Today was all about the walls and sewer decisions, and let me tell you right now I am whipped! We tried to get out early before the sun was full blast in the afternoon, we couldn't get a whole lot done due to a plumber coming out to troubleshoot and we had a delivery of missing panels, the lo-boy driver came by to retrieve the massive excavator etc... Since we didn't know what we were going to do with the sewer line we really didn't want to place too many panels in case a re route was possible.
Here is the pipe going to the main, could not be more in the center of the pool, the exit from the house is on the exact other corner of the dig. I just took a metal cutting disc, cut it back to the overdig and put a cap on in, this decision will allow us to continue with the pool but guess what? Now we have to pull the floors from the bathroom and reroute the plumbing to the other existing sewer, Yes I know its weird but we do have two sewer lines. The bathroom that this serviced in not a necessity so it will have to be out of service until we get some downtime or after the pool is finished.
Now we can move on with placing walls, this was pretty tough and definately not a one person job, Megan is a beast and actually did the hard work in the tight confines of the backlog while I was on the inside of pool lifting and adjusting panels so the hardware would fit. Each seam gets a brace and each brace has four nickel bolts that we just hand tightened for now. We worked through most of the afternoon, taking a couple hours break in the mid day sun, it was brutal. The girls kept us hydrated with full glasses of ice water all day long, sorted nuts and bolts, held panels while the crazy wind was blowing etc... Addison raked up where the excavator was working to help make a flatter surface for walking around.
Here is a pick of the girls trimming roots, one of my main concerns in the dig was hitting a major root from the huge maple in the back, thankfully that did not happen, we just hit these little fellas and was an easy trim job. Pto tip, if you do have to cut roots, make sure the cut is clean, the tree is more likely to continue using the root instead of killing it off and ultimately sections of your tree.
interesting fact, we live in the epicenter of the Great Southern Brood - Cicada colony that resurfaces every 9, 11, or 13 years, I can't remember. but they like to hang out at about 40" depth as we found many in the walls while trimming for braces. When they do break ground they leave perfect 3/8" holes in the yard, so basically a free aeration every 10 years. They are so dense when they come out we can not go outside, and when they die off, they are stacked at the bottom of the trees to the tune of inches deep and the smell is horrible.
A few more pics of the walls getting tied in with braces.
Tomorrow is all about leveling the walls and to ensure we have a good square on them, taking extra time in doing this is going to be worthwhile to a better outcome. if that gets accomplished then we move on to early plumbing, coping, and maybe drains! Stay tuned!
Now we can move on with placing walls, this was pretty tough and definately not a one person job, Megan is a beast and actually did the hard work in the tight confines of the backlog while I was on the inside of pool lifting and adjusting panels so the hardware would fit. Each seam gets a brace and each brace has four nickel bolts that we just hand tightened for now. We worked through most of the afternoon, taking a couple hours break in the mid day sun, it was brutal. The girls kept us hydrated with full glasses of ice water all day long, sorted nuts and bolts, held panels while the crazy wind was blowing etc... Addison raked up where the excavator was working to help make a flatter surface for walking around.
Here is a pick of the girls trimming roots, one of my main concerns in the dig was hitting a major root from the huge maple in the back, thankfully that did not happen, we just hit these little fellas and was an easy trim job. Pto tip, if you do have to cut roots, make sure the cut is clean, the tree is more likely to continue using the root instead of killing it off and ultimately sections of your tree.
interesting fact, we live in the epicenter of the Great Southern Brood - Cicada colony that resurfaces every 9, 11, or 13 years, I can't remember. but they like to hang out at about 40" depth as we found many in the walls while trimming for braces. When they do break ground they leave perfect 3/8" holes in the yard, so basically a free aeration every 10 years. They are so dense when they come out we can not go outside, and when they die off, they are stacked at the bottom of the trees to the tune of inches deep and the smell is horrible.
A few more pics of the walls getting tied in with braces.
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