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Pool Progress – Gunite

The hole in our yard is really starting to resemble a pool! Today I wanted to share more pool progress. It’s time for gunite!

Watering Our Gunite Pool - Finding Silver Pennies

Week 3 of our pool brought the moment we’d all been waiting for: the gunite!

This was a really exciting day and I’m so excited to share it with you.

South Shore Gunite Pools arrived bright and early.

South Shore Gunite Pools Arriving to do the Gunite for our Pool - Finding Silver Pennies

Our driveway and street were filled with trucks. First the guys set up by putting up a temporary framing for the gunite and also covered all our bushes and the She Shed with protective tarps.

Before the Gunite Went In - Finding Silver Pennies

 

The Crew Prepping for Gunite - Finding Silver Pennies

They had two hoses running from our home to feed the water into the nozzle to mix with the sand and cement.

Gunite Day - Finding Silver Pennies

A dry sand and cement mix came off the truck was pumped to the nozzle.

Spraying Gunite for Our Pool - Finding Silver Pennies

Gunite Pool - Progress - Finding Silver Pennies

It really was so cool to watch the whole process and I’m not sure you can get the full idea just from photos, so I thought I’d make a video to go with this post. Watch it here:

The SSGP crew applying gunite to the pool interior - Finding Silver Pennies

Pool Progress - Finding Silver Pennies

Step by Step Progress - Gunite Pool - Finding Silver Pennies

Above you can see the swim out bench taking shape. The gunite took the entire day. The crew doubled in size in the afternoon, so there were many people working on our pool.Time to Add the Gunite - Finding Silver Pennies

Tools for Gunite - Finding Silver Pennies

Busy Working on our Pool - Doing Gunite - Finding Silver Pennies

Shaping gunite is such an art form. Conor and I were mesmerized watching. Here, the steps to the pool are being sculpted.

Moulding the Steps - Finding Silver Pennies

Don’t the tools look like giant razor blades?

Applying Gunite - Finding Silver Pennies

The SSGP crew did such an amazing job. All the guys were so sweet to our boys too, answering all their questions.

The Pool with Gunite - Finding Silver PenniesAfter the gunite was finished, we started watering it the next day. We were told to water the gunite for 7 days to prevent the gunite from curing too quickly. Our boys were so excited to “help” water with the hose and squirt guns.

Boys Trying Out the Pool - Finding Silver Pennies

Excited Boys the Day After the Gunite - Finding Silver Pennies

These two are really excited for the pool and swimming this summer.

YOU CAN READ MORE POOL POSTS HERE:

Inspiration

Week 1 – Digging and Plumbing

Week 2 – Rebar

 

 

 

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Cheryl Linnegar
Cheryl Linnegar
6 years ago

So exciting for you, it’s looking great and you will all get so much enjoyment out of it.

Ellen Shook
Ellen Shook
6 years ago

This is so interesting to watch. So glad you are sharing it. The boys seem to be really digging it!