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kmac30

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  1. So I have 2 quotes right now. Both our spa in deep end. One has it on the east side of the yard, other has it on the west. There are ways for it to be hidden either way. My electric comes into the house closer to east. Main gas is closer to west, but I have a line running to my generator on the east that pool guy thinks they can use. Top pool is 17x38, 7x8 spa. Bottom is 15x35, 7x7 spa. Wife likes the flat pool aspect of the bottom, the spa orientation of the top, extra decking of top. She also likes the mini ledge of the top pic. She’s not a huge fan of the retaining wall being part of the pool on the top pick. But our yard has a pretty decent slope, so wall has to fit somewhere. Guy with bottom quote didn’t include patio and walkways in his quote, which is a little annoying. Quotes on both of these, high. But extremely close. More bang for the buck with the top one. Any pros/cons I might be missing?
  2. Couple questions on design: Is there a specific area the equipment needs to go? Closer to deep end? Closer to spa? Is there a preference to having spa on deep end or on shallow? Decking options - concrete or travertine? Those two seem to be the only ones. Am I missing anything?
  3. Aren’t you in the houston area? Care to DM the builder?
  4. No way I would get my money out of it. I’m about to squash this idea of moving.
  5. So the wall on the near side is required and then on the back opposite side there is retaining wall. My yard slopes down and to the left from that POV. One side of wall is going to be face, the other will not be visible. Last night my wife starts talking about moving. WTF. So I told her pool is on hold until she gets those thoughts out of her mind.
  6. Got the initial quote and it seems pretty steep for this 15x35 3.4-6ft pool, 7x7 spa. Travertine deck. I have a couple people coming next week to talk.
  7. Also, what is a normal size? I think we said 12x30. Is that ok? Should we go bigger (wider)? We are making a list of what we like and don’t from the first render.
  8. Just got our first design back from builder #1. Their software is crazy. Look just like my yard and house. I think I was more impressed with that than anything. About design, do we need a shelf? I have 3 kids, oldest about to be 10. I’m more concerned about building places for them to jump off of than sit in 6 inches of water (or however deep they are). Am I missing something? What else do I need to look out for?
  9. North Houston area. Wife called a pool guy to come talk. Said they start at 75k. Should I show up for the meeting or find something better to do? They keep asking for budget and we don’t have a clue
  10. The only time I’ve been diving was in Cabo many years ago. While I’d love to do it again, doubt this will be the trip. Thanks though
  11. Anyone going to be in Cabo week of 1/24? Going with wife and planning a fishing trip. I’ll go alone but would rather have company. Don’t think she’s getting on a fishing charter.
  12. Need to wait a few days on this. Just in case (I had posted update on shit money. Just occurred to me banker who I worked with could know someone in here or be on here)
  13. Figure they’ll be giving them out at the door now
  14. Thinking current prices for better tickets has to come down on this. Also looking for a handful - need 5, will buy 6. Should have had 1 less kid (I’m kidding, we had twins and that wasn’t possible).
  15. Bottom floor has soffit vents, upstairs attic has perforated material at the gable ends (correct phrase?). How would the air intake lower? It’s going to rain today. Where could I put a fan to increase airflow?
  16. Our house had both ridge vent and turbines. W we just have ridge vent. Could this be the issue?
  17. My upstairs smells musty/mildewy when it’s warm outside after it rains. We got a new roof in January and I don’t remember it smelling before that. We’ve only been in this house 2 years. Could I have a leak I don’t know about? I cannot find water anywhere. Can I figure this out or do I need to call someone. Getting new windows in about a month if that might matter. (One window pane upstairs is broken - cracked)
  18. No matter what happens, dropping Gainwell looks like a smart decision.
  19. Auction. Ridley was a keeper. Picked up Mahomes, then a couple rounds later Lamar came up. Pretty sure my goal was to bid him up, but I wasn’t paying attention and put a big amount in. Really put me in a bind for the rest of my draft. For some reason I go into our auction with good intentions and most of the time stuck to them. Not this year.
  20. I sent this over to the guy and he was game for the deal, but ended up balking because he would be short a RB. 14 team league and there are no RBs available. Lesson learned on drinking too much and not paying attention during our auction draft.
  21. Good advice. I’m countering with a RB and floating to the league for an upgrade.
  22. My team: Qb - Mahomes (Jackson) WR - Jones Jr, Patrick, Davis, Ridley RB - D Harris, Collins, S Perine, Gainwell k Succop D - Denver I’ve been holding Jackson for a trade and it’s time. Guy hit me up late last night desperate. He’s got Fournette, Higgins, Tyrek Hill, N Harris that are worth it. He just offered me Higgins and Hardman for Jackson. I really need RB help. Do I take this trade and roll or try for Fournette? Or combo up and try for N Harris? Not even sure I want Hardman. I would have to drop someone else.
  23. 14 months out before building a pool? What if the company goes out of business before then? Are all builders that far off?
  24. Question for you guys with older boys. My son is 7 and played 8U last year. Trying to figure what to do in the fall. Rec fall ball or tryout for a couple select teams and see how that goes. Lefty, solid hitter. He was one of my top hitters on our AllStar team this summer. His throwing and fielding leaves a little to be desired. He played pitcher during season/all star and made some great plays. He also made some terrible plays. He’s strong in the outfield, just needs to work on judging fly balls. He’s smart on the field, but he is not going to be the best player on the field. He told me he wants to play 1st base. We had a discussion about being able to catch anything thrown at him. We are working on it, but has a ways to go. Are we going to be late to the party if we stay in rec league and try to join somewhere either in the spring or next fall?
  25. Is Celsius one of those “a little goes a long way”? Seems pricey. If it’ll work I’ll get it. I hate this stuff.
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