6 weeks of work down the drain

[Brabender]

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[Brabender]

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[stokernick]

''pick yourself up,dust yourself off,start all over again!""hope no one hurt[physically]

[Brabender]

I did all the work myself including Digging and installing the pool:confused::mad:

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Started Jun 1st

Luckily no one was hurt
Thanks Stoker

[Forkin' Crazy]

Man that sucks!!! :nonod: Looks like you did a nice job and I bet it will look great again. Can you salvage the liner?

BTW nice wheelie! :)

[OMCD]

That must be heart breaking:nonod:. You did an awesome job, just have a few beers and get on with it, hopefully its not as bad as it seems. I always wanted to play with one of those Bobcats, and yes nice wheelie:thumbsup:

[RVR SWPR]

Insurance ? You never know,could be covered.Good that you have pics of finished pool. Nice job,friggen tree.

[mirage243]

Nice job, hope your insurance will help.

[Brabender]

Liner is trashed.... Metal supports too.
Have to disasmble the deck and replace the pool

Thanks all. I'll be up n running soon

[sschefer]

Man I know how it feels. It's hard not to let it feel personal. Best of luck to you in getting it back together. Pretty sure everyone here would be there to help if they could.

[gregpro50]

I like that deck.

What did you use for the ribbon board around it?

[blazer01]

that is a great looking deck sorry to hear that happen (could of been worse somone gotten hurt) had a issue like that couple weeks ago new gazebo built straight line winds tore it pieces. hope your inshurance takes care of you

[Brabender]

I like that deck.

What did you use for the ribbon board around it?

Dark Brown is
Trex, 8" fascia
The decking was differnt brand Composite.
Very very nice to work with called YAKIMA from Build Direct.com

[fastcat]

Nice work. Sorry about the damage.

[gregpro50]

Dark Brown is
Trex, 8" fascia
The decking was differnt brand Composite.
Very very nice to work with called YAKIMA from Build Direct.com

Thanks for the info. I really like the way it came out. I have a future project I want to keep that stuff in mind for. I bookmarked that site.

That curvy deck just looks classy even though I hate working with curves like that.

[hotdaddy27]

Sorry to see that...sometimes Mother Nature has a ruff way of reminding us that she is still the boss.

How do you manage the maintenance on a pool and a boat??? God Bless You.

HD

[Brabender]

Sorry to see that...sometimes Mother Nature has a ruff way of reminding us that she is still the boss.

How do you manage the maintenance on a pool and a boat??? God Bless You.

HD

Thats why I went w the small pool. My wife cleans it :)

[Superbender]

Damm brother sorry to see the damage to all your hard work,the deck came out sweet too,that was some bad azz storm so quick

[JR IN JAX]

I heard a tremendous crash about three o'clock this morning. I convinced myself that our neighborhood raccoon had come through the cat door and knocked something heavy over in my workshop so I could go back to sleep. I get up this morning and find that the pear tree behind my house got overloaded with pears and dropped a huge limb full of pears onto my roof. It might have been helped by the raccoon since I see them up in it eating pears.....

[Phil's other half...Sue.]

you did a beautiful job, and the rest just plains su cks!!!! no other word for it...

[hotdaddy27]

Thats why I went w the small pool. My wife cleans it :)

Nice! ;)

[ghost28]

That sux......

on a positive nothe the deck and pool looks bad azz.....

[Brabender]

Thanks for all the Compiments. I'll fix it

I used Google sketchup 7 3d Software to design it.
Took some time but I was able to get the shape we were looking for.

Very cool and accurate for anyone building a project
Even did my beam up. you can just grab it an flip it over to look at different areas

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Made a few running changes, but it helped alot, you can grab a tape measure in the software and check dimensions

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[superboat24michael]

rebuild it with the tree in it first this way there's no suprises . awesome job though nice design looks awesome.http://www.fibreglassthings.co.uk/image/fishpond2%202.jpg

[SuperBoat Steve]

That sucks big time and it looked awesome very nice work.

