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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2015 - 08:27am PT
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Becareful with That airplane prop bushman.
I'm building a stylus pen...
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jun 11, 2015 - 09:52am PT
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Another cutting board:
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Jun 11, 2015 - 09:55am PT
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Had to insulate all the double walls for soundproofing. The Sheetrock has since been hung and Monday I can start hanging some 500# doors and the cherry trim.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 11, 2015 - 11:03am PT
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Edge - ONE word - OUTSOURCE!
Bwa Ha Ha Ha!
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Jun 11, 2015 - 11:27am PT
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Making wise career choices has never been my strong suit.
The owner was very particular about how it was installed; we had to be available anyway for all the subs and inspections, so might as well insulate? This was about half the pile.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 11, 2015 - 11:31am PT
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The owner was very particular about how it was installed
I understand. That's why I'm always seeing insulation contractors recruiting
at Caltech, right? ;-)
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Jun 11, 2015 - 11:48am PT
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I have a friend that's a plumber at Caltech, he by far is one of the most important people on the grounds. I went to an open house a few years ago & watched all the "big shots" come up shake his hand & tell his daughter how great he his. I instantly realized I had made a bad career decision.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jun 11, 2015 - 03:13pm PT
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Edge...Looks like you were itchin to stuff those bays...?
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The Call Of K2 Lou
Mountain climber
North Shore, BC
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Jun 11, 2015 - 05:38pm PT
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I've lurked long enough on this thread, time to show some of the fruits of my labour.
This is a swimming pool (obviously) that I built a couple years back. I'm part of a small crew (3-4 guys) who build water features, retaining walls, patios, driveways, etc. using reinforced concrete sculpted to look like "natural" rock.
The stairs to the right lead to the waterslide that emerges under the big waterfall. Three smaller waterfalls "spring" from the main wall.
The view from the top of the slide:
And from below:
The slide is slicker than snake snot, and every person of every age who takes the ride comes out laughing.
The pool also features swim jets, mist sprayers to add a bit of realism to the waterfall, and and four deck jets spaced around the pool, each of which shoots a stream of water over 30 feet high, turning the pool into a giant fountain of sorts.
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The Call Of K2 Lou
Mountain climber
North Shore, BC
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Jun 11, 2015 - 05:49pm PT
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Stairs leading to upper garden and patio:
Looking back down:
The view from the upper garden:
A couple shots of the upper patio and some short retaining walls in the garden:
The small cave at the top is a "grotto" style hot tub.
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ruppell
climber
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Jun 11, 2015 - 05:55pm PT
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Damn nice looking stuff there Lou.
What do you use for the forms to get that finished rock like look? My guess would be foam boards that are carved then wrapped in some thin plastic to keep the crete from sticking. Then regular ply wood forming over that to keep it all from blowing out.
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The Call Of K2 Lou
Mountain climber
North Shore, BC
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Jun 11, 2015 - 06:02pm PT
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Thank you, eKat and ruppell, for the compliments.
We build the basic shapes using re-bar, wire mesh, and diamond lath. We spray that with shotcrete and then sculpt it by hand using trowels. The finer texture is achieved with homemade molded stamps, sea sponges, and brushes. We do build wooden form work for the back when necessary, say for a retaining wall. After pouring the concrete, the forms are removed and then typically we'll back-fill with gravel and/or soil.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 11, 2015 - 07:26pm PT
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Nice K2!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 11, 2015 - 08:52pm PT
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Nice work, Lou!
But it looks a stingray in the pool in yer first shot! That's full value!
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The Call Of K2 Lou
Mountain climber
North Shore, BC
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Jun 11, 2015 - 09:46pm PT
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Haha that would be pretty cool Reilly! Unfortunately it's just a pool vacuum, affectionately known as "R2" due to its blue and grey colour scheme.
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Gunkie
climber
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Jun 12, 2015 - 05:07am PT
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95 degrees and very humid in the Philly area today. That pool looks more than awesome. I love the cliff diving aspect, as long as it's deep enough. Well done!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Jun 12, 2015 - 10:57am PT
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My place takes me 4 hours a day, 7 days a week and there ain't nuttin' fine and detailed about it!
And I thought raising a child was hard. At least they eventually leave home and you get some freedom.
Labor of love, that is! (Oops picture gone???)
Susan
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Gal
Trad climber
going big air to fakie
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Jun 13, 2015 - 12:13pm PT
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Beautiful stuff K2 L.
truly amazing - i want to get on that slide!!!
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Jun 13, 2015 - 09:40pm PT
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Wow K2 Lou, it's great to see your work!!
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jun 14, 2015 - 03:00am PT
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K2,
Very impressive. I've never seen anything like that!
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