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Hi all,
I'm adding some photos to clarify a previous post. I'm hoping to get some feedback on items 1 and 2 based on what you see here.
1) I did some reading today and realized that there isn't a consensus on whether pea gravel is the least troublesome cleanup option or the most troublesome. Some favor it, others like sand, yet others like pine shavings. All for different reasons. The pea gravel crowd says 10-20 mm diameter gravel is the best. Here's a photo of the gravel size(s) I have (it seems to be mixed). Is it the right size and type?
2) The sand is typical beach-type sand. Here's a photo. Would this work better than gravel, given that it could be more like cat litter?
3) Here are three shots from different angles of the pool area and deck.
4) The sand area where the pool was is in a depression relative to the surrounding grass for about 270 degrees of its circumference.
5) Here's a closeup of the actual floorspace from side to side (it's more curved inward in front than it looks in this panorama).
6) And here are closeups of the underside and footings (the ones that sit on the ground, that is...the outer footings are buried). My main concern here is if I plywood the underside, with such "deep" (2x8) boards am I going to have to fill all that space with two layers of Fiberglas insulation? Or is one layer with a pocket of air in the remaining space above it sufficient?
7) And, finally, here is the photo of the electrical and gas outlet area.
Anything you'd do with a "clean" slate like this that I might not be considering?
Thanks again for your help and advice.
I'm adding some photos to clarify a previous post. I'm hoping to get some feedback on items 1 and 2 based on what you see here.
1) I did some reading today and realized that there isn't a consensus on whether pea gravel is the least troublesome cleanup option or the most troublesome. Some favor it, others like sand, yet others like pine shavings. All for different reasons. The pea gravel crowd says 10-20 mm diameter gravel is the best. Here's a photo of the gravel size(s) I have (it seems to be mixed). Is it the right size and type?
2) The sand is typical beach-type sand. Here's a photo. Would this work better than gravel, given that it could be more like cat litter?
3) Here are three shots from different angles of the pool area and deck.
4) The sand area where the pool was is in a depression relative to the surrounding grass for about 270 degrees of its circumference.
5) Here's a closeup of the actual floorspace from side to side (it's more curved inward in front than it looks in this panorama).
6) And here are closeups of the underside and footings (the ones that sit on the ground, that is...the outer footings are buried). My main concern here is if I plywood the underside, with such "deep" (2x8) boards am I going to have to fill all that space with two layers of Fiberglas insulation? Or is one layer with a pocket of air in the remaining space above it sufficient?
7) And, finally, here is the photo of the electrical and gas outlet area.
Anything you'd do with a "clean" slate like this that I might not be considering?
Thanks again for your help and advice.
