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His son and occasionally his wife work there as do about 10 other people. The business model called for custom pool builds only, of which the company constructs about 15 a year, typically in the $250,000 to $600,000 range, but some over $1 million. As Peek puts it, "It's hard to do (many more) projects for that kind of dollar volume and give that type of clientele the attention that they require." Crew size on these projects is around 30 including subs. This project began as a backyard with such an intimidating slope that the three children of the homeowners, who had all lived there about a year, did not use it much, and other prospective contrac- tors would not take it on. That was not the case with Peek. "We came up with a design. They fell in love with it and we took it from there with a few tweaks." Roll Cameras Peek and his son Justin used the company's skid steer and a rented excavator and crawler to cut back the slope and dig the pool. His crew installed all the plumbing for the pool and built its steel frame. Lighten Up Electric wired all the pool equipment and lights. Rebel Gunite was brought in to apply the shotcrete. Top, Right: After digging the pool, the crew from Peek Pools installed the underground plumbing and then laid down a 6" gravel base. Next they assembled the steel structure for the pool. The company Rebel Gunite applied the shotcrete to that structure, but the contractor's workers helped cut and shape it. A 1.5-horsepower, variable speed pump circulates water in the pool. Split-face Tennessee stone supplied by Noble Tile was used to veneer the face of the vanishing edge and the stairs' risers. The pool deck and patio pavers came in a color mix of driftwood and mocha. Middle, Right: Around 80 tons of Tennessee Valley boulders were used on this project, mainly to build the waterfall. The excavator, skid steer and a telehandler were put in service to place them. Washed river rock from local supplier J&R; Stone helps direct the water and hide the liner beneath it all. Two 3-horsepower pumps keep the waterfall flowing. Bottom, Right: All the landscape and hardscape lighting and the underwater lights in the waterfall were provided by Kichler. Planting wasn't part of Peek Pool's original contract but because the project had to show well on TV, the contractor brought in JVI Secret Gardens, which selected and provided all the plants, and with the help of the contractor's crew, planted everything in one day. They also installed a semi- trailer load of sod. The washed river rock at the base of the lower wall was part of the six tons total used on the project at various places besides the waterfall. July 2016 39