Digging a hole in the back yard

[DaytonaBabe]

From Ziggy:

Propane tank going in underground



Equipment set and plumbed



Start of the coping fitment. Patio and decking in a few days.

 

[DaytonaBabe]

From Ziggy:
New pool pic. Decking 75% done now. It'll be done tomorrow most likely. I'll be glad when the decking is done and cleaned up......

 

[throttle]

Cool to see it coming together. Underground propane tank... I didn't know you could do that, how big? Is that used to heat up da cuzzi?

 

[Mr.Puck]

Looking sweet ! Was wondering about the propane tank as well ?

 

[riverroyal]

ive never seen this before. Why? is this to avoid using gas to heat? Do you not have gas service now? There are still a few houses in North SD that use propane. Please tell me it has sand all around it, not native back fill.
I bury steel stuff all the time, pipe etc. There is a right and wrong way.

 

[YoPengo]

Looks great.

 

[TBI]

Badass Zig! Congrats Buddy :thumbsup

 

[throttle]

ive never seen this before. Why? is this to avoid using gas to heat? Do you not have gas service now? There are still a few houses in North SD that use propane. Please tell me it has sand all around it, not native back fill.
I bury steel stuff all the time, pipe etc. There is a right and wrong way.

I don't have gas in havasu, so I am interested in the underground dealeo too. would be cool to do underground propane tank for the outdoor bbq and fireplace.

 

[throttle]

Looking sweet ! Was wondering about the propane tank as well ?

would be so cool if I could hide one in the ground for my project!

 

[Deja_Vu]

Looking good Zig!!!

ive never seen this before. Why? is this to avoid using gas to heat? Do you not have gas service now? There are still a few houses in North SD that use propane. Please tell me it has sand all around it, not native back fill.
I bury steel stuff all the time, pipe etc. There is a right and wrong way.

Looking at the pic, it appears they are filling the perimeter with sand and some is shown sitting on the top on the right.

Most homes in Havasu don't have gas. The Residential Estates near the golf course do though.

 

[BUDMAN]

Looks like the place to be for a DS pool party

 

[TBI]

Text them to me and I'll post them

People helping people 'n shit :thumbsup

 

[VoodooMedMan]

Looking good Zig!!!



Looking at the pic, it appears they are filling the perimeter with sand and some is shown sitting on the top on the right.

Most homes in Havasu don't have gas. The Residential Estates near the golf course do though.

Yeah there are a few scattered streets. My old street had it but even then builders didn't use it. We bought a spec house and it was all electric. My neighbors house had gas though.

Not so bad for a vacation home and not having any California style electric bills. Cooking sucks without the visual and instant reaction to flame levels though. And I guess if you have a pool it sucks too.

 

[GRADS]

Most homes in Havasu don't have gas.

I'm guessing RD's does after China Buffet.

 

[djunkie]

Yes most of the town doesn't have gas. So we get propane tanks for our pool heaters. I'm wishing we would have buried ours now too.

 

[Ziggy]

ive never seen this before. Why? is this to avoid using gas to heat? Do you not have gas service now? There are still a few houses in North SD that use propane. Please tell me it has sand all around it, not native back fill.
I bury steel stuff all the time, pipe etc. There is a right and wrong way.

Used to heat jacuzzi. Its 250 gal.
.
Set into 1 1/2 feet of sand and backfilled with sand. Hole about 6 feet deep.
Natural Gas in Havasu is spotty, not many hoods with it.

Cool to see it coming together. Underground propane tank... I didn't know you could do that, how big? Is that used to heat up da cuzzi?

 

[riverroyal]

Used to heat jacuzzi. Its 250 gal.
.
Set into 1 1/2 feet of sand and backfilled with sand. Hole about 6 feet deep.
Natural Gas in Havasu is spotty, not many hoods with it.

This was Carlsbad house...carry on

 

[throttle]

Used to heat jacuzzi. Its 250 gal.
.
Set into 1 1/2 feet of sand and backfilled with sand. Hole about 6 feet deep.
Natural Gas in Havasu is spotty, not many hoods with it.

Is there any prediction of how long that will last?
Who comes out to fill it? Piped to the street or does truck run a long hose to back yard?

 

[Ziggy]

Is there any prediction of how long that will last?
Who comes out to fill it? Piped to the street or does truck run a long hose to back yard?

He told me he has pulled out 20+ yr old tank's in ground that look like new. It gets a big anode attached and placed near tank in the ground.
When you put it underground you own the tank and can use any propane service in town to fill. Above grounds are leased and you are stuck with the provider whose tank it is.
Trucks have 200foot hoses, they fill at the tank.

