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Lounging Pool/Jacuzzi

Built a new house.

Has a concrete arbor out back.



It's a 12x15 pad.

Wife wants to put in Jacuzii.

I had an idea.

What if I wall in between the posts maybe 3 ft high and tile it.

I can make a nice big lounging pool.

Should be able to run piping to create either a giant jacuzzi (think it's too big for that) or specific jacuzzi area.

Maybe put some seats/stools in and a bar at one end.

Come outside the footprint with full width steps on three sides.

Wife thinks I'm nuts.

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Old 07-08-2008, 11:06 AM
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Bet I know what color your shingles are
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Wife thinks I'm nuts.
She's right Go with a Jacuzzi spa. You'll need to run electric and gas which will require a 24" trench and permit.
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Wife thinks I'm nuts.
From a dollar standpoint, I'd agree. You can buy something pre-fab for much less time/trouble/$$$ it would take to build something from scratch. How thick is that slab? Do you have any idea how much 12' x 15' of water weighs?

Edit: I see you're in TX. Just throw a big pick-up truck bedliner in there and call it a day...

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Don't you just love those neighborhoods where you must count the driveways before pulling in to yours?
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Bet I know what color your shingles are
Actually that's about the only thing on the houses that's the same.

Every house is a custom job.

Different color trim, different stone, different elevations, 10 different models so out of the 30 or so in the development each model is only repeated 3 maybe 4 times. But then with all the trim, stone and elevation variations even those don't look alike.
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Those posts are made to handle vertical stress, not horizontal stress. I think you wall it in and put in water, those posts and walls are going to collapse outward.
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Just giving you a hard time, my place is a dive by comparison. Hell, my place is a dive period
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just Giving You A Hard Time, My Place Is A Dive By Comparison. Hell, My Place Is A Dive Period:d

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Just giving you a hard time, my place is a dive by comparison. Hell, my place is a dive period
Pack up and come on down.

It's an amazing place to live.

Lubby is right around the corner.

It's a golf course community so you can get a spread on a green.

Schools are inside the development, limit of 22 kids per class. It's like sending them to private school without the added expense.

A small swimming pool and playground every few blocks plus two large rec centers with gyms, b-ball, tennis.

Hiking/jogging paths.

Nightly driveway tailgates.
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