Here is a record of our restoration of a 1928 craftsman. We will be the second family to live in the home. Watch our progress when we prevail and our privation and pratfalls as we do not.
I managed to work some on the pool Sunday between the 5K Riverfest Run that Rowan ran in as part of Girls on the Run, (she finished in a very respectable 41 minutes) dance rehearsal, the GOTR banquet and the season opener for my D league softball team.
I was able to find the entire perimeter. The pool is roughly a right triangle. I had thought it would be more kidney shaped. Each "leg" is about 8 feet long and the "hypotenuse" is nearly 12 feet. The shallower side of the small end that I completely excavated is 18 inches deep. It appears that it will get deeper as I dig toward the wide end. golf/pool2008-03.JPG
All the dirt I dug I dumped into the garden. After I finished around the outside I realized the irony that I am recreating Helen and Bess' steps, in digging around the edge first then digging out the middle. golf/pool2008-04.JPG
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I'm curious.... why was the pool filled in?
I'm guessing that the neighbors building a GIGANTIC garage (nearly as large a square footage as their house) in 1967 was the reason. The pool is very near the corner of the lot, and the major grading that had to occur for the garage seems to have significantly altered the site. I think they let the entire backyard go wild so they wouldn't be able to see the garage. When we cut away 35+ years of overgrowth in 2003 we were surprised at how big and close the garage was!
Wow! Is the gigantic garage still there?
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