Building a swimming pool in Africa.

[reddog]

Might be the time to head to the local dog pound and grab a couple of dishlickers so you have
reary to toss then in after the so-called builders turn the elect power on when it is full of water.
If the mutts survive all will be good for summer.
Rough as hessian undies that job.

[DrWilly]

Might be the time to head to the local dog pound and grab a couple of dishlickers so you have
reary to toss then in after the so-called builders turn the elect power on when it is full of water.
If the mutts survive all will be good for summer.

I'm not sure Mendy would forgive me if I do that.

[hallelujah]

Starting to take shape now, Willy, and not long before you can relax, drink in hand.

Did you ever find out what the issue with the wall was?

[DrWilly]

Starting to take shape now, Willy, and not long before you can relax, drink in hand.

Exactly, I'm looking forward to some G&Ts while sitting in the pool. But maybe I should swap it over to some Moscow Mules, cos you know.

Did you ever find out what the issue with the wall was?

The old "the workers mixed the concrete wrong while I wasn't watching them' story from the contractor. But I'm paying for a product not a daily rate, so his cost to rectify and fix. the only issue for me is not being in the pool now during October, while it's hot.

[BLD]

From what I recall about my pool build the mini concrete truck arrived with the requested amount of cement then they poured about 10. 20litre bottles of a sealant to the mix. Let it spin round and round for an hour then poured the floor. 2 lao blokes in gum boots to smooth it out but they had some kind of agitator contraption to get rid of the air bubbles in the pour.

[Stumpy]

Exactly, I'm looking forward to some G&Ts while sitting in the pool. But maybe I should swap it over to some Moscow Mules, cos you know.

I imagine a G&T works out well in the Cu mugs.

Pool cruising right along. Order up a float tube now so you are ready. I wouldn't recommend a pink Flamingo.

[david44]

From what I recall about my pool build the mini concrete truck arrived with the requested amount of cement then they poured about 10. 20litre bottles of a sealant to the mix. Let it spin round and round for an hour then poured the floor. 2 lao blokes in gum boots to smooth it out but they had some kind of agitator contraption to get rid of the air bubbles in the pour.

Same here that's the way to go.

Be far easier replace that wall now before the tiles done at his expense

[DrWilly]

Shifting of soil progressing. Inside of the pool looking tidier.

H

[Joe 90]

Her be jesus, to be sure to be sure.

Time for a gallon of Guiness to celebrate job well done.


Thread of the year this, classic TD

[Stumpy]

I'm not sure Mendy would forgive me if I do that.

A few Cats will do.

[cyrille]

Couple of towels fashioned into swans and she'll be right.

[Joe 90]

What Willy needs is ideas for pool extras..

Here's a couple to kick off..

[DrWilly]

And they have cleaned up all the rebar and bags of cement etc in my drive, oops, I mean the drive of the African boarding school that I am allegedly a caretaker of…

but leaving out the tools? My old man would have walloped me for that, back in the day. Seems workers today don’t respect their tools.

[DrWilly]

^^ greenes owed. That will be my pool, oops, the African boarding school that I allegedly caretaker at, by the end of the month.

[Stumpy]

Amazon sells a package deal. The gal is optional if you are a Prime Member.....

[Joe 90]

^^That's not a tool that's a voodoo doctors brush.

Which reminds me, are you going to get the pool blessed by the local voodoo headman as is the tradition in that part of the world.
He even does a special dance.

You need a whopping big screen with the egg ball on as well as a fridge full of cold ones!!

[DrWilly]

An update. The pool is taking shape and beginning to look tidier.

[DrWilly]

They’re also working on the block work surrounding the pool.




But I’ve also uncovered this spectacularly neat pop up sprinkler work…




and when the electric team put on the cable they half buried a random block too, god knows why. And btw does anyone know the cost of electric cables? They’re damn expensive, as in several hundred dollars expensive.

[Molle]

And btw does anyone know the cost of electric cables?
They’re damn expensive, as in several hundred dollars expensive.

Yes.
Bwana, una pesa nyingi

[DrWilly]

Apparently so.

Sitaki bei ya muzungu.

[david44]

Who knew there were cowboys in Africa bwana,

Shimo lako lisivuje

[DrWilly]

Yup, who knew

[malmomike77]

They’re also working on the block work surrounding the pool.

But I’ve also uncovered this spectacularly neat pop up sprinkler work…

i know its not your gaff but i'd want to ensure they don't concrete in pipes etc, i thailand the love burying pipes, which leak either because they forgot to glue them or some other installation fuk up and then have to get a kango or jack hammer out to expose them. i'd want some for of easu access.

[david44]

Agree entirely

[DrWilly]

Yep, onto that. They moving the pipes outwards and also a garden is being relocated towards the fence .