Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 16, 2011 10:01 am up at 6am this morning with the builder leisure pools to set out the pool in the backyard.1/2hour with the tape and some string lines and we got what we see as the perfect position.now just waiting for the excavator and truck to arrive to start digging it out. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ as you can see theres a whole heap of landscaping to do.anyone got any ideas Re: the pool build starts today 2Aug 17, 2011 4:30 am How exciting!! We have handover next week and out pool company is pretty much ready to go. We gigned the contract for thepool before the house contract lol. We are going for a tropical landscape. We are having sandstone paving with a tropical landscape. I can't wait to start landscaping. I googled pool companies and saved pic's of any landscaping I liked. You'll soon figure out what you like/want. See what keeps catching your eye. Keep posting pics of the pool build. I am keen to see!! It will be great having the pool in by summer!! Re: the pool build starts today 3Aug 17, 2011 5:27 pm yep where going sandstone coping as well but cant decide whether to deck around the pool or pave it pool got delivered today but the holes not dug so got put on the vacant block next door Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ big day tomorrow as they reckon it will be in,cranes booked for midday Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: the pool build starts today 5Aug 17, 2011 6:18 pm darrell81 yep where going sandstone coping as well but cant decide whether to deck around the pool or pave it pool got delivered today but the holes not dug so got put on the vacant block next door Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ big day tomorrow as they reckon it will be in,cranes booked for midday Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks fantastic. We looked at fibreglass, bur decided on concrete because we couldn't find exactly what we wanted. I love that it is pretty much instant! Re: the pool build starts today 6Sep 07, 2011 7:32 pm well the wet weather delayed things slightly but today they finished.we went with rainbow sandstone pavers.saw a sample piece and just had to have them Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ a lot more landscaping is required and its going to be a mix of more pavers and raised merbau decks with glass semi frameless fencing. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ theres so much to do still im in no rush The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4222 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17511 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11731 |