Swimming Pool Started
We are putting in an inground pool 12 x 6 metres, with a paved surround.
I told him i was getting a digger but he wouldn't wait !!
I told him i was getting a digger but he wouldn't wait !!
Putting Down Some Limestone chippings
Putting down some stones and compacting them with a wacker plate, to give a sound base for the concrete bottom.
Walls of the pool going up
We have chosen hollow concrete blocks in which we are welding reinforcing bars vertical and horizontal, the vertical bars are also welded to the bars in the floor, when the walls are finished we will fill them with concrete, a serious structure.When the walls are finished we will backfill and put a tiled patio around.The inside will have a blue liner and stainless steel steps.Most people now are using the system of polystyrene blocks and filling with concrete but you do this job once so do it right.
The Pool Terrace
To finish off the pool we need to level the surrounding area, the garden is on a slope so clay had been used to raise the garden on one side and one end.
The levels are all fine now, a small foundation is being used on one side and one end where the garden was lower. The concreting will be done in January/ February 2014, the terrace will be 3 metres wide on both sides and the far end, it will be much wider at this end going up to the pool room/bar. The pool will be open on 1st May 2014.
Shuttering for the retaining wall.
The retaining wall, in January hardcore and shuttering will be started for the pool terrace.