Browse Forums Pools & Spas 1 Jul 23, 2018 10:00 am Hi, We put our fibreglass pool in prior to slab and they set to builders pegs and levels. Then the slab was poured and it looks like the pool (without coping) is sitting approx 4-5cm below the alfresco (without tiles). Adding 1cm alfresco tile and 2cm coping would leave finished pool level approx 3-4cm below alfresco. Can we fix this by using thicker coping? I can live with 1-2cm difference but not 4cm. We couldn't put the slab down first as the blocks are very narrow with a lot of building going on around around us. Any other ideas? Any one had this situation? Cheers Re: Fibreglass pool, coping and alfresco finished height que 2Jul 23, 2018 10:15 am Sweetswisssteel BTW Photos help? It sounds like you didn't have the correct Paving Construction Details ? Nor did you allow for Soil Consolidation over time and other geotech factors? get the correct details and start removing soil by hand.hth Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Fibreglass pool, coping and alfresco finished height que 3Jul 23, 2018 12:43 pm The pool company installed the fibreglass pool based on builders pegs and level of yet to be poured slab. The pool installer is licensed, as is the builder. All engineering had been done prior. The sleeper pool was installed with a build safe cover and then the builder poured the piers and the slab the following week. The bond beam has piering and the pool is full of water. Thanks StructuralBIMGuy @Sweetswisssteel BTW Photos help? It sounds like you didn't have the correct Paving Construction Details ? Nor did you allow for Soil Consolidation over time and other geotech factors? get the correct details and start removing soil by hand.hth Re: Fibreglass pool, coping and alfresco finished height que 4Jul 23, 2018 1:01 pm Thanks for the photo, I gather the coping is left for you to do with the landscaping? I would say your coping will need to be gauged to the required thickness...Which coping? Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Fibreglass pool, coping and alfresco finished height que 5Jul 23, 2018 3:15 pm Yep, that's pretty much the situation. I will do that. On another note, I have 20cm between my carport and the neighbours fence on the build to boundary side. My slab sits slightly higher than theirs and I was wondering, what do I put down that gap? Would stones be OK? I want it to drain and not go mouldy. See photo, thanks. StructuralBIMGuy Thanks for the photo, I gather the coping is left for you to do with the landscaping? I would say your coping will need to be gauged to the required thickness...Which coping? Re: Fibreglass pool, coping and alfresco finished height que 6Jul 24, 2018 10:35 am sweetswisssteel Hi, We put our fibreglass pool in prior to slab and they set to builders pegs and levels. Then the slab was poured and it looks like the pool (without coping) is sitting approx 4-5cm below the alfresco (without tiles). Adding 1cm alfresco tile and 2cm coping would leave finished pool level approx 3-4cm below alfresco. Can we fix this by using thicker coping? I can live with 1-2cm difference but not 4cm. We couldn't put the slab down first as the blocks are very narrow with a lot of building going on around around us. Any other ideas? Any one had this situation? Cheers You could use a travertine tile on your Alfresco and a travertine paver around your pool, that will lessen the difference by 2cm Then if you’re concreting between the 2 just get them to grade the concrete down, 2cm shouldn’t be massively noticeable. You can also get drop edge pavers for around your pool to hide if they are higher than the pool slab but they are very expensive. Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Fibreglass pool, coping and alfresco finished height que 7Jul 24, 2018 10:37 am Also not having it all the same height may be a good thing for drainage purposes. The concrete between our pool and Alfresco is lower so that we can hose the pool and surrounding concrete without soaking the Alfresco. Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46960 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 10911 Hi, I contracted a Builder to do a Garage to Bedroom + ensuite conversion (Class 1a), the Builder engaged the Certifier and Engineer and received BDA from the Certifier… 0 5021 |