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Pool Project Update - 2/24/15

2/24/2015

 
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Good Tuesday morning everyone! Week four of our pool repair begins with a slight delay due to rain last weekend and anticipated rain next weekend. Right now the dirt is filled with moisture and the heavy equipment required to complete the final aspect of pool demolition cannot be used until the soil dries and becomes more stable.  The soft moist soil has been a benefit for our electricians who are trenching and laying conduit for our systems as I write this.

We have finally been able to determine with certainty the cause of all of the damage to the cement around the pool and the rust penetration on the surface.

As it turns out, the pool was built to standards way above code ( I will go into more detail a little further down ) as was the rebar and cement. The failure was in the installation of the drain systems that were designed to drip down between the expansion joints of the concrete and into a French drain system.

The drain pipe as not installed with a sleeve to keep debris out and the top of the pipe was cut as an entry point for the water to enter. When the soil was put over the pipe, one half of the pipe overlapped the other and thus with the weight of the soil and cement, it sealed the pipe vs permitting drainage.  The water needed a place to go and it eroded the soil under the surface of the cement to find a place to drain. In many areas the erosion totally removed the soil to a level three to four inches below the cement. The exterior of the drains and surrounding soil were covered in mold and the moisture caused the repair to rust through to the surface. All of the soil with mold was removed from the property as were the drains. Our new drainage system is specifically designed for the interlocking pavers selected and has a track record of success in other installations.

Regarding our pool, we have three pool contractors working on site and all three have stated this is the best pool construction they have seen in their professional life. In fact, based on the crack damage on the bottom, if the rebar and gunnite did not exceed code, the pool which was damaged in an earthquake several years ago would not have survived. Unfortunately, the extreme build of the pool has caused delay in demolition.

All of the pool skimmers are usually installed with 3” of cement and one or two rebar. Our skimmers were installed with 6” concrete and a minimum of three rebar which is a much heavier duty than required. The demolition of the skimmers was scheduled to take two days. We are now on day six and we have one skimmer out. Extra heavy duty equipment is arriving today that will be capable of breaking the cement and rebar while hopefully not damaging the walls of the pool. So far electric and machine powered 90lb hammers failed. A hammer on a bobcat failed, so now comes the big guns in the form of a heavy duty backhoe and a large dozer hammer. It is hoped that once the soil stabilizes, the demotion will be completed in one day. During this delay, a contract has been signed to repair the 250 linear feet of cracks in the gunnite and base of the pool with Epoxy as soon as the pool dries out from the water.

Again on behalf of the entire Wolf Creek Board, we thank everyone for the patience and cooperation during the construction. We continue to work to complete the project by April 15th 2015, weather permitting.

Neighborhood Watch Breakfast

2/23/2015

 
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The Oregon Trails portion of Wolf Creek (within the Cottonwood Homes) held a neighborhood watch pancake breakfast on Saturday February 21, 2015.  The Board encourages all streets and neighbors to get to know each other and begin to watch out for each others homes.  The Association would also like to acknowledge Anna Maldonado for her work as Watch Captain and organizing the event.  A job well done!



Pool Area Update 2/18/15

2/18/2015

 
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Week 3 brings the conclusion of demolition of our pool decks, coping, tiles and skimmers. From now until mid week next week, trenching will be performed to run the new electrical conduit, security system conduit and add'l drains. In addition the new skimmers will be installed and the additional skimmer on the east side of the pool where oils previously built up will be added. Now that the plaster has been removed, we are able to inspect the cracks found in the jacuzzi and running along the same line into the large pool. The base of the jacuzzi is fine and thus the crack in the plaster was a surface crack. The large pool crack appears in the floor of the pool after removal of the plaster and the pool contractor will be inspecting today to provide a recommendation. So far we are on schedule and things look good, weather permitting.

Wolf Creek Pool Update 2/9/15

2/9/2015

 
Today we enter week two of the Wolf Creek Pool construction project. If you have driven by the Community Center you will notice that all of the concrete and coping surrounding the pool has been demolished and hauled away.

 

For week two, the plaster in all three pools will be prepped for re-plastering, it is anticipated the prep will take three days. During this same time frame, the pool tiles will be removed.

Trenching for plumbing, electrical and drainage will begin at the end of week two. The project remains on schedule at this time.


If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jayson at Avalon: 951-699-2918

Wolf Creek Pool Update: 2/4/15

2/4/2015

 
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Dear Wolf Creek Residents:

Demolition of the pool decking began on Monday as scheduled and will likely involve the remainder of this week. Next week is scheduled for removal of the coping, pool tiles and begin the preparation for re-plastering.

It is anticipated that trenching for new drainage, new electrical runs and security camera runs will begin toward the end of next week.

During the project, new pump motors, chemical sensors with w-fi capability and filtration media will be installed along with servicing all of the pool equipment. At the completion of the project, the Wolf Creek Community Pool will be state of the art for 2015.

I want to acknowledge and thank Board members Scott Thudium for his work as Chair of the Wolf Creek Pool Committee, Ray McLaughlin for his work in chairing the Wolf Creek Community Security Committee, our long time Treasurer Diana Ely for managing our budgets and helping the Board to prepare for this project and our Vice-President Larry French who has proof read and assured everything is as specified by the Board. He also chairs the Wolf Creek Landscape Committee which will be very busy toward the end of the project to come up with a drought tolerant yet beautiful landscape design. This project would not have moved so timely if it wasn’t for our new property management company (Avalon) and especially our property manager Jayson.

Finally, I want to thank all of the residents of Wolf Creek for the patience and support of this major project. 

Brad Sullivan, D.C
President
Wolf Creek Maintenance Corporation

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