of Pool Dig - April 23rd, 2013

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Day 1 of Pool Dig - April 23, 2013

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Day 1 of Pool Dig - April 23, 2013

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Day 2 - Starting to put gravel in!!

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End of Day 2!!! Dig complete and prepping for rain tonight.

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Day 3! Plumbing and Steel being installed.

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Steel and Plumbing Complete!

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May 2nd- Day 4! Big Day! Took several hours and finally it looks like a pool! This is where they come in with the concrete and literally spray it to form the pool! Fun process to watch!

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This is a good shot of where the auto pool cover will be installed.

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This was taken a few days after "Day 4"! Can't wait until next week! Next week they will install pool tile, coping and electricity.

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May7th: Major Storm last night....woke up to find this! Our contractor says not to worry though!

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May 15th: We left yesterday for 24 hour and came back to this!!!! So exciting...can finally visualize what the decking will look like!

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May 28th - Started filing the pool up yesterday! FYI....no water pressure left inside!

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May 28th - Lot of work going on today! Started plastering and finished in about 5 hours! Pool is plastered!!!

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May 28th - Landscaper starting Decking

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