Published November 17, 2007The pool is now finished and we are starting to fill it with water. The filter has been filled with sand and we have plumbed in the heat pump leaving plenty of long lengths of tubing for the future instillation of a salt chlorinator. The electrician will finish off on Monday morning and i am getting him to put the light switch in the sitting room, to turn on the new outside lights, that the ones next to the BBQ, the spots and the lower wall lighting, there is room for one more switch next to the existing one.
Published November 13, 2007The glassing is now finished.
We will tile the pool edge tomorrow and I will start to fill the swimming pool with water this weekend I will also Install the heat pump.
The ramp to the garage is also finished.
The non slip is on all steps and swimming pool surround.
Published October 25, 2007The water feature is nearly finnished.
Published August 20, 2007The backfill is now in and we have vibrated the soil with a compactor, then laid down a steel mesh with steel reinforcing bars with the screed on top.
The picture below has the man pointing out the shower drain to the left of the gate way.
I think 4 blocks high around the pool is enough but it might be sensible to raise the BBQ area at least 2 or 3 more block for wind protection. I will also install two low plug sockets on the BBQ wall.
Published August 14, 2007The walls for the terrace are now in, tomorrow is a fiesta so will backfill on Thursday, then it will start to look like a pool.
The block work is seperated every few meters with a reinforced column for added strength this is also connected to the foundations
Published August 11, 2007Hi Ron,
Here are some up to date pictures of the pool.
Water was delivered on Monday so work is cracking on again.
Water pump is fine.
The steel has been put in the pool base and the copper wire for the earth has been soldered to it with two one metre copper spikes driven in to the ground to insure a good earth for the electrics.
Each layer of blocks has a 12mm thick ring of metal going through it, the blocks are hollow and then filled with concrete. So in effect the blocks work as a shuttering for the steel and concrete walls of the swimming pool.
I have put in the two swimming pool lights, five inlet jets for the return of the water after filtration, two skimmers, the sump and an extra connection for cleaning the pool. I have added this because, through experience, it´s much easier to clean the pool using a separate connection rather than using the skimmer (better suction).
Could you let me know what shape pool stairs you would like. e.g. curved or square?