{"id":516,"date":"2021-08-02T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diypool.info\/?p=516"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:12:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:12:45","slug":"backfilling-for-pool-terrace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/?p=516","title":{"rendered":"Backfilling for pool terrace&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>52 tonnes of hardcore was delivered to backfill around the pool to bring the level of the pool terrace up to required height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509\" srcset=\"http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210730_134115.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully we have mechanical assistance and the hand to eye co-ordination of a teenager!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210731_103315.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PVC drains have been laid within the hardcore, which will take the water away from the slab around the pool and eventually into a water storage tank for an irrigation system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately once we got up to the height for the drainage, we could not use the dumper truck anymore and had to resort to wheelbarrows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182935-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\" srcset=\"http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182935-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182935-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182935-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182935.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardcore all compacted and drainage pipes sticking out of surface. The two wooden formworks are for two posts that will be set in concreate to connect a sail-shade for the end of the pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511\" srcset=\"http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210802_182814.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The backfilling is now complete and a concreate slab will be poured at a latter stage. We needed another 12 tonnes of hardcore to finish the job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jamescockroft-001-site5.jtempurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/diypool.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210809_184311.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/diypool.info\/?p=516\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-terrace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":687,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions\/687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/diypool.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}