 

[Ziggy]

People helping people 'n shit :thumbsup

She's da bestest moderater ever[emoji106] [emoji4]
For some wierd reason I get no tapatalk paperclip for attachments in my own thread..[emoji35]

 

[Ziggy]

Plaster went in Tuesday.

 

[Ziggy]

As they finish the plaster they roll it with a sponge roller which takes the excess damp blue color off the surface and exposes the colored and sparkly aggregate. Cool to watch.

 

[Ziggy]

4-5 hours later when it's dry, they come back and acid wash 50/50 muratic and water the entire plaster surface followed by powerwashing.

 

[Deja_Vu]

Looking good! Ready to take the plunge?

 

[Ziggy]

Then it gets filled, which I couldnt stay around for[emoji19]
Actually, by now it should be full and running. Pool guy will send me pics in a few days after the cloudiness filters out.

 

[Tamalewagon]

Looking good Zigmund.

 

[HavasuHank]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product Zig. [emoji41] [emoji106]

 

[TOBTEK]

When's the OFFICIAL RDP Pool Party? I'll bring the Baby Ruth's :yikes

 

[Deja_Vu]

When's the OFFICIAL RDP Pool Party? I'll bring the Baby Ruth's :yikes

[video=youtube_https;TPxiXGr9nFM]https://youtu.be/TPxiXGr9nFM[/video]

 

[DaytonaBabe]

As they finish the plaster they roll it with a sponge roller which takes the excess damp blue color off the surface and exposes the colored and sparkly aggregate. Cool to watch.

mmmmm, sparkly!!!!! :drool:

 

[Ziggy]

[video=youtube_https;TPxiXGr9nFM]https://youtu.be/TPxiXGr9nFM[/video]

Something I have never noticed about this clip until today. All along we've been saying it's a Baby Ruth bar, look closer, it's a Baby Rut bar

 

[BUDMAN]

Looks great Ziggy. So excited for you guys.

 

[28Eliminator]

Looks great Zig[emoji106] gonna be awesome!!

 

[2FORCEFULL]

4-5 hours later when it's dry, they come back and acid wash 50/50 muratic and water the entire plaster surface followed by powerwashing.
View attachment 482697

man that gonna be nice:thumbsup

 

[Ziggy]

man that gonna be nice:thumbsup

You'll come up and see it I hope. [emoji106]

 

[JB in so cal]

You'll come up and see it I hope. [emoji106]

Can't wait! I'll wear my banana hammock!:thumbsup

 

[Ziggy]

Can't wait! I'll wear my banana hammock!:thumbsup

[emoji15] [emoji15] [emoji15]
I knew you'd come out of the closet one day. [emoji23]

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Tomorrow is our day for plaster

 

[JaniG]

mmmmm, sparkly!!!!! :drool:

Too bad there was no water in it for DS, because I know I would have been swimming after the after party. 😭

 

[JaniG]

Can't wait! I'll wear my banana hammock!:thumbsup

You are on! [emoji3]

 

[MissB]

Nice!! Love watching this build!

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Too bad there was no water in it for DS, because I know I would have been swimming after the after party. 

Oh for sure. It's definitely better that it wasn't full or there would have been bits of tritip floating in it!!!

 

[Ziggy]

Tomorrow is our day for plaster

This crew looked quite efficient, mine was the second of three pools they did that day. They got cranking around 10am. Think I saw as many as 10 guys there at one point. Crew splits off as they progress and preps the next site.
Said they come out from Victorville.

 

[plaster dave]

Pool looks awesome

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

This crew looked quite efficient, mine was the second of three pools they did that day. They got cranking around 10am. Think I saw as many as 10 guys there at one point. Crew splits off as they progress and preps the next site.
Said they come out from Victorville.

Its the same guys that will do ours. I don't think anyone local does it. They come out for a week at a time and bust out like 15 pools that the builders book them in for.

 

[DCBChic]

That looks awesome. Congrats. Sooo whens the party lol???

 

[2FORCEFULL]

You'll come up and see it I hope. [emoji106]

for sure , can't wait.....you always have company so give us a shout and we'll come by

 

[JaniG]

Oh for sure. It's definitely better that it wasn't full or there would have been bits of tritip floating in it!!!

Hahaha😂

 

[JaniG]

That looks awesome. Congrats. Sooo whens the party lol???

Anytime we can get together! 😎

 

[HavasuHank]

That looks awesome. Congrats. Sooo whens the party lol???

Hi Sonya

Anytime we can get together! 😎

Hi Janet

Good to see you guys here ... keeping the boys in check [emoji6]