Posted By Alton on 13 Mar 2013 10:20 AM
Lbear,

Would a Koi pond in the picture be subject to the law like a swimming pool?  That is, in some cities, either a 4' or 6' high fence would be required to keep children from the pool/pond.

Most likely, yes but a lot depends on where you live. Out in more rural areas one most likely wouldn't have to fence it.

Alton it varies. It depends on how it is classified by the city. If it was mine and i lived in an area where children would have access i would put a fence around it. It has always made me wonder though why we put fences around pools but not Caround ponds. Also Alton we live in the same area if you want to see some of these pools as i build them. Most everything i do is in Columbus Ga.

Auburn, AL is near Columbus, GA.  My wife and I visit Columbus fairly often.  The City of Auburn will not let anyone move into a new home until there is a fence that meets their requirements in place around the pool.

E form is a great product. Good idea for the pool. I would consider skim coating the inside for durability vs having dents in the foam. Love the koi pond idea.

What do i skim coat with?

Stucco primer and mesh. Like a dryvit or sto, etc. On a house, you normally rasp lightly and apply the primer on the block directly. Then comes a fiberglass mat, typically 4 lb or so, that can be beefed up to whatever is in your budget. Then another skim coat of the same primer. That normally creates your hardness so to speak. You could also use something from the newer companies. Like materials from gigacrete, permacrete or surecrete. Surecrete is in Florida if that helps. Lots of choices depending upon the budget.

Whats the best way to post pictures? Mine are to big.

Posted By eiland29 on 07 Apr 2013 08:20 PM
Whats the best way to post pictures? Mine are to big.

Three steps. First, crop the picture to cut off what's not important.
Second, reduce the resolution down to something like 800 x 600 pixels. Newer cameras take pictures at resolutions over 2000. The reduced resolution usually has minimal impact on the content of the picture.
Third, save as a reduced quality JPEG image. Change the quality level to something like 80%, or 8 in some programs. Quality levels down to 60% are barely noticeable when compared to the original.

Most important, make all these changes to a copy of the original, not the original. That way if you have need for the higher quality picture you will have it available. The changes above cannot be reversed.

If all these efforts fail to get the photo down to 100k, which seldom is the case, then post the picture on a hosting service like Photobucket and put a link into your posting.

Things have been going great. Learning curve is not as great as i anticipated from our typical style. We are on our 4th pool with icf and so far it has been welcomed with my crew and clients.

very interesting conversation here. I would urge the pool builder to not try and strip off the inner foam sheet. If you try this you will lose money because it is very very hard to do. the ties, whether they be plastic or metal are stubborn and do not like to come off. I am sure other ICF builders will agree.