Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The main pool reaches 17-foot depths. The area with the palm tree, to the right, is the floating firepit. Behind it, with the red ladder in front, is a window that will be submerged when the pool is filled.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The tube slide being built around the structure.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The nearly completed interior pool.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The juncture where the surf simulator and river meet, with the river to the left.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The shark tank interior with coral elements.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The shark tank window from the pool side, seen with the ladder in front of it.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The lower pool, with the hole denoting where the slide exits.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

A stairway leading from the main-pool level down to the lower pool.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The surf simulator in progress. The inflatable portion will sit atop the slats, with the funnel intake underneath. The notches in the edges of the basin will accommodate rollers for the movable floor.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The movable floor during installation, with the artificial turf pad below.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

One of several outdoor equipment sets.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

A grotto under construction, with the swim-up spa in the foreground.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

One of the indoor equipment vaults; artificial rockwork on one of the grottos.

Rick Chafey's Backyard Waterpark Sept. 2023

The lazy river in advanced stages of construction, with the artificial turf pad to the left.

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