Construction (Part 1)

The contract was signed in early February 2007. Shortly there after the design was finalized and construction documents were submitted to the local building department for review and comment. In about two to three weeks the building permit was ready but the rains in Southern California prevented start of construction.
Ground was broken in late March 2007. It took less than two days to dig and form the hole for our 18 by 44 pool. While much of the work was done with a Bobcat, it was impressive to see the skill shown by about half a dozen hand diggers.
In less than a week we had a hole, some plumbing, and most of the reinforcing steel installed.
It took some time to finalize the reinforcing steel, complete the plumbing and electrical rough in.
In mid April 2007 gunnite was placed and for the first time it really looked like it was going to be a pool.