travisstewart
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Dang ya not seeing most recent pic posted :/
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10,000 gal pool reef. 38,000 liters
- Thread starter karimwassef
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travisstewart
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Awesome start! How long are they guesstimating the build to take?
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karimwassef
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I'm building it myself with subs so my best estimate is sometime in August... 
karimwassef
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Anyone use a service other than photobucket? I'm tired of fighting with it to post my images
Sisterlimonpot
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I personally use imgur.
karimwassef
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Ok! Working with Imgur... here’s the excavation.
The dark zone is 6’-9’ deep where the geothermal pipes will go under the reef. It’s wet Houston black clay so that’s really good for cooling but terrible for structures. It’s why I’m using helical piles and a lot of rebar to structurally support the structures.
And the mountain after most of it has been hauled away
And here’s the view from the plumbing trench
And here’s the very expensive p-trap ($3500)
They had to dig 3’ horizontally under the slab and make a 3” hole through it to access... $1200 unexpected extra for that
Anyway... we’re getting close to squaring and leveling the floor!
karimwassef
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Started buying the material and realized that I don't have enough room around the massive crater I've created to store all of it.
Between back fill dirt, concrete, sand, gravel, wood, pvc .... I don't have enough remaining room to store it all without some major "juggling". I am using 1400' of 2" PVC pipe and 1700' of 0.5" rebar...
It's an interesting problem to have with potential rain coming...
Between back fill dirt, concrete, sand, gravel, wood, pvc .... I don't have enough remaining room to store it all without some major "juggling". I am using 1400' of 2" PVC pipe and 1700' of 0.5" rebar...
It's an interesting problem to have with potential rain coming...
travisstewart
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Hey I lease portable storage units in DFW area that we can drop 8x20' container in drive way if it's HOA approved
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jmsilhy
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Karim, you can borrow my backyard and garage (1 space) if you want, it's in McKinney near Custer and Virginia
karimwassef
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Hey I lease portable storage units in DFW area that we can drop 8x20' container in drive way if it's HOA approved
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How much a day is that?
karimwassef
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Appreciate the offer but the logistics of moving tons of material are just as daunting! Thank you though. :beer:
travisstewart
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Monthly basis with two month minimum...lol
$75/month plus delivery and pickup
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$75/month plus delivery and pickup
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karimwassef
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It is like childbirth. Exciting and painful - but I'm the mother on this one so it hurts extra :lmao:
jmsilhy
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Sure, keep in mind I can help on whatever you need, just let me know in advance to organize with my wife and 3 kids busy life :lolspin:
karimwassef
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Right now, I’m struggling with the mountain of earth that I need to spread out and flatten.
Nothing really fun happening yet.
Geothermal deep hole mostly done
Nothing really fun happening yet.
Geothermal deep hole mostly done
karimwassef
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I may need some help putting the cooling pipes together actually. I get the PVC on Wednesday. It’s 1000’ of pipe.
karimwassef
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The plumbing fixtures are delayed till Wednesday but yesterday was “eventful”
The helical piles went in... I’m in Dallas and we have Houston black clay that heaves and cracks foundations so the piles tie the rebar in the floor to the rock deep underneath. 12 piles at $500 each...
Then the 100A external sub panel went in (~$1100)
Rain was coming so I attempted to tarp it but they had overdug by a couple of feet...
That’s a 30’ x 40’ tarp and it couldn’t handle the wind. It started to snap and I took it down. I know how to do it better now but it was hard to do as it was and I was running out of time.
The helical piles went in... I’m in Dallas and we have Houston black clay that heaves and cracks foundations so the piles tie the rebar in the floor to the rock deep underneath. 12 piles at $500 each...
Then the 100A external sub panel went in (~$1100)
Rain was coming so I attempted to tarp it but they had overdug by a couple of feet...
That’s a 30’ x 40’ tarp and it couldn’t handle the wind. It started to snap and I took it down. I know how to do it better now but it was hard to do as it was and I was running out of time.
