Only a few hours on it today, but good progress, with the first layer being fully tied and the spacers arranged ready for the second layer. We have used 90mm snake spacers, which despite their flimsy appearance are really strong and will spread the load when walking on the second…
With the planning granted for the pool, I have now submitted planning for the conversion of the garage to a pool house. I did not submit this all in one go, as this is a slightly more stringent process and I did not want the lack of permission for this…
There were a couple of high spots on bare rock, which meant that in some places the gravel did not bed down into the normally smooth surface. Therefore, we decided to add a layer of geotextile membrane to help ensure that the polythene sheet was not compromised. Polythene membrane laid…
The formwork has now been setup, which was a little bit of a hassle as the boards are not as specified. They range from 175mm to 190mm in height, with none of them being 200mm as per specification. However, after some effort, they have been setout to give a level…
It was a busy morning this morning, with the delivery of the necessary materials to do Phase One (concrete slab). The delivery included a 200 x 8mm steel reinforcing bars, 34 sheets of ST25CS steel reinforcing mesh (3m x 2.4m of 7mm rebar in 15×15 mesh), 150 L-Shaped 10mm rebar,…
I know that we took a little bit of a risk starting the dig before getting the building permit (déclaration préalable) but it has been over two months since we submitted the application and therefore tacit approval could be assumed. The bit that got me nervous, however, was an email…
Today saw the first major landmark in this project, with the whole for the main pool basin being dug. The hole is approximately 10m long, 5.5m wide, and 1.7m deep. It proved to be a little harder work that first expected and needed a much smaller bucket to get through…
We are now back in France and have setout the the various elements of the pool and terraces. The yellow line in the right hand third is where the top terrace will end and the steps down to the pool deck begin. You can see the pool excavation area marked…