The Start...

[Al]

From the old pond, which has served me well, to this....filter bays gone, and the tunnel through for the side feeds, one down one to go.

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[Hammer]

Hi Al

You have got yourself one hell of a project keep us updated as you go along are you going to block, render and then glass the pond.

Pete

[Al]

Hi Pete,

Yep, block, render and fibreglass, dont ya just love it....
Updates will follow.....

[leechapman]

hi al

big job al i remember when i rebuilt mine last year took 6 months to build!!!!!
will be worth it in the end

lee

[Gazza]

Hi Al,

All looks like its coming along so whats going to be done and where???

Are you making the pool larger in depth or both depth and length and i take it you have a Nexus going in......and perhaps a TT (DATT)

[Al]

Its never ending Lee....
Gazza,

Im having to work around the existing ring beam, but basically the same shape 7' deep end, 6' shallow end. (deep end nearest house) 17'x9' raised up another couple of foot or so.

6 air uplifts to waste at the deep end, returns at the shallow.
2 nexus 200 eazys fed from mid water, + 2 vortex (for h/x).
2 skimmers feeding a DATT of some sort.

The filtration is copied for each side for back-up
Hoping for around 5500 galls maybe 6000.

The roof is coming off, and a mate is fabricating a complete steel structure tied to the garage (7mx7m). This will be polycarbed and the sides enclosed with a couple of sliding doors.

[terry]

sounds good , i think it looked nice in the first place so its going to be amazing when you've finished, best of luck-go for it.
Cheers
Terry

[Jules]

Is that all Al? 12 months time your gonna rip it out and put a proper system in

Jules

[Al]

Cheers Terry, i was happy with it, i did its job well, but being a liner always niggled me little, equipment etc has also moved on somewhat in the last 5 years, so the the time had come....that Mr Walker has a lot to answer for....
Now then Bro...this one aint goin nowhere, but theres room down the garden...... not this year tho...

update: just finished emptying, liners out, sides skimmed up, skip here in the morn, a few tonnes to dig out, brew and bed....

[Al]

and so the saga continues....complete with supervisor....

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[Gazza]

Looks like you have been busy mate...hows the back i still feel the pain now after digging over a year ago

[Bob Hart]

Big job Al, hope you are fit!

[jason-m]

Reminds me i have got to start digging on monday

[Al]

I removed the liner last night, and made a start. Today around 3 tonne has been dug out, a bit more 2mor and the bottom will be leveled. Another skip will be here Mon morn and another foot or so will be coming out. The pain is coming along quite well now..... Bob, i was!!!
Its a bit slow going with having to shovel up a height....6'3" at the mo....and still diggin...

[Al]

Hi all
The digging is done for the mo, i hit a small problem, as when i fitted the bottom drain 5 years ago i put more concrete in than i remember... had to hit with a kango hammer, next doors love me...

Anyhow, the pipework for the uplifts are in and the 1st concrete base is down, blockwork to follow.....

I must give a BIG thanks to my mate Dave 5 (the local BKKS club chairman) and his brother-in-law Andy, they helped me so much, i couldnt have done the base without them, cheers guys...

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Ahhh, nice....

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uplift pipework in

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Dave5 with the 1st barrow in...the hat was for his own good, his head came too close to the pergola roof for my taste....theres a joke there somewhere Dave...lol....

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More to follow.....