Pool Work

The pool in our yard was showing its age. The plastic liner was 17 years old and it was leaking water. It was time for a re-build.

Our neighbor Bill Gwynn "Bill the Builder" did a great job doing our driveway and guest house. He is an excellent concrete man - and he said he was currently building a pool north of town. He suggested that we go to look at it. One look was enough to hire Bill. The pool he was working on was indoors and very nice. You can see it in the third picture.

Instead of just replacing the plastic liner - we decided to build a new concrete pool with different dimensions. When completed - the pool will be about 20 x 40 x 4 feet. It will have a flat bottom - good for playing basketball and volleyball.

First - they have do dig the shallow end deeper. Then - they will fill the deep end with sand and compact it. This will be followed by a steel cage of re-bar. Then concrete will be shot over the cage. This will be covered with a layer of marcite plaster made of marble sand to make it smooth. A new tile border will be installed with a stone coping crown on the top.

Since this pool will be shallower - it should warm quicker and hold less water. The four feet depth should be good for swimming laps. The flat floor should be good for playing games. Also - it should be easier to keep clean.