Finishing the Tile

The tile guys finished grouting the tile and installing the trim late last week.

It is amazing how ugly the floor looks when they are applying the grout compared to what it looks like when it is finished.  

The pictures above show the actual coloring of the tile better than these two pictures.

The name of the tile is 'sandy beach' and that is exactly what the tile looks like. The tile was finished last Thursday but then it needs to set for one week before any significant weight could be placed on the floor.  Our contractor deserved a little break anyway.  

Floor Tile

Work continued yesterday on the floor tile.  The tiles are cut and then placed on the floor, using spacers, seen here, to keep them in the proper position.

I am standing in the corner where the hot tub will sit.

This is the area of the room where the exercise equipment will sit. Tomorrow, the tile guys will be back to grout the floor tile. Once completed, we cannot walk on it for 24 hours and the hot tub cannot be moved in for one week.

Coping, Pool Liner and Floor Tile

There has been a lot of activity on the pool project from the latter part of last week through today. The following two photos show that the coping all around the top of the pool is installed.

Now it is time to installed the pool liner. Two layers of padding have been placed between the floor and the liner for comfort.

These next couple of images show the liner being unfolded then tucked into the rails under the coping.

Now for the hard part. The liner is quite heavy but it still needs to be gently pushed and pulled until it lies flat on all surfaces. This image shows the guys still have some work to do until the liner is in the correct position.  

This is the water propulsion unit. It creates a current so you can swim in place.

The first picture of the underwater treadmill.

The floor is also being installed this week.  Tillie gets away from us every now and again and runs into the pool room to see if she can help.

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Cutting the tile squares.

The conclusion of the first days work on installing tile.  

The Pool Frame, Cover and Coping

Putting together the side wall panels.  

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The back wall is built first and insulation installed on the back before that wall is place against the room wall.

Installing the frame for the under deck security cover. 

It is difficult to see the coping in the images. It is off-white in color with tiny specks of blues and browns mixed-in.

When we visited Sue and Bob Rockwell to test out the pool, I tried to close the cover manually and it hardly budged so we decided we had better get the motorized security cover. The drum holds the security cover when not extended.  The drum is used to open the cover and a series of pulls and ropes are used to close the cover. 

The cover is a solid sapphire blue.

In this picture you can see the actual blue security cover on the drum.  The end rail with the pulleys and ropes is also installed.

Progress During Vacation

Ben took these pictures for me while we were traveling.  Bless his heart! I don't know many contractors would take the time. One of the painters is finishing the pump room door. .

Installing the ceiling fan.

The fan looks a lot smaller than I thought it would.

The rain gutters and downspouts are made on site. The white roll of aluminum seen in this box is formed to the length required for each piece.

The aluminum on the roll is formed as it passes through the machine and extends outside the truck.

The entire process only takes a couple of hours to complete the gutter and downspout job.

Platte Heating and Air Conditioning delivering the heating and dehumidifier system. The next several pictures show parts of the pool heater, the air-conditioner, dehumidifier and room heating system.

The sweeps for the hydraulic lines passing through the wall between the pump room and the pool. The treadmill uses one of the sweeps and the water propulsion unit uses the other two; one for pressure and one for return.

This is a pipe threader used to thread the iron gas pipe.

Working on wiring for the hydraulic pumps.

The blue device on the side of the wall is a water quality system. This unit is an electric heater and it controls the propulsion for the hydraulic pump.

The propane line extending into the pump room.

The slightly yellow unit closest to the house is the cooling and dehumidifier system for the room. The white unit closer to the front is the condenser for the cooling unit.

Beginning to install the draft hood for the pool heater.

The draft hood installed on the pool heater. The draft hood draws air into the vent.  

The completed pump room. Between the water quality system and the window you can see the cooper ion generator, which will allow us to use very little chlorine in the pool.

What the desert air system looks like fully installed. The gray unit is the modine gas furnace.