We are taking the "plunge" and getting a pool!!! This has been in the works since September and construction finally started this week. Yes, our yard is small and yes, our yard will mainly be consumed by a pool. Will and I thought this through very thoroughly. BUT there are 3 main reasons why we are okay with a pool for a yard...#1: we love to swim, #2: we hate to garden and #3: we have a park at the end of our cul-de-sac if we want to kick around a ball, etc.
Here is the progress (or mess) in this first week. The project should be completed in 2 months.
Before:
Day 1: Demolition....lots of taking out plants and removing concrete. The jack-hammer was very loud!
Our front lawn is now getting chewed up, we have a port-a-potty in our driveway and we did have 4 HUGE piles of plants in the street. It is messy but oh, so worth it!
Day 2 & 3: Dig out roots and continue to remove the old. We have 3 Bob Cats working the job!
Our side yard is their roadway so we had to temporarily remove the AC unit to make more space.
Day 4: Map out the pool and start to dig it out!
The wood perimeter indicates the pool's edge.
