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Swimming pool

  • The whole has been dug and the shuttering for the footings are put in.
    The whole has been dug and the shuttering for the footings are put in.
  • The client had requested a hopper bottom pool. A hopper has a deep end with four sloping sides. Here we have dug out the hopper base. The digging on this project was hard as we had to go through sandstone.
    The client had requested a hopper bottom pool. A hopper has a deep end with four sloping sides. Here we have dug out the hopper base. The digging on this project was hard as we had to go through sandstone.
  • The body of the pool is built with concrete block work.
    The body of the pool is built with concrete block work.
  • Pools also need housing for the pumps and filters and all the other bits need to run a swimming pool. This is a picture of the begining of the pool room building.
    Pools also need housing for the pumps and filters and all the other bits need to run a swimming pool. This is a picture of the begining of the pool room building.
  • The pool house is built. This houses the pump and filtration system for the pool. A shower and toilet is also being fitted so you do not have to go in the house all soggy and wet.
    The pool house is built. This houses the pump and filtration system for the pool. A shower and toilet is also being fitted so you do not have to go in the house all soggy and wet.
  • Pumps, filters, pipework and electrics are all fitted into the pool house pump room. This needs to be up and running before the liner can be fitted.
    Pumps, filters, pipework and electrics are all fitted into the pool house pump room. This needs to be up and running before the liner can be fitted.
  • The roman end is added to the pool for an main entrance and a place to sit in shallow water.
    The roman end is added to the pool for an main entrance and a place to sit in shallow water.
  • Once the pipe work and base for the pool was completed the landscaping surrounding the pool is completed prior to the liner beeing fitted and the pool filled with water.
    Once the pipe work and base for the pool was completed the landscaping surrounding the pool is completed prior to the liner beeing fitted and the pool filled with water.
  • This is the main eating pation for the family. This is much closer to the house for carrying food in and out. It makes a great entertaining area away from potential of being splashed by the pool.
    This is the main eating pation for the family. This is much closer to the house for carrying food in and out. It makes a great entertaining area away from potential of being splashed by the pool.
  • The liner was installed and water added to finish the pool. The lawn was put in and brings the garden to life. The pool house has shower and toilet so wet people do not have to go in the house. This building also houses the chemicals and filtration systems and pump for the pool.
    The liner was installed and water added to finish the pool. The lawn was put in and brings the garden to life. The pool house has shower and toilet so wet people do not have to go in the house. This building also houses the chemicals and filtration systems and pump for the pool.
  • Hiden away behind the pool house is the heat exchanger which efficiently heats the pool.
    Hiden away behind the pool house is the heat exchanger which efficiently heats the pool.
  • This path goes from the front garden to the back so when people arrive for a pool party they can go straight round the back.
    This path goes from the front garden to the back so when people arrive for a pool party they can go straight round the back.
  • This hard wood decking leads from the wooden floors inside into the deck outside to the paving. This give a feel of flowing especially when the newly fitted bi-fold doors are open. It also improves drainage directly outside the doors.
    This hard wood decking leads from the wooden floors inside into the deck outside to the paving. This give a feel of flowing especially when the newly fitted bi-fold doors are open. It also improves drainage directly outside the doors.
  • New steps lead from the new games lawn to the more natural back half of the garden. This back was relevelled and reseeded to smarted it up for the possibility of marquees in the future.
    New steps lead from the new games lawn to the more natural back half of the garden. This back was relevelled and reseeded to smarted it up for the possibility of marquees in the future.
  • A flat lawn was put in for games by the pool. The two levels in the garden give a feeling of two rooms. The stone standing in the gravel is a water feature to give the sound of running water. This garden was not planted by us.
    A flat lawn was put in for games by the pool. The two levels in the garden give a feeling of two rooms. The stone standing in the gravel is a water feature to give the sound of running water. This garden was not planted by us.