Building a swimming pool in Africa.

[taxexile]

its africa joe. what do you expect.

[Joe 90]

its africa joe. what do you expect.

The steps should start in the shallow end not the deep end.

Maybe the hired help have some more digging to do.

I genuinely don't think the design of this pool has been thought out, it's just been a case of give Somchai/Guntakinti a shovel and let him get on with it with 5 supervisors.

[DrWilly]

That deep end and steps is all wrong and fvcked up!!

Seriously look at it...

Gosh, Joe. You’re spot on. I never realised that before.

[Joe 90]

It's reassuring to know you've not gone native

[DrWilly]

Sorry, I forgot that you needed smilies to indicate tone, much like your buddy, cryille

[DrWilly]

I think we’re at about Day 7. Obviously the ground is a wee bit harder to dig as the lads have slowed down somewhat.

[Mendip]

^ Nice looking soil - I could really do with a load of soil like that for the garden. It's so difficult to get decent topsoil in Korat.

Can I ask why they don't put in a few corner pieces and divert that pipework suspended across the shallow end? It would surely make life easier.

[cyrille]

What kind of boarding school would build an 8x4 pool for the students?

Obviously, the kind that would employ you.

[taxexile]

^

[DrWilly]

^ Nice looking soil - I could really do with a load of soil like that for the garden. It's so difficult to get decent topsoil in Korat.

Can I ask why they don't put in a few corner pieces and divert that pipework suspended across the shallow end? It would surely make life easier.

They will eventually push it aside when concreting. The top soil is good, the bottom picture shows our vegetable garden in the background that provides food year around. Currently we have basil, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce and spinach growing. Literally only need to put seeds into the ground.

[david44]

Literally only need to put seeds into the ground.

excellent, I hadn't thought of that.

I had a friend on Merseyside who used his for internal organs and ended up with a LiverPool, sorry that Offal , I'll get my coat.............................

Thanks for interesting good quality and making the effort many of your D tractors haven't posted a picture let alone a thread, like Mendy MM and Looper , always interesting to see places Iused go with fist hand experienceb but have never visited Southern Africa. Green owed.

As for slower progress , if all manual as the lads go deeper more effort to raise the earth into the increasingly higher spoil pile, a factor that doesn't matter with a JCB back hoe.

[DrWilly]

Obviously, the kind that would employ you.

Oh well, ok. Pointed conceded. It’s possible I work for a small, private boarding school as the custodian (which explains the electric fences and large grounds), and that said private boarding school is installing a very small swimming pool for the students’ use. Which does not necessarily mean there’s anything wrong with this thread, I can still document a swimming pool build. It’s just a matter of who owns it and who’s paying.

[malmomike77]

Sympl is just jealous, although with the slope his place is on he'd struggle to keep his topped up if he built one.

[cyrille]

You'll be well topped up all Sunday again no doubt, numpt.

[malmomike77]

You'll be well topped up all Sunday again no doubt, numpt.

I very much doubt that Sympl, too much to do, been a very dry month but stick around chitty will be back by your 6th Stella.

[DrWilly]

No update today as the cheeky buggers didn't turn up to do any work. I hope this is not a sign of things to come...

[david44]

No worries you won't end up in a hole in a hole like many here, when the rains come you'll be able to dress dogs up in football shirts swimming lenghts with the pond life and watch pajama gals stroking. It could just be "Copperknob" memorial week.

[DrWilly]

Living the dream?

[Norton]

No update today as the cheeky buggers didn't turn up to do any work. I hope this is not a sign of things to come...

Be ok. They saw was Labor Day in the USofA and figured they needed a long weekend as well.

[Stumpy]

Yeah Norts. I took an extra day for the Labor Day holiday.

[DrWilly]

Yeah Norts. I took an extra day for the Labor Day holiday.

How can a bloke who is basically already retired (one hour a week calls or something or other) take an extra holiday???

[malmomike77]

^ it's all pro rata

[DrWilly]

Here's an updated work schedule from the company.


Digging will finish today.
Steel will start going in tomorrow and finishon Friday.
We are pouring concrete on Monday next week. (Providing the supplier does not let me down)
We can start the walls on Tuesday and finish on Friday.
Monday we will install the required equipment and Wednesday pour the concrete for the walls.
Thursday the 19th we will start the copings, finishing on Friday.
Monday 23rd we will start tiling and laying paving, on Thursday we will do the final marble plaster all equipment, pump and we filter etc, will be installed prior to this.
We should hand over on the following Tuesday the 1st October.

[DrWilly]

As you can see the slope is now facing the correct direction.

[david44]

Suggest you agree on disposal of the removed dirt beside the pool aone good shower and you'll have a gravy pool. Of course diplomatic approach before pay day will avoid a

"RUBBLE BARNEY"