[strehl]

I'll throw out a positive note. At least that branch didn't fall on your house. A damaged roof in that rain would have caused a lot more damage. It is an awesome deck tho.

[lightchop]

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[lightchop]

glad pics worked......... 3500 gal. $175.00 i like it. glad i ck'd this thread. got me thinking of ubovegrounds.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Cool program. I'll have to check it out! :cool:


Thanks for all the Compiments. I'll fix it

I used Google sketchup 7 3d Software to design it.
Took some time but I was able to get the shape we were looking for.

Very cool and accurate for anyone building a project
Even did my beam up. you can just grab it an flip it over to look at different areas

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Made a few running changes, but it helped alot, you can grab a tape measure in the software and check dimensions

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[Brabender]

213102213103
We had one of those babies. kids loved it

[Fast Fig]

Hey Brah! Look at all the Positives: You obviously had a blast form the start....Sweet Endo. w/Bobcat / Awesome Design / First Rate Craftmanship / You have Madd Skills to do it again / You cut the tree up and enjoy burning it over the winter....firewood.....It's all good.
Peace! Fig

[Brabender]

Thanks FIG and All for the Support
I am done Crying

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[Brabender]

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[Brabender]

A few more planks and then on to the waterfall.

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[Brabender]

Couple things

I called the Pool company, I purchased online.
Familypoolfun.com, They gave me the pool and Upgrades at cost.
I highly recomend them

If you do a pool yourself like this, Always go for the Liner upgrade
I bought a Unibead the second round. Install took 1/3 the time to put up, and
I never had to curse once :0

Also, bought the Gorilla pad for the bottom and foam for the burm along the pool wall
Worth every penny

[Fast Fig]

Sweeet! Looks like the weather has permitted you to rebuild in a timely manor......the compass rose inlay really sets off the entire design.....beautiful work.
Peace! Fig

[Brabender]

Fig it was almost 100! I thought I was going to DIE!! :0
Kept having to run in to the AC plus I have a nasty Summer cold.
Just glad that parts Done

Cant take credit for the Compass Rose
My brother in Law did 95% of it.
I designed it, and did the prep work. He made the actual insert. We even orientated it in the right direction. First Pic in Post #34 is facing west, Pic 2 in that post is S

Looks even better after I cleaned off all the dirt and washed the Deck

[stokernick]

did you plant any trees???

[specboatops]

:thumbsup:Awesome job you've done right there:cheers: I see grass doesn't grow under your feet;)
I am not a carpenter.......and I'm blown away of what a nice job you've done....a well deserved beer or 12 should be in your near future.

Chris

[RobF]

you really are a jack of all trades

[Brabender]

Heres the Finished Product:D

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[Brabender]

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[albypine]

Heres the Finished Product:D

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http://i52.tinypic.com/2zs04qp.jpg (http://tinypic.com?ref=2zs04qp)when you have lot's of free time please let me know;).. everything you do is over the top.... very nice work:cheers:

[RobF]

love the free form shaps, looks great.
I can almost taste a pina colada looking at it

[Phil's other half...Sue.]

absolutely beautiful!!!!!

[MODVP22]

Man that sucks. I'm in the process of cutting down and topping a bunch of trees around my house for the same reason.

[RB in NM]

did you plant any trees???


Ha !.... maybe sum of them lil' Jap Bonsi trees.... Least they are easy enough to pick out of the pool with less pain and agony...!!!

Nice job bro!
RB

I too am taking down several Oaks on my property this weekend before a Hurricane helps me(the wrong way) this year...Those black carpenter ants have invaded several of my oaks. They play havoic on the interior ,, and you only get to see the damage AFTER the tree splits and falls.

[SuperBoat Steve]

Awesome job Chris !I'm sure it looks better sitting on the deck with a cold one

[SuperBoat Steve]

Chris, a few pic's of my pool when I did the walk around the pool
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pic at night with fibes on
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[Tom Foley]

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Killer job !! Some serious AZZ bustin on that job !! Excellent ..enjoy !

[Instigator]

Wow. Too bad. Been there.