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| The Dig | More digging | Boulders arrive | Digging the keywall trench | Steel | Plumbing |
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| Gunite | Placing the boulders | Trench work | Tile and coping | Deck drain and retaining wall | Perimeter wall |
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 A very cheap form made from plywood. You can see the rebar suspended in slots. Those plywood dividers would come out as the concrete was poured. |
 Here you can see half of the form capped with two foot sections of a plywood cap temporarily screwed in place. Those caps would be screwed on as the concrete was poured. |
 Another view. Notice the block wall planter box by the elevated pool wall. |
 It was a tricky pour, but it worked pretty well, only a couple of minor air pockets. |
 You can see the retaining wall drain pipe at the bottom. |
 Another view. |
 A view of the partially framed tall wall from in the pool. |
 Another view with the arches added. |
 The fearless framer, who would rather be playing hockey. |
 Laura ponders the look of the light fixture on one of the columns. |
 The more or less complete wall. |
 Looking up at the wall. |
 The corbels sticking through the wall. |
 Constructing the pergola. |
 The post and beams are braced. |
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 Detail of the diagonal braces. |
 All the beams in place. |
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 Pillar caps. |
 Some wiring. |
 Buttresses. |
 Light fixtures. |
 The pergola and wall that the TV will be mounted to. |
