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Digging the hole and framing the walls A large portion of the block wall between these two houses was removed to allow access for the The agility of this machine is quite amazing. The hole is dug and the pool is framed in steel rebar. Gunite is sprayed directly onto the steel from a huge hose. Tarps are hung around the entire pool to prevent coating the house with gunite overspray.
Now it's starting to look like a pool. Woops! I guess we missed a few steps...next comes the concrete decking and coping, then the tile. A cool, affordable mosaic blend from www.kptiles.com was used. Next comes the plaster. Immediately after the plaster is applied, the pool must be filled with water. The plaster
The pool is finished, except for curing the plaster and prepping the water. A tasteful water feature. This is what it's all about! Now, it's time to start on the yard.
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Building A Pool

To get the full experience of San Fernando Valley living you've got to have a pool, right? Unfortunately, every house does not come with one. Have you ever wondered what it would entail to have a pool built in your backyard? Here are some photos of a pool being built in the yard of a typical Palmer & Krisel home in the San Fernando Valley. The time it took was about 3 months and the cost was about $37,000. Leave your cursor over the thumbnails to see the photo captions.

 
   
     
 
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