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Select
your site and stake it out.
Set your elevation so that the top of the
pool will be 6 to 12 above the existing ground at the highest
part of your concrete apron. (Don’t worry; it will all look
flat when you’re finished.)
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Dig
The Hole. This is where Subcontractor#1 usually
comes in. It will probably help if you can find one who
has dug a pool before. In most parts of the country this
will cost $300 - $600 and should take 6-8 hours with an
experienced operator. Your local backhoe dealership
should be able to recommend several experienced excavators. (1
Day)
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Assemble
the walls. They
go together easily and sit on a ledge that is over dug around
the pool. You’ll level them with a level or transit that sits
on a tripod. Attach the coping around the top with the
self tapping screws included. The coping has a receptor
slot that holds the liner in. And will also act as a form
for pouring the concrete apron. (1 Day)
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| Pour
the footings around the outside walls.
This secures everything in place. 8
to 10 inches thick and 2’ wide. No more adjusting the
walls after this is poured. 6-8 yards of concrete. (½
Day)
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| Plumb
the Pool. We’ll
provide the plans and all the pool equipment. You provide
the 1 ½” Schedule 40 PVC pipe and fittings. This PVC
cuts with a hacksaw, glues in seconds and can be plumbed
successfully by a novas in a couple hours.
(1 Day)
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Put
in the bottom. Now is when you’ll want
Subcontractor #2 to step in. Call a local concrete finisher and
sub out the mixing and installation of the sand &
portland
bottom (or Pool Krete). Neither of these are designed to hold up
the weight of the water, but will separate the dirt from the
liner and give the liner a good smooth uniform fit. (1
Day)
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Hang
the liner and cut in the face plates.
This is much easier with 2 to 3 people and
takes about 2 hours to hang. The liner snaps in the coping
and fits the dimensions of the pool. A wet-dry shop vacuum
is used to suck the air out from behind the liner, which draws
it snugly into place. You will now be ready to start adding the
water. As the water is filling you will put on the
faceplates. (½ Day)
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Back fill the pool. Call that backhoe operator again
to backfill or smooth out all the dirt around the pool. This
should get it ready for the concrete finishers. (Cost should be
about half what it was to dig the pool.) (½ Day)
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the Apron, (Many Options) Call that concrete finisher
back and have him finish the concrete around the pool. A light
to medium broom finish works the best and should slope away from
the pool ¼ inch per foot. (1 Day)
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Clean
Up. Clean
it using the manual vacuum and adjust the chemicals.
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Enjoy!
This you can do all by yourself! |
