That is all of the work complete for this trip and with four concrete pours completed, 26.5m3 in total, it has been a real success, despite the little setback and upset at the formwork giving way on the first attempt. Sail-shade posts can be seen in place, but they are…
Whilst not on the original list of jobs for this trip, it would have been a wasted opportunity if we did not complete this job, with the pool basin being dry and other jobs all being completed successfully. The photo below shows the slope the day before the pour, with…
The steelwork for the slope has now been completed. One of the more straight forward jobs on the build, with the lower sheets sitting on the blocks installed earlier on in the year and the top layer spaced using S-Shaped spacers. It just goes to show that it is all…
Today saw the successful pour of the shuttered pool walls, to make them all perfectly level and to the finished height. You can also see the slab for the technical room in the background, as well as some footings in the foreground which will connect the feature wall to the…
Which means that we are back out in France and I have some help with me this time… It is the first time my wife and youngest daughter have actually seen the work on the pool, as it has been only myself doing the work to date (except the original…
The three slabs were all poured today and look great. A slight shower shortly after pouring, but never rained to hard and will not impact finish. Beach and shallow end slabs can be see in the photo below, with the bubblers and drains visible (drains under blocks!) The following photo…
The three slabs are now ready for the concrete pour tomorrow. Following photo shows the bubblers in what will be the beach (plage) area. The next photo shows the beach and shallow end, with the shallow end drains being set level in ready-mix concrete, ahead of the pouring of the…
This bit of the build is a little heart breaking, as it requires the burring of around 400 blocks (12 tonnes) and will never be seen in the final construction. I chose this route as I wanted to build the main structure (9×4.5m pool) on a single solid slab and…
Around four tonnes of hardcore spread out for where the plage ‘beach’ will be going. The photo below shows the initial plumbing being laid for the two ‘bubblers’ that will provide a nice feature in the beach area.
Although I am not in France at the moment, I managed to arrange for 26.5 tonnes of gravel (11/22) to be delivered for the back filling of the pool, now that the concrete walls have cured sufficiently. The earthworks contractor has been at the pool todays with the digger and…