Swimming Pool Help Blog » concrete pool http://www.pool-help.com Swimming pools, maintenance, water problems and general pool stuff Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:27:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Concrete pool buildinghttp://www.pool-help.com/pool-building/concrete-pool-building http://www.pool-help.com/pool-building/concrete-pool-building#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:27:39 +0000 Larry http://www.pool-help.com/building/concrete-pool-building The cooler winter months are ideal for building concrete pools. The concrete cures perfectly without risk of drying out. This is a pool we have recently begun. This picture was taken while the rebar was being laid out prior to the plumbing and PVC piping.

Pool building - foundation

The next photo was taken while pouring the concrete. The base has been completed and the walls are bing filled. The workers are using a vibrator to eliminate air pockets from the concrete. The plumbing and electric lighting have all been put in place before the concrete arrives.

Pool building - walls

After a few days it’s on to the overflow channels and the top slab. The end result will be a 20 x 40 foot overflow pool 6.5 feet deep. The inground structure includes the overflow tank, freshwater tank for all the household and garden needs, pool pump room, garden sprinkler pump room, and living area consisting of a rec room, wet bar/ kitchen and bathroom/ shower facilities.

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