Yesterday the pool got cleaned up to move onto the next step. We noticed that even though all the excess water had been cleared, some started to come out of one of the pipes. We let the superintendent know and…
Tiling
We got the electrics and the tiling done this week. We are getting a fair amount of electricity, so we had several electricians round that morning. Initially, a few guys came round for the tiling, too. They left almost immediately…
Acrylic Decking
We have had a bit more progress on the outdoor kitchen and about 2/3 of the acrylic has been put on the concrete decking. Here is a short video:
Biking in the Desert
One of our goals with moving to Estrella was doing more interesting bike riding. Chandler was very lovely, but we lived in a place that was very developed by Arizona standards, meaning it was mainly houses, shops and businesses. Most…
The Decking Is Poured
We have had some major pool progress this week. On Monday, the decking was poured. About a dozen guys took about 4-5 hours to get it all poured and flattened: Here is a video of the process:
A Start on the Outdoor Kitchen
This week, they started to lay the block for the outdoor kitchen and to build the wall around the pool equipment which will have a little shower in front of it. Here is a little video of the progress, plus…
Monsoon Madness, Cats and Why Being a Linux User Can be Tricky
Apologies for how few pool updates we’ve had! There are two reasons for this. One) we have had frequent enough monsoon storms that there have been significant delays. Two) Chris and I both run Linux rather than Windows PCs or…
Clean Up Crew
Up until yesterday, the backyard had basically been a massive mess. There were large areas that were difficult to walk across due to all of the trenches that had to be dug for the pool project. Yesterday, the pool company…
Shotcrete!
After the monsoon related delays, the shotcrete is finally in. Shotcrete is a form of concrete, but we only found out why the word “shot” is in it today. It is basically shot at high pressure out of a sort…