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Old 10-26-2008, 03:15 PM   #1
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The Hot Tub and Fire pit job we just did with Poolman. Scott is a nice guy to work with.
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Old 10-26-2008, 03:27 PM   #2
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I was expecting a build in gunite spa! Looks like you did all the work nick.
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Old 10-26-2008, 03:33 PM   #3
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Does water flow through the stone Nick?
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Old 10-26-2008, 04:21 PM   #4
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What part did "Poolman" do the fire pit?



















Everyone knows that fire and water don't go well together.
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Old 10-26-2008, 05:51 PM   #5
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Does water flow through the stone Nick?
When it rains.
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Old 10-26-2008, 05:52 PM   #6
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Looks good Nick.
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Old 10-26-2008, 06:54 PM   #7
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I just asked because the arrangement of stone and the offset of the hot tub looks like water is pumped from the top to flow down
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...... looks like water is pumped from the top to flow down
That would look awesome but can you imagine the gallons per hour that would take?

Who knows maybe that is how it works.....
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Old 10-26-2008, 07:35 PM   #9
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No this time it's not a working stream. We have done that before. this is the before picture.
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Old 10-26-2008, 07:53 PM   #10
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Nice before and after Nick.

"I was expecting a build in gunite spa!"
Not this time Rusk.
It's a portable tub with small mahoganny deck on two sides.

Tom-Fire and Water do go together. It's very nice having a fire feature near a pool or spa.
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That's one Hot Tub that won't be used in the winter! Rule One: Keep It Close! The rock work is amazing. I'd love that on the side of my house.
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In the before and after. What happened to the real pointy part of the house in the before pic, sort of looks like an inverted cone. It's gone in the after pic.

Did you have a mishap with the excavator?
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In the before and after. What happened to the real pointy part of the house in the before pic, sort of looks like an inverted cone. It's gone in the after pic.

Did you have a mishap with the excavator?
Good Eyes. I didnt even notice it.
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Old 10-27-2008, 08:35 PM   #14
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We tore it down. It was an old silo that was in bad shape. It had a new roof but the structure was bad
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Nice job Nick. Now get some pics of of some good looking women in bikinis using that hot tub.
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Old 10-28-2008, 08:18 AM   #16
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nice job guys, i bet the views are killer... & i have a feeling that aint no saratoga, whos tub poolman?


& nick dont tell me the hill job turned into a spa, just kidding.

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Old 10-28-2008, 08:50 AM   #17
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Ray, did you miss the story of the hill job and "NO" pool? Glad to see you around. Get in the truck and come up for lunch.
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Old 10-29-2008, 05:49 AM   #18
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It's a Beachcomber 738.

No saratogas on this site.

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The owner added more work to the job. We made a boulder wall courtyard in the front of the house.

The baby and the cry baby. I'm referring to the machines.
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Nice piece of property!
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