Continuing along at our rapid-fire pace, back fill and leveling around the pool has been completed. The French drain was installed behind the lanai retaining wall and the gap there was back filled and tamped The back yard has been recontoured into pretty much its final configuration. There will be a bit more done once … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 14 -Backfill of pool retaining wall complete
The French Drain has been installed around the pool base and has been tied in (as far as I know) to that of the driveway retaining wall. It’s at this point that you realize exactly how much trust you have to have in your contractor and in the subcontractors. There is not a lot you … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 13 – Backfill has begun Electrics have begun
Today the forms were removed revealing the new retaining walls. Michelle has some reservations about the height of the wall at the back of the lanai. In the original plan it was supposed to step down as you go from left to right finishing off maybe 2 feet off the ground When we revisited this … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 12 – Retaining walls revealed
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The forms are up and the upright portions of the lanai and the driveway retaining walls were poured today. From the current lanai In the picture below, if you look on the left side of the pool closest to us and at the far end, on the left side of the pool wall facing us, … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 11 – Second round of cement pour completed
I took a picture of the signs for the principals on this project, DC Enclosures and DesJoyaux pools. The site is always organized, even in the midst of rain and the chaos that naturally accompanies any sort of renovation work. At the end of the day everything is wrapped up nicely. Tarps are in place … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 10 – First round of cement pour completed
When I came home from work today, the pile in the front yard was even bigger than when I left. I’m starting to think I should leave it there, carve into it the faces of some famous people and charge folks admission. It really is quite the sight. This is day 6 of construction proper … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 09 – Rebar for the pool and its retaining wall is up
Wow! The promised bad weather finally hit us. Our tornado watch was upgraded to a tornado warning last night some time before 9 pm. There were some spectacular rains and some damage affecting the major roadways near our house. Fortunately the folks working on our site were farsighted enough to put tarps over everything that … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 08 – The pool walls are up, half of the driveway is gone
In the morning we met with Rich (DC Enclosures) and discussed what we were going to do with the dirt being pulled out of the back yard. Much of it will go into leveling our driveway to make the top portion a bit handier for people who visit. Typically, anybody who parked in the “turnaround … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 07 – The major part of the Pool dig is done
Today had the majority of our new drainage infrastructure put in place. The yard was re-graded to properly divert water both away from the house and away from the pool area. The way our yard sloped before, the water would naturally flow across the intended pool area toward the neighbor’s back yard (and so on … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 06 – The Pool dig has begun
