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Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 29th 2013, 8:41 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Mine are definitely in "turn them on when I need them" mode now....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 29th 2013, 6:02 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Looks good!
If you're getting the same weather as us, I don't think there's any rush on the sprinklers....!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 21st 2013, 8:08 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Yikes...after that rain last night our pool temp is down to 81!!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 20th 2013, 3:40 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Indeed.
And the stacked stone work looks lovely.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 20th 2013, 3:40 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Sounds like what we put in to start with. First cold winter killed the Pygmies and the Queens, so replanted, only for them to be killed off again next winter. Both of those seem pretty sensitive to a...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 20th 2013, 1:06 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Our hot water is almost dangerously hot in the summer....we've got a black roof, water heaters in the attic, and even on lowest setting, it still comes out scorching. It's just starting to cool down...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 20th 2013, 1:03 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Ours is 88, but it's been sitting in the sun staying nice and warm all summer.....it wouldn't be that warm coming out of the garden hose!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 20th 2013, 4:27 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

86!!! Have they hooked the hose to the hot tap?:eek:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2013, 7:58 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Looks good:thumbsup: (apart from looking like its been filled by the barman in our local, that is.....:lol:)
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2013, 2:36 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Sago palms.....I pruned mine last week...the fronds were right down to ground level, so I did a fairly severe prune to expose about 18" of trunk. That involved reaching right in and under to get...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2013, 2:32 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Rain forecast for the weekend.....don't forget to put the plug in if you want a free fill!

How's it coming along?
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 21st 2013, 7:16 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Shhhhh...that is finished....can't you see? They've started filling it already!:lol:

It does look good....especially with all that land around it. That was something that was a big surprise for me...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 21st 2013, 4:17 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Loads of time for swimming.....I've got photos of the boys in the sea off Saltburn,( North Yorkshire) when they were 2 and 4.....in December!!! Chilly!!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 21st 2013, 1:40 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Don't want to rush it though....looks like they're doing a nice job, so worth the wait.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 8th 2013, 1:15 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

I really wouldn't fancy that job, especially in this heat.....they earned the liquid!
We just got back from DC, and the weather was really pleasant there...hadn't expected it, and talking to some of...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 8th 2013, 12:38 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

I set out a cooler of soda and water each morning. They hardly touched the soda, but a lot of water went down. Then we sat down with a slab of beer at knocking off time on the first Friday...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 7th 2013, 9:53 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Yikes! Our total construction from breaking ground to startup was 5.5 weeks, but that included a 2 week delay which we imposed on the pool builder to allow completion of other construction work...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 7th 2013, 9:42 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Looking good - its a great project to observe, with lots of progress (and stage payments:() seemingly every day!

Make sure you keep a hose on those palms!!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 2nd 2013, 1:56 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Looking good!

So you've got four pumps!! Yikes!!

On the insurance, when I told our agent he sent us a standard questionnaire to fill in...it asked about diving boards, but can't remember if it...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 23rd 2013, 1:47 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Duct tape and handcuffs....it's only for 3 weeks or so:lol:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 23rd 2013, 1:22 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Looks good!
I reckon from that angle you're going to get most of the action, aren't you? Looks like you'll miss the fire pit side, but should get most of the rest, no? At least enough to make it...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 22nd 2013, 5:08 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Nice going!

Forgot to say, a friend that had theirs built last year set up a camera in an upstairs window overlooking their back yard, then set it to take photos every few minutes during the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 14th 2013, 8:23 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Oh darn, I shoulda known not to click that link..........
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 14th 2013, 4:37 am
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

That's the easy bit.
The nice man from the pool company will be really helpful on that bit. He'll send one of his guys round with a baby bobcat to dig a nice big hole in your yard. You will then...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 13th 2013, 8:26 pm
Replies: 234
Views: 16,248
Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Putting a pool in...

Nice going.... The hot and sweaty weather certainly focuses the mind a little....
When are you going to be swimming?
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