How To Build A Gunite Pool

In August 2018, we started the construction of a gunite pool. This series of articles attempts to document what we experienced. One day I hope to finish this series!

Here is a link to the search engine results for this series.

Day 1 – The Big Dig

Day 2 – Installing Plumbing and Electrical Chases

Day 3 – Installing The Rebar Infrastructure

Day 4 – Spraying the Gunite

Day 5 and 6 – Earthwork

Day 7 – Tiling

Day 8 – Preparing For The Concrete Deck

Upcoming Articles

Day 9 – Pouring the Concrete Deck

Pictures of The Completed Pool and Its Usage

Figure 1 – The aerial photo showing the initial and final positioning of the pool. The small white pool cut-out helped us visualize where to place the pool before construction began.
Adding gravel into pool excavation
Aerial view showing pool and piping
Filling the pool
Filling the pool
Filling the pool
Filling the pool
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  • The pool is filled
  • The big rock and the catcher’s mitt! A brilliant idea from Toni
  • A close examination of Ken’s big rock. You can take the boy out of geology, but you can’t take geology out of the boy!
  • New Sod
  • New Sod and some rocks
  • Fire and ice water
  • Earth, sky and water
  • Japanese Maple and the big rock
  • Above water
  • Below watter
  • The bubble machine
  • It’s hot out here! I agree!
  • Party time
  • The impending storm
  • Pure joy!
  • Explosive sunsets
  • Toni and Jyothi
  • Jett and the twins
  • Ice Swimming in day
  • Ice Swimming at night
  • Doing a little Wim Hof training
  • Warming up
  • Happy Family
  • The Jettster
  • Bella and the Jett
  • Sin and the solar flares
  • Toni Terrific (t-squared!)
  • Wine anyone?
  • The fire table
  • Our Gunite Pool!