Swimming pool in a country house - this is an opportunity to plunge into the summer heat, and a place for children's games. However, the construction of a capital basin is labor-intensive and requires large financial costs. An alternative solution is the construction of a frame pool.
Self-framed baskets
The main stages of the construction of the
frame pool The technology for the construction of frame pools involves four main stages:
- Site preparation;
- Assembling the frame;
- Fabrication of the basis of awning fabric;
- Installation of the pool.
Necessary materials and tool
For the device of a pool with a skeleton from a tree it is necessary:
- A fabric with a thickness of 650 g / m2;
- Building hair dryer, temperature range from 20 to 700 degrees, and crevice nozzle on the hair dryer;
- Bar 50x100 mm and 50x50 mm;
- Edged board 25 mm;
- If desired - facing materials( for example, lining);
- Screwdriver;
- Indelible antiseptic for wood and bituminous mastic;
- Eyelets - metal through rings;
- Galvanized self-tapping screws with a washer that exceeds the diameter of the eyelet.
The number of required materials directly depends on the size of the pool, so it is worthwhile to draw a sketch in advance, plan the location of support elements, the number of boards and timber. However, do not forget: the water will press on the walls of the pool, so that it does not lose shape, the walls must have sufficient rigidity.
Site preparation
The frame pool can be made both with penetration into the ground and without it, but in any case it is necessary to remove from the place of its installation all turf, roots, stones and other solid objects.
The platform must be leveled and tamped, then covered with river sand. The thickness of the layer depends on the load and the depth of the pool. On average 5-10 cm of sand is enough.
Preparation of a platform for a frame pool
Construction of a skeleton
Several requirements are imposed on the frame: durability, ease of installation, ease of use. To build a wooden frame, you can use dried pine sawn timber, treated with an indelible antiseptic. Fasten the structural elements to the burnished( black) screws - they do not rust and withstand significant static loads.
For the device of a rectangular basin measuring 3x4.5 meters and a depth of 1 meter, ten support bars of 1.5 meters length will be needed. Bars on half a meter are impregnated with bituminous mastic - this part will be later dug in the ground. The site is marked and digs pits half a meter deep at the corners of the site, and also on the sides - for intermediate posts. The distance between adjacent columns is 1.5 meters. Install the corner posts, level them on a plumb line, check the diagonals and strengthen them, filling the pit with gravel, sand and densely ramming. Intermediate posts are set similarly, aligning their position with a plumb and twine.
The perimeter bars are fastened together with a trim board. The number of boards depends on the height of the pool. Mount it better from inside the frame to reduce the load on the screws. Support posts on the outside should be strengthened with braces from the bar 50x50, setting it at an angle of at least 30 degrees.
Basis for making
Basis of the basin can be made from PVC fabric tent, choosing the color to taste. This fabric is durable, does not leak water and can be used for years when used carefully.
The fabric is laid with a smoother side up and begins to open the base. In this case it is necessary to leave allowances for welding seams: at the inner seams 30 mm, at the upper perimeter - 100 mm.
Weld the base elements with a construction hair dryer, overlapping them over the width of the allowance, heating the fabric until lightly melted and rolling with a hard roller. After welding the bottom and walls, it is necessary to process the upper edge of the base. Bending the edges along the upper perimeter by 7-10 cm, it is boiled with a hair dryer, and after cooling, holes are punched and eyelets are mounted with a step of 50 cm.
Basis for a frame pool
Installation of a basin
The base is placed inside a prepared frame, straightened, raised edges. Through holes in the eyelets, the base is attached to the upper edge of the frame by galvanized screws through a wide washer, creating a uniform tension of the base. When working, it is necessary to use the building level to make the top of the pool horizontal.
For the convenience of the top of the pool, they are equipped with side panels from a plank board covered with waterproof varnish. The ladder can be installed both metal and wood, not forgetting about caution - the ladder should not have sharp protruding elements that can damage the base.
The exterior of the pool for beauty and convenience can be sewn with a tree, and your pool will become a real masterpiece and decoration of the site.
Video - assembly of the
frame
