Construction - Pool
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Excavating the Pool
Once the footing and base brickwork were in palce the pool company came in to excavate the inside of the pool.
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Backfilling around the Outer Wall
Backfilling around the inner pool wall that backs on to the bathroom and shower.
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Marking out the Inner Walls of the Spa
Backfilling around the pool to secure the formwork prior to the pour.
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The Steel Mesh and Plumbing
The steel mesh prior to the pour. The spa is in the background.
The plumbing for the pool and spa that will one day put refreshing bubbles of water into the spa seat : )
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Spraying the Conrete
Spraying the concrete into the shell. They use a 40mpa water proof mixture.
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The finished product!!!
Well half way anyway. Now we just have to build the house around it.
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Building around the Pool
Anyone for a swim?. During construction the pool kept filling up. It made a great breading pond for mosquitos!
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Final Plumbing
This is all buried under the paving.
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Tiling
First stage of putting the coping in.
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The truely finished product!
Tips and Tricks
- There's not much we can say here as the hard work was done by Mediterranean Pools.
- Make sure you have confidence in the pool company. We went through two before we settled on Mediterranean Pools. They did a good job and were happy to answer our many questions.