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Swimming Pool Construction
Excavation
Excavation is the process of digging the hole for an inground pool. Depending on the size of the pool, this can be an extensive process, involving large machinery and specialized skills. In addition, care must be taken to avoid water or gas pipes, as well as remove the excavated materials.
One critical factor in the excavation process is the makeup of the material being removed. Obviously loose soil is much easier to dig than rock. The excavation crew will examine the area to be sure that they know what might be entailed. The ground will also determine the cost of the project. Chipping through solid rock is more costly than a simple dig into soil.
Steel Construction
With the ground dug up and the bottom surface graded, you’re now ready to begin forming the sides of the pool. The building crew will go around the circumference of the hole setting metal rebar and wooden boards. These materials are used to create shape and provide support.Thus, called as Steel Construction.
After the excavation, the steel fixers come in to do the steel fixing. Their job, essentially, is to create a criss-cross steel cage around the whole interior surface of the pool, for the concrete to be sprayed to. The steel fixers mark out steps and benches at this stage. After they have finished, a RoyalsScape employee will come to the site to pre-plumb the interior of the pool. This means making plumbing provisions that need to go through the concrete and included all the pool returns, pool suctions, solar provisions, spa, blower lines, water features, electrics etc.
Plumbing
At this point, you’ll need to bring in a licensed plumbing expert to set up the pool’s water circulation and filtration systems. This will include components like the drain, skimmers, 2- and 3-way valves, and the main pump that are responsible for filling, emptying, and moving water throughout the pool.
Our plumber will need you to have decided where you would like your pump and filter situated in your yard, before he gets to the site. You’ll also need to leave some power connections out, for all other tradesmen that need to come onsite. There is no need for you to be onsite for the plumbing. The plumber will run all lines from the pool, including the return lines, the suction lines, spa lines, blower lines, water feature lines, and heating lines back to the site of the pump and filter. The pump, filter and self cleaning chlorinator will sit on a 600mm x 900mm concrete slab.
Gunite Or Concreting
The next process of your pool construction is the application of the shotcrete or gunite. Gunite is a mixture of sand, rock and cement that will be applied by an experienced Ocean Quest trained technician. These technicians will skillfully shoot the gunite around your pool’s steel reinforcement grid.
With the plumbing and electrical fixtures in place, the building crew will use a concrete mixer to cover the steel forms set up along the interior of the pool. They’ll grade and smooth the concrete manually while it’s still wet
After the concreters have finished, you will need to water the shell down to allow it to absorb moisture twice a day for two weeks.
Tile & Coping
Depending on the type of coping and/or paving you choose, you may need to seal it after it has been laid. Formal water features are constructed out of besser blocks that are core filled with steel reinforced concrete, and then rendered for a stunning finish.
Tile and coping typically takes between few days and few weeks depending on the complexity of the job. Once the tile has set securely, you will have a durable, non-porous surface that will last for years.
Decks
The hardscape area around your swimming pool is called a surround, deck, or decking, even though it isn’t always made of wood or composite, like traditional outdoor decks with which we most often associate the words. Traditionally, most in-ground swimming pool decks are made of concrete
Decking allows for a lot of flexibility in design. Common decking materials include concrete, wood, stone more.
- Sundek
- Natural Stone deck
- Paver Deck
- Tiled Deck
- Concrete Deck
- Exposed Aggregate
Pebble Interior
It is the final process of pool construction, at this stage, the pebble is sprayed onto the concrete and then smoothed out with a trowel. The Pebble or Glass Interior acts as a bladder inside your pool to further prevent leaks. The pebblers will then come back the next morning to acid wash the pebble and begin filling the pool. It is important that you do not turn the hose off until it is touching the coping or you will get a tide mark on the pebble.
Your interior finish will be installed in one or two steps, depending on the type of application you chose. Upon completion, you may begin filling the pool with water. Once the pool is full, it will require brushing twice a day for two weeks.
Proper chemical balance is required and is very important for proper maintenance of your pool. It is also recommended that a sample be taken to a qualified water analysis center once a week for the first several months to ensure a good start.
Ready To Swim!
Once the pool is full, we will arrange to have the pool started up. This includes cleaning the pool and filtration equipment, starting up the pump, filter and chlorinator, and chemically balancing the pool.
