Well that did not go very well at all… Whilst we thought there was enough support in the formworks, they gave way in two places. Both failed at the bottom and we lost lots of concrete as a result. Thankfully disaster was obverted and we ended up using concrete to…
With the school holiday coming to an end soon and the news that the concrete plant is now on a two week shut-down, that about completes the work that we can do for this trip. We will need to come back out soon, as we do not want to leave…
The suspended beam has now been started. The beam spans the width of the pool, under which a 100mm gap exists for the roller shutter to come through, a little like a letter box. Given that it is a suspended beam, spanning 4.5m, we got a structural engineer to do…
52 tonnes of hardcore was delivered to backfill around the pool to bring the level of the pool terrace up to required height. Thankfully we have mechanical assistance and the hand to eye co-ordination of a teenager! PVC drains have been laid within the hardcore, which will take the water…
Raised terraces are now complete, with the exception of the tiles which will be done at a later date, along with the pool deck level patio. The steps rise up to a higher level terrace, with dinning area in the middle, which will be enclosed with a glass balustrade. Currently…
Some more photos showing the progress being made by the team on the terracing. There are now five courses of blocks installed, so I now assume the ring beam will be the next to be installed, which will also be used to tie into the slabs.
More photos as the blockwork progresses on training walls for the terracing area around the pool. The photo below shows the ‘planter’ at the far end of the run of blocks which will adjoin the steps from the top terrace down to the pool level. The following photo shows what…
Work has obviously ground to a halt with us not being able to get to France at the moment, but work has started again now on the terracing. On Monday team started with the marking out and by the middle of the week the footings were dug a steelwork starting…