Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Apr 06, 2010 2:09 pm Okay... So once our house in on our block we will have a space of 2.5m from the house edge to the fence. We want a pool in this area. I know ridiculous you are all saying, but if anyone has been to the Porter Davis Churchill display in Epping, you would understand why I am in love with this idea. I am not kidding myself that this is going to be an easy or cheap project but I am determined... My initial enquiries with a couple of pool places I have been advised that either a) The slab will need to be reinforced by Porter Davis to allow us to build so close to it or b) The slab will need to be underpinned after build Does anyone know anything about any of these options and there prices and whether Porter Davis will modify the slab to allow for a pool? ( I have asked the question of them and have not yet heard back) She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 2Apr 06, 2010 2:17 pm It sounds like all they would have to do is to deepen the footing which runs alongside the pool (due to the angle of repose). THis means a deeper footing, and thus, more concrete. The cost of underpinning the house footing later would be multiple times the amount of some extra concrete. Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 3Apr 06, 2010 2:24 pm Thanks JB Dave, yep from the little I know the underpinning is the substantially more expensive of the two options. I just hope Porter Davis will to come to the (pool) party She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 4Apr 06, 2010 6:04 pm They should do it Sharee - we toyed with the idea of a plunge pool like the Bridgeport display at Mernda had, butted right up against the house walls. The PD salesman didn't seem to think slab reinforcement was a problem at all, he just needed us to make up our minds so he knew whether to get a price on piering the slab for our quote. We decided against it....cost of pool, upkeep, loss of space from our already small back yard. *sigh* Maybe next time.... Anyway, the back of our slab was piered because of the nearby sewer main, and that added probably a couple of thousand to the site costs. Of course, depth (and probably width) of the pool will have an effect on the number and depth of any piers required, but I doubt you're looking at squillions of $$. Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 6Apr 07, 2010 8:05 am Hi Sharee Another person who 'wishes I had a pool' We also looked at what you are doing, got the slab reinforced etc but our estate guidelines was that the pool had to be a certain distance from the fenceline. The only way we could of gone ahead was to get the neighbours permission. So check council regulations about this as well. Good luck and I hope you do go ahead with your pool Its still the one thing I would have loved to have in my home. Mrs B Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 7Apr 07, 2010 9:07 am Thanks Mrs B, I will try and uncover the council guidelines. We have a reserve that spans half of our house on the side the pool will be on and the other half is an existing rural property. So fingers crossed that might work out. She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 8Apr 07, 2010 1:28 pm PD will re-inforce your slab Sharee, I know a few people who have had this done. As for cost, can't help you out there sorry. I guess the size of the house would make everyone's prices different. Yep definitely check with council as we had to have 1m from the fence/boundary to the pool so our pool just fitted in - right down to the last centimeter, no joke. If your slab in re-inforced then you want have to worry about the depth to house rule so that will be good. How exciting!!! Happy at Home Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 9Apr 07, 2010 4:21 pm Hi Toni, I spoke to a man from our council today about the 1m from boudary issue. He said that while that is what they reccomend (to allow you to manouvere around the pool in case a chld falls in) there isn't actually any particular number that is regulated and that my proposed 500mm should be fine. So fingers crossed that wont be the death of my pool. I'm worried about fencing though, as the side which our pool is on borders an area set aside for a reserve in our estate. I'm hoping Stockland won't be poo poo heads about letting me use the fence (once altered to be compliant) as a pool fence. At the moment there are big pine trees, on the reserve, which our salesmen seems to think they will remove, as part of pool fencing regulation I need to have an area of 1.2 m from the fence to any climable objects... She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 10Apr 15, 2010 5:14 pm Ok guys so first qoute is in. 8X1.5m pool, intergated spa, solar heating 37K. Now that doesn't include gas and electrical work, so what I'm wondering is if anyone has any sort of basic estimate on how much I should budget for that? She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 11Apr 15, 2010 5:18 pm Sharee - the other option that you can try is getting the pool structurally sound and then building the house on top of that. The problem with being so close to the fence is that when another person builds if they build close you might have structural problems. Its a little bit more money but we are having double steel reinforced engineered walls to our pool, they will then be burying it over and then the house gets build onto the pool walls, after the house is finished they dig out the pool and go from there.... Cant really compare east to west coast as costs seem to be vastly different (mainly - we pay more for everything over here except flights to Bali) THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 12Apr 15, 2010 6:36 pm Thanks missvinatage. We have a reserve spanning half of our block on that size and an existing rural property the rest (it is pretty much a paddock) I'm actually having trouble getting qoutes or info from the experts - I have made dozens of calls and sent a bazillion emails and only got two replies so far. One was the qoute I mentioned and the other a qoute (for exactly the same thing) for $120K She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 13Apr 16, 2010 12:14 am When a pool is being built zero lot to a house the side wall of the pool becomes the footing for the house. Typically this requires the pool being built first and then covered over while the rest of the house is built on top. To try and build the pool after the house would be very difficult in such a tight space, it would thus be far more expensive. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 14Apr 17, 2010 8:23 pm ive currently completed frame stage & have had my builders carry out piers in my slab all around my alfresco for pool provision, my pool company are allowed onsite after house brickwork is complete, & it requires to be covered due to OH&S untill handover. Ive used my builders pool company (they use them for there display homes). Ive got approval for 9metre lap, followed by 3m x 4 at the back, it will be a 'L' shape wrapped around alfresco. Piers are 3 metre deep under slab & lucky for me i have very easy access due to neighbours havnt yet started to build. Not getting much change out of 45k which includes plumbing pumps, led lights, heating, fencing ect. ill be sure to post pics during construction which should be within the next 4-6 weeks. Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 15Apr 17, 2010 11:20 pm ucacrx ive currently completed frame stage & have had my builders carry out piers in my slab all around my alfresco for pool provision, my pool company are allowed onsite after house brickwork is complete, & it requires to be covered due to OH&S untill handover. Ive used my builders pool company (they use them for there display homes). Ive got approval for 9metre lap, followed by 3m x 4 at the back, it will be a 'L' shape wrapped around alfresco. Piers are 3 metre deep under slab & lucky for me i have very easy access due to neighbours havnt yet started to build. Not getting much change out of 45k which includes plumbing pumps, led lights, heating, fencing ect. ill be sure to post pics during construction which should be within the next 4-6 weeks. Hi ucacrx, thanks for the info. Can I ask where and with who you are bulding? How far from your alfresco is your pool going to be located? She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 18Apr 18, 2010 1:20 am Hi Sharee, Been planning to have a Plunge pool on my 12 m backyard, got a quote from Lazaway for 8 Meters 30K(all included) and Leisure Pool.. 28K Our Land is a slope block, and theres an extra cost for the excavation and more extra if theres some rocks Im researching now for above ground spa, quite hard to decide...... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 19Apr 19, 2010 10:34 pm chippy When a pool is being built zero lot to a house the side wall of the pool becomes the footing for the house. Typically this requires the pool being built first and then covered over while the rest of the house is built on top. To try and build the pool after the house would be very difficult in such a tight space, it would thus be far more expensive. So if I was to have the pool put in first would I still need the slab reinforced? Gee I'm getting more confused by the day She's backkkkk... Re: Lap pool, slab reinforcement, I'm an idiot.... 20Apr 20, 2010 1:28 am Sharee, you do know that if you built in WA you could have so much more of the year available to enjoy the pool Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11757 Hi, I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing this post correctly. 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